Luvuyo Memela
South African footballer
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Luvuyo Memela (born 18 September 1987 in Cape Town) is a South African professional soccer player.[3][4][5]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Amigo Luvuyo Memela | ||
| Date of birth | 18 September 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Mbekweni, South Africa[1] | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Mbekweni Cosmos | |||
| Mbekweni United | |||
| Ajax Cape Town | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Hanover Park | ||
| 2011– | Chippa United | ||
| 2013–2015 | Cape Town All Stars | 27+ | (15+) |
| 2015–2020 | Orlando Pirates | 78 | (10) |
| 2020–2022 | AmaZulu | 52 | (15) |
| 2022–2023 | Richards Bay | 24 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Chippa United | 15 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2022 | South Africa | 4 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 April 2024 | |||
Memela made his international debut for South Africa in October 2015, playing home and away against Angola. In August 2022, he played during the 2022 African Nations Championship qualification, again facing Angola.[6]
After being released from Chippa United in 2024, Memela found himself without a club. He claimed that South African soccer clubs were age discriminating.[7]
