Itumeleng Shopane | |
Birth Date: | 1997 6, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Taung, North West, South Africa |
Height: | 1.77 m |
Position: | Centre forward |
Youthyears2: | High school forward all round man |
Years1: | 2016-2017 |
Clubs1: | Kaizer Chiefs B |
Years2: | 2017-2018 |
Clubs2: | → All Stars (loan) |
Caps2: | 11 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2018-2019 |
Clubs3: | Kaizer Chiefs B |
Years4: | 2019- |
Clubs4: | Swallows (loan) |
Caps4: | 15 |
Goals4: | 1 |
Nationalteam1: | South Africa U20 |
Nationalyears2: | 2019– |
Nationalteam2: | South Africa U23 |
Itumeleng Shopane (born 16 June 1997) is a South African professional footballer who plays as a centre forward for National First Division side Swallows on loan from Kaizer Chiefs B.
In 2016, Shopane joined South Africa's PSL Reserve League side Kaizer Chiefs B, then in 2017 he was loaned to National First Division (NVD) side Cape Town All Stars.
He played at the 2016 COSAFA U-20 Cup and the 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.[1] [2]
On 1 November 2019, Shopane was called up by coach David Notoane to join the South Africa national under-23 football team during the 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations that was held in Egypt.[3]