Senzo Meyiwa

Senzo Meyiwa
Meyiwa with South Africa in 2014
Personal information
Full name Senzo Robert Meyiwa
Date of birth (1984-01-24)24 January 1984
Place of birth Durban, South Africa
Date of death 26 October 2014(2014-10-26) (aged 30)
Place of death Vosloorus, South Africa
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
London Cosmos (South Africa)
2002–2005 Orlando Pirates
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2014 Orlando Pirates 109[1][2] (0)
International career
2013–2014 South Africa 7[3] (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Senzo Robert Meyiwa (24 January 1984 – 26 October 2014) was a South African professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for and captained both Orlando Pirates in the Premier Soccer League,[4] and the South Africa national team.

He was shot and killed in a home invasion on 26 October 2014.

  1. ^ "Senzo Meyiwa". nationalfootballteams.com. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Senzo Meyiwa". mtnfootball.com. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Senzo Meyiwa". National Football Teams. 2 November 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Senzo Meyiwa profile". MTN Football. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013.

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