Itumeleng Khune

Quick Facts

Full Name	Itumeleng Khune
Occupation	Soccer Player
Date Of Birth	Jun 20, 1987(1987-06-20)
Age	37
Birthplace	Ventersdorp
Country	South Africa
Birth City	Ventersdorp
Horoscope	Gemini

Itumeleng Khune Biography

Itumeleng Khune is one of the most popular and richest Soccer Player who was born on June 20, 1987 in Ventersdorp, Ventersdorp, South Africa. South African goalie known for his time with the Kaizer Chiefs of the Premier Soccer League. He’s also accumulated more than five dozen caps for South Africa’s national team.

He and Siphiwe Tshabalala have played together on Kaizer Chiefs.

Khune started out as a defender when he arrived for trials at Chiefs in 1999, but assumed the gloves by chance after he experienced chest problems during a junior game and found himself being reduced to a ball boy. Diving for balls that had missed the target he caught the attention of youth coach Terror Sephoa who converted him to a goalkeeper. In 2004, he was promoted to the first team.

After three years of waiting to get any game time, Khune finally got his opportunity in the early stages of the 2007–08 season after the departure of number one goalkeeper Rowen Fernandez to German club Arminia Bielefeld. With the experienced Emile Baron often plagued by injuries, Khune was made number one by then Chiefs coach Muhsin Ertugral. He made his PSL debut against Jomo Cosmos on 25 August 2007. His first season in the top-flight was highly successful as several match-winning displays for his side earned him a host of individual awards with Chiefs having the best defensive record in the league conceding only 19 goals in 30 games.

He was born to Elias and Flora Khune. He grew up with five siblings, one of whom also played professional soccer in the Premier Soccer League.

Itumeleng Khune Net Worth

Itumeleng Khune is one of the richest Soccer Player from South Africa. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Itumeleng Khune 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He played his youth soccer with Kaizer Chiefs, starting out as a defender before moving to goalie. He was called up to the senior club in 2004, but didn’t make his debut until 2007.

During the 2010 FIFA World Cup, he received a red card for tackling Luis Suarez, making him the second goalie in World Cup history to be sent off.

Itumeleng khune(born 20 June 1987) is a South African footballer who plays as goalkeeper for Kaizer Chiefs in the Premier Soccer League, and also the South African national team. He is the captain of both. Khune shot to fame when he saved three penalties from Esrom Nyandoro and Peter Ndlovu against Mamelodi Sundowns in the Telkom Knockout final on 1 December 2007. He is also well known for saving a David Villa penalty and proceeding to make a double save in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup group stage match against Spain a day before his 22nd birthday on 20 June 2009. On 16 June 2010 against Uruguay, Khune became the second goalkeeper in the history of the FIFA World Cup to be sent off. He is also famous for performing a Rene Higuita scorpion kick save in a league victory over Mpumalanga Black Aces on 28 October 2015. which made rounds in England. Khune is known for his quick reflexes and his distribution which has been hailed as “the best you will see anywhere” by former Liverpool goalkeeper Sander Westerveld. He was famously scored five goals in ten minutes by The Legendary Tshidiso “Zee” Ncheche in a friendy game.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Itumeleng Khune height 5 feet 11 inches Itumeleng weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Itumeleng Khune Dating?

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Khune was selected for the 2010 FIFA World Cup as Carlos Alberto Parreira’s first-choice goalkeeper and made some good saves in the opening match against Mexico. However, on 16 June 2010, he was sent off against Uruguay when he tripped striker Luis Suárez inside the penalty area in the 77th minute. He became the second goalkeeper to be sent off in the history of the FIFA World Cup, joining Gianluca Pagliuca who saw red in 1994. This was the first red card of his career. Khune subsequently missed South Africa’s final group game against France, where Moeneeb Josephs deputised as Bafana Bafana won 2–1 to restore some pride as they became the first host nation to exit the tournament at the opening stage. After the World Cup, he regained his number one spot in the team and he has kept three consecutive clean sheets on international level.

Facts & Trivia

Itumeleng Ranked on the list of most popular Soccer Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in South Africa. Itumeleng Khune celebrates birthday on June 20 of every year.

In October 2011, Khune was assigned as captain replacing Jimmy Tau. The 2012–13 season was arguably his best with Khune leading his side to a league and cup double. He was also voted into Goal.com’s Goal50 which is a list of the best players of 2013. He was ranked 45th ahead of Fernandinho, Robbie Keane, and Frank Lampard and behind Andrea Pirlo, Roman Weidenfeller, Victor Wanyama and James Rodríguez who were all ranked from 40 to 50. He made his 200th appearance for Chiefs against Mpumalanga Black Aces in 2014. Prior to that match he had 91 clean sheets in 199 games and at the beginning of the season, he had played 172 games for Chiefs. In the 2013–14 season he won the Goalkeeper of the Year award for the second time in a row with 15 goals conceded and 18 clean sheets in 25 starts beating Moeneeb Josephs and Anssi Jakkola. Around July 2014 he was linked to a move to Bundesliga club Hannover

96. On 3 September 2014, Khune was diagnosed with a Grade 3 stress fracture which he initially suffered from since February 2014. His injury cost him his place in the 2015 African Cup of Nations. He was declared fit to play on 23 February 2015 although he did suffer a minor injury after clashing Morgan Gould’s studs to his ribs which left a mark in a 4–0 win over Edu Sports in the Nedbank Cup. On 9 April 2015 in a 1–0 win over AmaZulu, Khune was controversially sent off in the 82nd minute in a game which also produced nine yellow cards – after receiving two cautions in quick succession from referee Phillip Tinyane at Peter Mokaba Stadium. Khune was first booked for time- wasting before being given his marching orders for showing dissent at the decision. Khune took to Twitter saying: “@OfficialPSL I did nothing wrong. You guys need to take action against these poor referees. “It’s about time action is taken against these referees by @OfficialPSL. They’ve been very poor since beginning of the season. It’s unfair how we are painted bad for our actions on the field but we are provoked by these referees, [you] can call me names but I stand for what is right.” The league then afforded Khune five days to explain his comments although Khune did issue a public apology.

Where is Itumeleng Khune come from?

Ventersdorp, South Africa

How many trophies does Itumeleng Khune have?

Titles and season
3x South African champion
14/15| Kaizer Chiefs
12/13| Kaizer Chiefs
04/05| Kaizer Chiefs

Who is the current goalkeeper for Kaizer Chiefs?

Goal keepers

Is Khune still at Kaizer Chiefs?

Kaizer Chiefs would like to confirm that goalkeeper, Itumeleng Khune will re-join Amakhosi ahead of the new season. The agreement was reached on Thursday following a series of meetings between the Club and the player. “We can confirm that we have agreed in principle to have Itu back in the team.

How much does Dolly earn per month?

The Kaizer Chiefs man is the highest-paid player in PSL. Keagan Dolly’s salary in rands in 2021 is R1. 45 million a month , which translates to about $95,000 or €82,000 in a month.