Zitha Macheke
South African soccer player (born 1994)
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Alton Zitha Kwinika (born 4 January 1994) is a South African soccer player who plays as a defender for South African Premier Division side Kaizer Chiefs.[3]
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Alton Zitha Kwinika[1][2] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 January 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Meadowlands, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kaizer Chiefs | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | Kaizer Chiefs | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Kaizer Chiefs | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Chippa United (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | Chippa United | 53 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Thanda Royal Zulu (loan) | 29 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Bidvest Wits | 24 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Stellenbosch | 55 | (1) |
| 2022– | Kaizer Chiefs | 51 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | South Africa U23 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:54, 21 October 2020 (UTC) | |||
Early life
Macheke was born in Meadowlands.[4]
Club career
He started his career at Kaizer Chiefs, and was promoted to their first team in 2014.[5] He joined Chippa United on a season-long loan in summer 2015,[4] before joining the club on a two-year deal after his contract at Chiefs expired in 2016.[6][7] He joined Thanda Royal Zulu on loan for the 2016–17 season.[7][8] He joined Bidvest Wits in July 2019,[9] and made 24 appearances for the club,[2] before signing for Stellenbosch in summer 2020.[10] At the end of the 2021/22 season, he was named as Stellenbosch FC's Footballer of the Year and Players' Player of the Year before completing a return to boyhood club, Kaizer Chiefs.[11]
International career
He has represented South Africa at under-23 level, playing at the 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations.