Mduduzi Shabalala is a South African soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Kaizer Chiefs in the South African Premier Division.
Early life
Mduduzi Shabalala was born on the 20th of January 2004. As of August 2024, Mdu is 20 years old.
He has been at Amakhosi for a long time now and has been one of the best youngsters for years.
Football Career
Shabalala grew up as an Orlando Pirates supporter, but joined the Soweto rivals Kaizer Chiefs at age 18.
He had played in the Lenasia Football Academy.
After winning the 2020 COSAFA Under-17 Championship, he went on trial with Villarreal CF.
After impressing for Kaizer Chiefs’ Diski Challenge Shield team in 2021–22, Shabalala went on trial with KVC Westerlo, and was given his first-team debut against Moroka Swallows in May 2022.
According to iDiski Times, Westerlo also made a bid for the player, but the negotiations with the Chiefs broke down.
Shabalala did not win the 2022 COSAFA U-20 Cup with South Africa, which also acted as the 2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, but was named in the Team of the Tournament.
He was formally promoted to Kaizer Chiefs’s senior team on 1 December 2022.
Shabalala was called “a standout player” during the winter part of the 2022-23 South African Premier Division.
During the 2023-24 South African Premier Division, Shabalala played semi-regularly, but did not establish himself as a key player yet. The team also struggled in mid-table.
Salary, Net Worth and Market Value
According to several reports, Mduduzi Shabalala is earning around R33 000 at Kaizer Chiefs. His salary will surely rise once he signs a new contract with the club.
His net worth at the moment is also around R300 000.
Transfermarkt revealed that the market value of Mduduzi Shabalala is €550 000.
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