Thembinkosi Fanteni

{{short description|South African football striker|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}

{{Use South African English|date=January 2013}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Thembinkosi Fanteni

| image =

| fullname = Lawley Thembinkosi Fanteni

| height = {{height|m=1.77}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1984|02|02}}

| birth_place = Paarl, South Africa

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Striker

| youthyears1 =

| youthyears2 =

| youthclubs1 = Mountain Stars

| youthclubs2 = Royal Kings

| years1 = 2002–2005

| years2 = 2005–2008

| years3 = 2008–2009

| years4 = 2009–2010

| years5 = 2010–2012

| years6 = 2012–2013

| years7 = 2015–

| clubs1 = Mother City F.C.

| clubs2 = Ajax Cape Town

| clubs3 = Maccabi Haifa

| clubs4 = →Orlando Pirates (loan)

| clubs5 = Ajax Cape Town

| clubs6 = Bidvest Wits

| clubs7 = Steenberg United

| caps1 = 82

| caps2 = 67

| caps3 = 44

| caps4 = 12

| caps5 = 45

| caps6 = 5

| goals1 = 75

| goals2 = 27

| goals3 = 17

| goals4 = 1

| goals5 = 15

| goals6 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 2007–2011

| nationalteam1 = South Africa

| nationalcaps1 = 23

| nationalgoals1 = 3

| pcupdate = 8 July 2013

| ntupdate = 8 July 2013

}}

Thembinkosi "Terror" Fanteni (born 2 February 1984) is a South African football striker.

He was part of the South African squad at the 2008 African Nations Cup and the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.