Lucky Baloyi

Lucky "Sheriff" Baloyi (born 19 June 1991 in Mokopane, Limpopo) is a South African football (soccer) player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Bloemfontein Celtic in the Premier Soccer League.[1]

Lucky Baloyi
Personal information
Full name Lucky Given Baloyi
Date of birth (1991-06-19) 19 June 1991
Place of birth Mokopane, South Africa
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Bloemfontein Celtic
Number 35
Youth career
Manchester United (South Africa)
Tshiamo Sports Academy
2005–2010 Kaizer Chiefs
Soweto Panthers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2017 Kaizer Chiefs 57 (4)
2014–2015 → Moroka Swallows (loan) 29 (1)
2017– Bloemfontein Celtic 55 (1)
National team
2011 South Africa U-20 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:30, 8 October 2019 (UTC)

Club career

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.[2]

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Lucky break for Baloyi". Kickoff.com. 2 November 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
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