![]() Meyiwa with South Africa in 2014 | |||
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Senzo Robert Meyiwa | ||
Date of birth | 24 January 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Durban, South Africa | ||
Date of death | 26 October 2014 | (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.