Reyaad Pieterse

Reyaad Pieterse (born 17 February 1992) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier Soccer League side Mamelodi Sundowns. He was capped seven times for the South Africa national soccer team.[1][2]

Reyaad Pieterse
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-02-17) 17 February 1992
Place of birth Johannesburg, South Africa
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Mamelodi Sundowns
Number 30
Youth career
Bidvest Wits
Nike Football Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Shamrock Rovers 1 (0)
2013– 2016 Kaizer Chiefs 24 (0)
2016–2018 Supersport United 30 (0)
2018– Mamelodi Sundowns 11 (0)
International career‡
2016–2019 South Africa 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 October 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 October 2022

Club career

Shamrock Rovers

Reyaad played for Bidvest Wits in his native South Africa and was spotted by Shamrock Rovers while playing for the Nike Football Academy in Loughborough. He signed for Stephen Kenny at Rovers in April 2012 and made his senior debut for the Hoops against SD Galway in the League of Ireland Cup on 9 April.[3] A week later he made his home debut at Tallaght Stadium against Derry City in the Setanta Sports Cup. However he was sent off in this semi final clash.[4]

Reyaad made his league debut for Shamrock at Sligo Rovers on 12 May,[5] but that would be his only league appearance of the season as he was kept on the bench by Oscar Jansson. In September he won the Leinster Senior Cup.[6]

He left the Hoops at the end of the 2012 League of Ireland season.

Kaizer Chiefs

In January 2013, Pieterse returned to South Africa to sign for Kaizer Chiefs.[7] He made his debut on 27 November 2013 in a 4-1 win over Polokwane City after coming in for Itumeleng Khune who collected a hamstring niggle.[8] Pieterse had to be substituted during Chiefs’ 2-0 win over AS Vita on 29 March as Chiefs were knocked out of the CAF Champions League after a 3-2 aggregate defeat when Pieterse sustained an injury to his eye after colliding with the post. A statement from their medical team on the club's official website said, "Reyaad had a laceration to his left eyelid after a collision with the upright. It had to be stitched field side, no fracture was found on Reyaad, we have to wait for the swelling to subside so that he can open his eye again,"[9]

Honours
Shamrock Rovers
Kaizer Chiefs
SuperSport United F.C.
Mamelodi Sundowns F.C.

References
  1. Reyaad Pieterse at Soccerway
  2. Reyaad Pieterse at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. "SD Galway 0:2 Rovers". www.shamrockrovers.ie. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013.
  4. "Rovers 0:3 Derry City". www.shamrockrovers.ie. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013.
  5. "Sligo Rovers 3:0 Rovers". www.shamrockrovers.ie. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013.
  6. "Rovers 1:0 St Pat's CY". www.shamrockrovers.ie. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013.
  7. "Chiefs announce the signing of goalkeeper Reyaad Pieterse and reveal second signing clue | Goal.com".
  8. "Pieterse Reveals Chiefs Debut Jitters".
  9. "Stuart Baxter Will be Hoping for the Best". 31 March 2014.
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