Tando Velaphi
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Tando Yuji Velaphi[1] | ||
Date of birth | 17 April 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Perth, Western Australia | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Kochi United | ||
Number | 1 | ||
Youth career | |||
Perth SC | |||
2004–2006 |
AIS | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2007 | Perth SC | 12 | (0) |
2007 |
→ Queensland Roar (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2007–2011 | Perth Glory | 74 | (0) |
2011–2013 | Melbourne Victory | 3 | (0) |
2013–2016 | Melbourne City[2] | 22 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Shonan Bellmare | 5 | (0) |
2018 | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 1 | (0) |
2018 | Wellington Phoenix | 4 | (0) |
2018–2021 | Perth Glory | 7 | (0) |
2022– | Kochi United | 30 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2006 |
Australia U20 | 6 | (0) |
2007 |
Australia U23 | 7 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 January 2023, 12:00 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2010, 12:34 (UTC) |
Tando Yuji Velaphi (born 17 April 1987) is an Australian professional football player who plays as a goalkeeper for Kochi United.
Club career
Early playing career
Velaphi trained at the
scholarship.Perth SC (2006–2007)
Velaphi began his senior career at
Loan to Queensland Roar
Velaphi made his
Perth Glory (2007–2011)
Velaphi was re-signed for Perth Glory as their youth marquee player, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2010–11 season. The 2009–10 season was Velaphi's best, solidifying his spot between the posts and keeping 9 clean sheets over the course of the campaign.
Melbourne Victory (2011–2013)
On 8 February 2011,
Velaphi made his first appearance of the 2012–13 A-League season in the Victory's Round 3 match against Adelaide United, a match which the Victory won 2–1. He was then replaced in the starting lineup by Nathan Coe, and failed to make another appearance in the season.
Velaphi, along with teammates
Melbourne Heart / City (2013–2016)
Following his release from the Victory, he joined cross town rivals
After a successful 2014/15 season where he became Melbourne City's first-choice goalkeeper, Velaphi signed a new contract keeping him at City until the end of the 2016/17 A-League season.[7]
He was released during the January transfer window of the 2015–16 A-League season to pursue opportunity overseas.[8]
Wellington Phoenix (2018)
After limited appearances at
Return to Perth Glory (2018–2021)
In July 2018, Velaphi re-joined Perth Glory on a one-year contract, expected to create competition with Liam Reddy and Nick Feely for the number one goalkeeper position.[10] Velaphi was released from the Glory at the end of the 2019–20 A-League.[11]
Two months later he returned to Perth having signed a 1-year contract on 10 November 2020, the same day the side released Daniel Margush to move to the Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
Return to Japan and Joined to Kochi United SC (2022–)
After spending three years at Perth, he confirmed his departure from Australian football on 11 February 2022, as he was officially announced as a new signing of Kochi United SC. It marked his return to Japan after six years spent playing overseas.[12]
International career
Velaphi played for the
Tando revealed in January 2010 that his long-term ambition was to leave Australia and play regular football in Europe, in the hopes of securing a place on Australia's
Personal life
Velaphi was born in Perth, Western Australia. His mother is Japanese and his father is Zimbabwean.[14][15] Velaphi is currently studying in Bachelor of Business (Sport Management) at Deakin University.[16]
A-League career statistics
- As of 16 September 2014
CS = Clean Sheets
Club | Season | League
|
Finals | Cup | Asia1 | Total | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | CS | Apps | CS | Apps | CS | Apps | CS | Apps | CS | ||
Queensland Roar | 2006–07 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Perth Glory | 2007–08 | 8 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 12 | 2 | ||
2008–09 | 13 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | |||
2009–10 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 9 | |||
2010–11 | 28 | 4 | — | — | — | 28 | 4 | ||||
Total | 73 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 16 | |
Melbourne Victory | 2010–11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
2011–12 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | ||||
2012–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
Melbourne City | 2013–14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
2014–15 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 3 | |||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
A-League total | 77 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 86 | 17 |
1 - AFC Champions League statistics are included in season ending during group stages (i.e. ACL 2011 and A-League season 2010–11 etc.)
Japan career statistics
- As of the start from 2023 season.
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup
|
Total | ||||||
Shonan Bellmare | 2016 | J1 League | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
2017 | J2 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
Kochi United SC | 2022 | Japan Football League | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
Career total | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
Honours
Shonan Bellmare
Perth Glory
- A-League: Premiers 2018–19
References
- ^ Tando Yuji Velaphi at Eurosport
- Melbourne Heartprior to 2014
- ^ "Farina's praise for kid gloves Velaphi". The Sydney Morning Herald. 15 January 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
- ^ Victory snaps up Velaphi
- ^ Twomey, Liam (12 April 2011). "Velaphi loving life at Victory". Sportal. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
- ^ "Ferreira and Dilevski among four cut loose by Victory | Melbourne Times Weekly". Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
- ^ "Velaphi signs new Melbourne City deal".
- ^ "City Release Velaphi, Sign Bouzanis". Melbourne City. 6 January 2016. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- Stuff.co.nz.
- ^ "Tando Velaphi returns for Glory". FourFourTwo. 2 July 2018. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ Morgan, Gareth (1 September 2020). "Squad Latest". Perth Glory FC. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ "タンドゥ・ベラフィ選手 入団のお知らせ". 高知ユナイテッドSC. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ Tando Velaphi looks to 2014 World Cup
- ^ "Danny Vukovic fails in bid to go to Beijing". Herald Sun. 5 March 2008. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
- ^ "Nervous Tando steps in for Roar". The Daily Telegraph. Australian Associated Press. 11 January 2007. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
- ^ "Elite Athlete Program Profiles". Deakin University. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
External links
- Tando Velaphi at Soccerway
- Tando Velaphi at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)