Zitha Macheke

Zitha Kwinika
Zitha Kwinika (Macheke) at the 2021/22 Stellenbosch FC awards gala
Personal information
Full name Alton Zitha Kwinika
Date of birth (1994-01-04) 4 January 1994 (age 32)
Place of birth Meadowlands, South Africa
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Kaizer Chiefs
Number 4
Youth career
–2014 Kaizer Chiefs
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Kaizer Chiefs 0 (0)
2015–2016 → Chippa United (loan) 13 (0)
2016–2019 Chippa United 53 (0)
2016–2017 → Thanda Royal Zulu (loan) 29 (1)
2019–2020 Bidvest Wits 24 (0)
2020–2022 Stellenbosch 55 (1)
2022– Kaizer Chiefs 51 (1)
International career‡
2015 South Africa U23 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 January 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:54, 21 October 2020 (UTC)

Alton Zitha Kwinika (born 4 January 1994) is a South African soccer player who plays as a defender for South African Premier Division side Kaizer Chiefs.

Early life

Macheke was born in Meadowlands.

Club career

He started his career at Kaizer Chiefs, and was promoted to their first team in 2014. He joined Chippa United on a season-long loan in summer 2015, before joining the club on a two-year deal after his contract at Chiefs expired in 2016. He joined Thanda Royal Zulu on loan for the 2016–17 season. He joined Bidvest Wits in July 2019, and made 24 appearances for the club, before signing for Stellenbosch in summer 2020. At the end of the 2021/22 season, he was named as Stellenbosch FC's Footballer of the Year and Players' Player of the Year before completing a return to boyhood club, Kaizer Chiefs.

International career

He has represented South Africa at under-23 level, playing at the 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations.

Honours

Kaizer Chiefs

References

  1. ↑ "2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations - Group A squads" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Zitha Macheke at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. 1 2 Mailwane, Tshepang (24 July 2015). "Macheke relishes Chippa challenge". Daily Dispatch. Retrieved 21 October 2020 – via pressreader.com.
  5. 1 2 Nkanjeni, Vuyokazi (19 January 2019). "Chippa star relishing chance to make an impact". Weekend Post. Retrieved 21 October 2020 – via pressreader.com.
  6. ↑ "Chippa United Has Signed Zitha Macheke". Soccer Laduma. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  7. 1 2 "Chippa United confirm the loan of Zitha Macheke to Thanda Royal Zulu". Kick Off. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  8. ↑ Nkanjeni, Vuyokazi (26 July 2016). "Macheke, Cele off on loan to Royal Zulu". The Herald. Retrieved 21 October 2020 – via pressreader.com.
  9. ↑ Mlotha, Sipho (5 July 2019). "Gavin Hunt confirms Bidvest Wits signing of Zitha Macheke". Kick Off. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  10. ↑ Breakfast, Siviwe (18 September 2020). "PSL transfer news: Stellenbosch sign Zitha Macheke from Wits". The South African. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  11. ↑ Bekker, Liam (18 May 2022). "Official: Kwinika to return to Chiefs". Kick Off. Retrieved 22 May 2022.