Tony Tsabedze
{{short description|Liswati footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Tony Tsabedze
| fullname = Tony Thulani "TT" Tsabedze
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1984|10|29}}
| birth_place = Mhlambanyatsi, Swaziland
| currentclub =
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| position = Forward
| years1 = 2002–2003
| clubs1 = Mhlambanyatsi Rovers
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| years2 = 2003–2004
| clubs2 = Silver Stars
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| years3 = 2004–2008
| clubs3 = Supersport United
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| years4 = 2008–2009
| clubs4 = Maritzburg United
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| years5 = 2009–2011
| clubs5 = Engen Santos
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| years6 = 2011–2022
| clubs6 = Mbabane Swallows F.C.
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| nationalyears1 = 2003–2022
| nationalteam1 = Eswatini
| nationalcaps1 = 68
| nationalgoals1 = 6
| ntupdate = 18 November 2018
}}
Tony Thulani "TT" Tsabedze (born 29 October 1984) is a retired Liswati footballer who played as a midfielder for Mbabane Swallows and the Eswatini national football team.
Career
Tsabedze played domestically for Mhlambanyatsi Rovers before playing professionally in South Africa, appearing in the Premier Soccer League for Silver Stars, Supersport United, Maritzburg United, Engen Santos and Mbabane Swallows. He played for Swaziland in 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying, scoring twice in a 2–1 victory over Guinea on 23 July 2015.{{cite web|publisher=FIFA.com|title=Leopards kick-start Swazi success|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/news/y=2015/m=7/news=leopards-kick-start-swazi-success-2666734.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150726054340/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/news/y=2015/m=7/news=leopards-kick-start-swazi-success-2666734.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 26, 2015|date=23 June 2015}}
=International goals=
:Scores and results list Eswatini's goal tally first.{{cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/6339/Tony_Tsabedze.html|title=Tsabedze, Tony|publisher=National Football Teams|accessdate=11 February 2017}}
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! No !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition | ||||||
| 1. | 9 February 2008 | Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba, Swaziland | {{fb|BOT}} | align=center | 1–4 | align=center | 1–4 | Friendly |
| 2. | rowspan="2" | 12 June 2015 | rowspan="2" | Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca, Morocco | rowspan="2" | {{fb|GUI}} | align=center | 1–0 | rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"| 2–1 | rowspan="2" | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 3. | align=center | 2–1 | |||||
| 4. | 22 June 2015 | Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba, Swaziland | {{fb|ANG}} | align=center | 1–2 | align=center | 2–2 | 2016 African Nations Championship qualification |
| 5. | 9 October 2015 | El Hadj Hassan Gouled Aptidon Stadium, Djibouti City, Djibouti | {{fb|DJI}} | align=center | 5–0 | align=center | 6–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 6. | 22 June 2016 | Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia | {{fb|RSA}} | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 1–5 | 2016 COSAFA Cup |
References
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External links
- {{NFT player|pid=6339}}
- {{Worldfootball.net|tony-tsabedze}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tsabedze, Tony}}
Category:Swazi expatriate men's footballers
Category:Swazi men's footballers
Category:Eswatini men's international footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:SuperSport United F.C. players
Category:Swazi expatriate sportspeople in South Africa
Category:Durban City F.C. (2024) players
Category:Platinum Stars F.C. players
Category:Santos F.C. (South Africa) players
Category:Mbabane Swallows F.C. players
Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa
Category:South African Premier Division players
Category:People from Manzini Region
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