| Thulani Hlatshwayo | |
| Fullname: | Thulani Tyson Hlatshwayo |
| Birth Date: | 1989 12, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Soweto, South Africa |
| Height: | 1.89 m |
| Currentclub: | Supersport United |
| Clubnumber: | 3 |
| Position: | Centre back |
| Youthclubs1: | Senaoane Gunners FC |
| Youthyears2: | 2005–2009 |
| Youthclubs2: | Ajax Cape Town |
| Years1: | 2009–2014 |
| Caps1: | 96 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2014–2020 |
| Clubs2: | Bidvest Wits |
| Caps2: | 140 |
| Goals2: | 18 |
| Years3: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs3: | Orlando Pirates |
| Caps3: | 32 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2022- |
| Clubs4: | Supersport United |
| Caps4: | 47 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2005–2007 |
| Nationalteam1: | South Africa U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2007–2009 |
| Nationalteam2: | South Africa U20 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2009–2012 |
| Nationalteam3: | South Africa U23 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2013– |
| Nationalteam4: | South Africa |
| Nationalcaps4: | 54 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 4 |
| Pcupdate: | 1 August 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 18 April 2023 |
Thulani Tyson Hlatshwayo (born 18 December 1989) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Supersport United.
Hlatshwayo was born in Soweto, Gauteng. He made his professional debut for Ajax on 5 August 2009 in a 2–1 win against Orlando Pirates, in a quarter-final match of the 2009 MTN 8 tournament at the Coca Cola Park in Johannesburg. He was promoted from the club's youth academy ranks after years of good showing for both the club and the country's national youth teams.
In the early months of 2014 it was announced that 'Tyson' as he is efficiently known has signed a pre-contract with Bidvest Wits. By doing so Hlatshwayo ended speculations that he was heading to Orlando Pirates. He joined the Johannesburg-based club in June. He has since been a force to be reckoned alongside another former Ajax CT player in Thato Mokeke. He started in Bidvest's opening league game against SuperSport United.[1]
Hlatswayo has played for both the South Africa national under-17 and under-20 teams. He was also a member of the South African U-20 team that played in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, which lost to Ghana in a 2–1 defeat, losing to the eventual champions in the Round of 16 of the tournament.[2]
Hlatswayo was included in South Africa's squad for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations and scored an own goal in the team's opening match as they lost 3–1 to Algeria.[3] On 13 October 2018, he was one of South Africa's goalscorers as the nation recorded its largest ever victory with a 6–0 win over Seychelles in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.[4]
| South Africa national team | |||
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 43 | 3 | |
Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first.[5]
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 14 January 2015 | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 3–0 | Friendly | |||
| 2. | 25 March 2015 | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 3–1 | Friendly | |||
| 12 November 2016 | Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane, South Africa | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 2–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||
| 3. | 13 October 2018 | align=center | 2–0 | align=center | 6–0 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Ajax Cape Town
Finalist
Runners upBidvest Wits F.C
Premier Soccer League
° 2016/2017
MTN 8
° 2016
Telkom knockout
2017
Orlando Pirates F.C
MTN 8
° 2020