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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.

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. ^ a b 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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