Mark Mayambela
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 September 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Cape Town, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position |
Left-winger, Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Ajax Cape Town | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Fast 11 | |||
| Mother City | |||
| Trinitarians FC | |||
| Old Mutual Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2010 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 50 | (3) |
| 2010–2013 | Orlando Pirates | 29 | (0) |
| 2013 | Mpumalanga Black Aces | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | Djurgårdens IF | 15 | (1) |
| 2015 | Chippa United | 10 | (2) |
| 2016–2016 | SuperSport United | 4 | (0) |
| 2016– | Ajax Cape Town | 3 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 September 2016. | |||
Mark Mayambela (born 9 September 1987 in Cape Town, Western Cape) is a South African football (soccer) player who currently plays for Ajax Cape Town in the Premier Soccer League.
Playing career
Mayambela began his professional career with Bloemfontein Celtic in 2007 after joining from the Old Mutual Academy. He joined Orlando Pirates in 2010.[1] He was linked with a move to Chippa United in January 2013, but the deal collapsed after he did not want to sign a three-year contract, preferring to join on a six-month deal instead.[2] Mayambela was mainly used as substitute in his 3 seasons at the club and left Pirates at the end of the 2012–13 season.[3] After leaving Pirates, he was linked with a move to an unnamed Turkish club and also trained with Moroka Swallows but failed to agree personal terms with them.[3][4]
He joined Mpumalanga Black Aces in August 2013 on a one-year deal[3] but left Aces in October 2013 by mutual consent after he and Mkhanyiseli Siwahla allegedly arrived at training under the influence of alcohol.[5] Both players were asked to undergo alcohol tests at a clinic, but they refused and were suspended pending a disciplinary hearing.[5] The players indicated that they did not want to attend the hearing and the club agreed with their request to be released from their contracts instead.[5] Mayambela later denied claims that he was drunk at training and stated that he left Aces because he was unhappy at the club.[6] He failed to play a single league game for Aces and made his only appearance for the club in a Telkom Knockout game against former team Orlando Pirates.[7]
Mayambela played with Djurgården during the 2014 season.[8]
References
- ↑ "Pirates sign Celtic's Mayambela". Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- ↑ "Mayambela 'upsets deal'". Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- 1 2 3 "Former Orlando Pirates' Mark Mayambela signs for MP Black Aces". Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- ↑ "Mayambela Running Out Of Time". Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- 1 2 3 "Aces On Mayambela And Siwahla".
- ↑ "Mayambela Responds To Aces Claims". Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- ↑ "Just Not Mayambela!". Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- ↑ http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/dinklubb/allsvenskan/djurgarden/article20112787.ab