Calvin Kadi

Matome Calvin Kadi (born 12 December 1987) is a retired South African professional footballer who lastly played for Bidvest Wits, as a striker.

Calvin Kadi
Personal information
Full name Matome Calvin Kadi
Date of birth (1987-12-12) 12 December 1987
Place of birth Pietersburg, South Africa
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing 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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9:27, 26 September 2019 (UTC)

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
  1. Kickoff PSL Yearbook 2013/2014, p. 19
  2. "Profile". Jomo Cosmos. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  3. "Bidvest Wits Loan Calvin Kadi To Portimonense SC". Goal.com. 21 July 2010. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  4. "2011-12 Football League". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  5. "Kadi returns to Wits". Premier Soccer League. 23 July 2012. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  6. "The best of Football League" (in Greek). FLnews. 27 December 2012. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  7. Αυτοί είναι οι κορυφαίοι του 2012! [These are the tops of 2012!] (in Greek). SentraGoal. 14 January 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
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