Brighton Mhlongo
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Date of birth
12 January 1991
Place of birth
Soweto, South Africa
Height
1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position
Goalkeeper
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 January 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Soweto, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Balfour Park | |||
| Orlando Pirates | |||
| Garankuwa United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | FC AK | ||
| 2011–2017 | Orlando Pirates | 55 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Chippa United | 8 | (0) |
| 2020– | Bidvest Wits F.C. | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | TTM | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | Marumo Gallants | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2016 | South Africa | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Brighton Mhlongo (born 12 January 1991) is a South African footballer who played as a goalkeeper for several Premier Soccer League clubs.
He played several years for the Orlando Pirates, but the club eventually wanted to offload the player.[1] He joined Bidvest Wits, but scarcely played.[2] He followed over to Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila after its owner bought Bidvest Wits' licence, doing the same when TTM sold to Marumo Gallants in 2021.
In 2021, he was hit point-blank in the eye by a football shot, rendering him partially blind. Controversially, Marumo Gallants promptly terminiated his contract.[3]
