Leroy Maluka
Leroy Maluka (born 22 December 1985) is a South African footballer currently playing for Åbo IFK in the Finnish third tier Kakkonen.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 December 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Cape Town, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Åbo IFK (player-assistant) | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hellenic | |||
| Cape Town Spurs | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2009 | Ikapa Sporting | ||
| 2010–2012 | TPS | 29 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | → Åbo IFK (loan) | 23 | (6) |
| 2013 | FC YPA | 21 | (3) |
| 2014 | TPS | 8 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Åbo IFK (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2015 | Åbo IFK | 10 | (1) |
| 2016 | FC Jazz | 16 | (3) |
| 2017–2018 | Tampere United | 20 | (0) |
| 2019– | Åbo IFK | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2018 | Tampere United (player-coach) | ||
| 2019– | Åbo IFK (youth) | ||
| 2020– | Åbo IFK (player-assistant) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:39, 6 October 2020 (UTC) | |||
He has previously played for Ikapa Sporting in the South African National First Division and for TPS in the Finnish premier division Veikkausliiga.[1]
Career
Club career
Maluka came to Finland on holiday in the summer of 2010 and ended up on a trial at Kakkonen club Åbo IFK, a co-operation club of TPS.[2] However from there, he was directly promoted to the TPS before he had time to play a match in Kakkonen.
Maluka moved to Tampere United in the summer of 2017.[3] In June 2018, Tampere United announced that Maluka would take the place of the head coach of the representative team that played in Kakkonen after Mikko Mäkelä left the club.[4]
For the 2019 season, Maluka returned to Åbo IFK where he also started coaching one of the clubs youth teams. In November 2019, he was also appointed first team player-assistant coach from the 2020 season.[2]
Personal life
Leroy Maluka's brother is the artist Mustafa Maluka.[5]
References
- Leroy Maluka Soccerway. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
- Adi ja Leroy Maluka miesten edustuksen valmentajaduo, aifk.fi, 16 November 2018
- Tampere Unitedille laadukas vahvistus: "Tuo todella kovaa kokemusta", aamulehti.fi, 18 July 2017
- Tampere United julkisti uuden päävalmentajan – Keskikenttäpelaaja on jatkossa pelaajavalmentaja, aamulehti.fi, 18 June 2018
- Leroy Maluka Retrieved 3 April 2016.