Lonwabo Owen Mvimbi (birth 5 Jan 1988) [4] is a South African field hockey player who plays for the South African national team.
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| Born |
Lonwabo Owen Mvimbi 5 January 1988 Soweto, Johannesburg[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfield | ||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | Jeppe[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016-2019 | Mapungubwe Mambas[3] | ||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||
| 2014-present | South Africa | 53 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated on: FIH at 6 Feb 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editInternational career
editMvimbi made his South Africa debut when he played in the test at Germany.[5] He earned his 50th test cap in Namibia.[6] He competed in the 2020 Africa Cup of Nations and 2018 Commonwealth Games.
References
edit- ^ "SA hockey team showing improvement but continue to battle in FIH Pro League". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Beaulieu's big win". 25 April 2021.
- ^ "First ever PHL player draft a huge success - Premiere Hockey League (PHL) - South Africa". Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ "Hockey | Athlete Profile: Owen MVIMBI - Gold Coast 2018 Ccommonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com.
- ^ "International Hockey Federation". tms.fih.ch. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ "ACN2022 | South African Hockey Men outclass Namibia in Opening match - South African Hockey Association". www.sahockey.co.za. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
External links
edit- Owen Mvimbi at the International Hockey Federation
- Owen Mvimbi at the South African Hockey Association
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