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Sphelele Mkhulise

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Sphelele Mkhulise
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-02-19) 19 February 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Position(s) Midfielder, Winger
Team information
Current team
Mamelodi Sundowns
Number 21
Youth career
Mamelodi Sundowns
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Mamelodi Sundowns 90 (4)
2016–2017Mamelodi Sundowns Res (loan) 29 (3)
2017–2018Richards Bay (loan) 25 (3)
International career
2021– South Africa 6 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 July 2021

Sphelele Mkhulise (born 19 February 1996) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder or winger for Mamelodi Sundowns.

Club career

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Mkhulise started his career with Mamelodi Sundowns, South Africa's most successful club.[1]

In 2016, he was sent on loan to Black Leopards in the South African second division.

In 2021, Mkhulise received interest from French Ligue 1 side Monaco.[2]

International career

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He made his debut for South Africa national soccer team on 10 June 2021 in a friendly against Uganda.[3] He then represented his country at the 2021 COSAFA Cup, which South Africa won, scoring two goals in the group stage.

References

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  1. ^ "Mkhulise on being ball boy to playing in the first team". fourfourtwo.com.
  2. ^ "SUNDOWNS TO LOSE ANOTHER BIG TALENT!". dailysun.co.za.
  3. ^ "South Africa v Uganda game report". ESPN. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
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