Calvin Kadi
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Matome Calvin Kadi | ||
Date of birth | (1987-12-12) 12 December 1987 (age 36) | ||
Place of birth | Pietersburg, South Africa | ||
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
Remember FC | |||
University of Pretoria[1] | |||
2004–2005 | Jomo Cosmos | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2007 | Jomo Cosmos | 26 | (6) |
2007–2008 | SuperSport United | 7 | (0) |
2008–2011 | Bidvest Wits | 42 | (15) |
2010–2011 | → Portimonense (loan) | 22 | (1) |
2011–2012 | Veria | 31 | (20) |
2012–2019 | Bidvest Wits | 46 | (10) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9:27, 26 September 2019 (UTC) |
Matome Calvin Kadi (born 12 December 1987) is a retired South African professional footballer who lastly played for Bidvest Wits, as a striker.
Career
Born in Pietersburg, Kadi played youth football for Remember FC and the University of Pretoria before joining Jomo Cosmos in 2004.[2] He later played for SuperSport United and Bidvest Wits, before signing on loan for a year with Portuguese club Portimonense in July 2010.[3]
In 2011, he moved to Greek club Veria, where he became the second top scorer of 2011–12 Football League with 20 goals, below José Emilio Furtado.[4]
On 22 July 2012, he returned to his former team Wits on a four-year contract.[5]
On 27 December 2012, Calvin Kadi was nominated for "Player of the Year" in the Football League[6] and eventually was named the winner on 14 January 2013.[7]
On 9 February 2019, Kadi announced that he retired from football on his personal Facebook account.
Honours
References
- ^ Kickoff PSL Yearbook 2013/2014, p. 19
- ^ "Profile". Jomo Cosmos. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
- ^ "Bidvest Wits Loan Calvin Kadi To Portimonense SC". Goal.com. 21 July 2010. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
- ^ "2011-12 Football League". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
- ^ "Kadi returns to Wits". Premier Soccer League. 23 July 2012. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
- ^ "The best of Football League" (in Greek). FLnews. 27 December 2012. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ^ a b Αυτοί είναι οι κορυφαίοι του 2012! [These are the tops of 2012!] (in Greek). SentraGoal. 14 January 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
External links
- Calvin Kadi at Soccerway
- Calvin Kadi at ForaDeJogo (archived)
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- 2012: Kadi
- 2013: Romano
- 2014: Neofytos & Pourtoulidis
- 2015: Aravidis & Pourtoulidis
- 2016: Kouskounas
- 2017: Vasilogiannis
- 2018: Manos
- 2019: Mantzis