Lucky Baloyi | |
Fullname: | Lucky Given Baloyi |
Birth Date: | 1991 6, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Mokopane, South Africa |
Currentclub: | Polokwane City |
Clubnumber: | 35 |
Position: | Defensive midfielder |
Youthyears3: | 2005–2010 |
Youthclubs1: | Manchester United (South Africa) |
Youthclubs2: | Tshiamo Sports Academy |
Youthclubs3: | Kaizer Chiefs |
Youthclubs4: | Soweto Panthers |
Years1: | 2010–2017 |
Clubs1: | Kaizer Chiefs |
Caps1: | 72 |
Goals1: | 5 |
Years2: | 2014–2015 |
Clubs2: | → Moroka Swallows (loan) |
Caps2: | 35 |
Goals2: | 1 |
Years3: | 2017–2021 |
Clubs3: | Bloemfontein Celtic |
Caps3: | 119 |
Goals3: | 3 |
Years4: | 2021–2022 |
Clubs4: | Royal AM |
Caps4: | 1 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2022–2023 |
Clubs5: | Maritzburg United |
Caps5: | 13 |
Goals5: | 1 |
Years6: | 2023– |
Clubs6: | Polokwane City |
Caps6: | 10 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2011 |
Nationalteam1: | South Africa U20 |
Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Pcupdate: | 11 January 2024 |
Lucky "Sheriff" Baloyi (born 19 June 1991) is a South African soccer player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Polokwane City in the Premier Soccer League.
Baloyi got the nickname 'Sheriff' because nobody could get past him in at the back. He went for a trial at Chiefs from Tshiamo Sports Academy from Polokwane in 2005. There was a mix-up where Chiefs were expecting a defender, midfielder and striker and Tshiamo sent two midfielders and a striker."When we arrived at Chiefs they asked, 'So who of you guys is a defender?' and the three of us kept quiet … We were so scared, because we thought we were going to be dismissed and I was so desperate to play for Chiefs, so I raised my hand and said, 'I'm the one who is a defender!"Baloyi did well at the trials and played in defence under Patrick Ntsoelengoe until Fani Madida took over to coach the reserves, when he was converted to midfield.[1]