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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.

Zitha Kwinika

Personal information
Full name	Alton Zitha Kwinika[1][2]
Date of birth	(1994-01-04) 4 January 1994 (age 28)
Place of birth	Meadowlands, South Africa
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Kaizer Chiefs
Number	4
Youth career
0000–2014	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	2	(0)
National team‡
2015	South Africa U23	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:07, 18 July 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:54, 21 October 2020 (UTC)

Early life

Macheke was born in Meadowlands.[3]

Club career

He started his career at Kaizer Chiefs, and was promoted to their first team in 2014.[4] He joined Chippa United on a season-long loan in summer 2015,[3] before joining the club on a two-year deal after his contract at Chiefs expired in 2016.[5][6] He joined Thanda Royal Zulu on loan for the 2016–17 season.[6][7] He joined Bidvest Wits in July 2019,[8] and made 24 appearances for the club,[2] before signing for Stellenbosch in summer 2020.[9] 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.[10]

International career

He has represented South Africa at under-23 level, playing at the 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations.[2][4]

References

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