Sandile Mthethwa
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sandile Mthethwa[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 April 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Ngwelezane, South Africa | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.87 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AmaZulu | ||
| Number | 39 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2011 | Shooting Stars | ||
| 2013–2016 | KZN Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Flamengo FC | ||
| 2013–2016 | Durban FC | ||
| 2016–2024 | Orlando Pirates | 13 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | → Richards Bay (loan) | 43 | (4) |
| 2019–2021 | → Chippa United (loan) | 30 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | → Chippa United (loan) | 23 | (1) |
| 2024– | AmaZulu | 23 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | South Africa U20 | 6 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | South Africa | 7 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 05:13, 13 November 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 October 2022 | |||
Sandile Mthethwa (born 14 April 1997) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a centre-back for AmaZulu and formerly the South Africa national football team.
Mthethwa was born in Ngwelezane, on the outskirts of Empangeni in KwaZulu-Natal.[3] Mthethwa started his youth career at Shooting Stars, before playing for Flamengo FC of the SAFA Regional League between 2011 and 2013.[3] He signed for the KZN Academy in 2013, and played for partner club Durban FC.[3][4]
In May 2015, it was announced that Mthethwa had joined CS Maritimo on a one-year deal,[5] but instead signed for Orlando Pirates in early 2016.[6] He joined Richards Bay on loan in summer 2017,[7] where he made 17 league appearances during the 2017–18 season.[8] He returned to Richards Bay for a further season in summer 2018,[9] and scored 4 goals across 26 appearances over the course of the 2018–19 season.[8]
In July 2019, he joined Chippa United on a season-long loan.[10][11] He made 8 appearances for Chippa United across the 2019–20 season.[8] He returned to the club on loan for the 2020–21 season.[12]
In August 2021, it was announced that he had returned to Chippa United on loan for a third season.[13]
He left Orlando Pirates on 13 December 2024 after agreeing an "amicable separation" with the club.[14]
Mthethwa signed for AmaZulu on a free transfer four days later.[15]