Tiklas Thutlwa
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tiklas Ntshilo Thutlwa | ||
| Date of birth | 9 May 1999 | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Venda (on loan from Sekhukhune United) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Black Leopards | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Black Leopards | 74 | (26) |
| 2023– | Sekhukhune United | 7 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Venda (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 March 2024 | |||
Tiklas Thutlwa (born 9 May 1999) is a South African soccer player who plays as a forward for Sekhukhune United in the Premier Soccer League.
Thutlwa made his debut in the 2019-20 South African Premier Division on 16 August 2020. He first came into the spotlight when scoring both goals in a 2–1 victory over Kaizer Chiefs in May 2021. Nonetheless, his club Black Leopards were relegated in 2021.[1][2] The Sowetan called him "one of the few players who deserved to remain in the top-flight".[3] Thutlwa subsequently became the top goalscorer of the 2021-22 National First Division with 16 goals. After that he desired a move to the first tier again.[4]
Such a move did not materialize, but after the Black Leopards were relegated from the 2022-23 National First Division, Thutlwa became a free agent. He was wanted by Sekhukhune United, and the move went through in July 2023 among over half a dozen other new signings.[5][6]
In March 2023, he collapsed on the field during a match, but his condition was not critical.[7]
Thutlwa was loaned out to Venda F.C. in January 2024, after less than one season at Sekhukhune United.[8] After only a few days, he broke his leg during a friendly match. He was promptly sent to a public hospital, where he claimed he remained untreated, and that he was surprised the club did not arrange for a stay in a private hospital. Said Thutlwa, "I don’t know why I’m here. I’m surprised because I want to get back to the field and this is delaying me".[9]