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South African soccer player

Siyabulela Shai
Personal information
Full name Siyabulela Mbali Shai
Date of birth (1993-03-18) 18 March 1993 (age 31)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team Marumo Gallants
Number 27
Youth career
Mamelodi Sundowns
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2016 Mamelodi Sundowns 0 (0)
2012–2013 → United FC (loan) 24 (3)
2013–2015 → Chippa United (loan) 42 (3)
2015–2016 → Maritzburg United (loan) 5 (0)
2017 EC Bees
2017–2018 Black Leopards 4 (0)
2018–2019 Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila 4 (0)
2019–2020 VOS Milan
2020–2023 Sekhukhune United 46 (4)
2023–2024 Platinum City Rovers 15 (1)
2024– Marumo Gallants 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 November 2024

Siyabulela Mbali Shai (born 18 March 1993) is a South African soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Marumo Gallants in the South African Premier Division.

He hails from Wattville and is a son of Mamelodi Sundowns player Isaac Shai. Siyabulela Shai too was given a chance at Mamelodi Sundowns, but was loaned out to several clubs. He got his Premier Soccer League debut on loan at Chippa United in 2014. In 2015–16 he was on loan at Maritzburg United, but was recalled to Sundowns in January 2016.

He departed from the Sundowns due to not getting playing time. He surfaced at the club EC Bees in 2017. The team contested the SAFA Second Division, but was in the round of 32 of the 2016–17 Nedbank Cup.

Shai stayed in the second tier with Black Leopards and Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila without playing regularly. In 2019–20 he played for VOS Milan in the Regional League, which was also hampered by the pandemic. A move to All Stars was also put on hold, but in late 2020 he was finally able to restart his career in Sekhukhune United. The club was promoted to the 2021–22 South African Premier Division, which marked Shai's return to the first tier after a several-year absence. He did not play often in 2021–22, however, and was accused of "off-the-field antics". He got more playing time in the 2022–23 season, but afterwards left for Platinum City Rovers. In 2024 he returned to the first tier, signing for Marumo Gallants.

References

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