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'{{short description|South African soccer player|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}} {{Use South African English|date=February 2019}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Lucky Baloyi | image = | fullname = Lucky Given Baloyi | height = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1991|06|19}} | birth_place = [[Mokopane]], South Africa | currentclub = [[Maritzburg United F.C.|Maritzburg United]] | clubnumber = 35 | position = [[Midfielder|Defensive midfielder]] | youthyears1 = | youthyears2 = | youthyears3 = 2005–2010 | youthyears4 = | youthclubs1 = Manchester United (South Africa) | youthclubs2 = Tshiamo Sports Academy | youthclubs3 = [[Kaizer Chiefs F.C.|Kaizer Chiefs]] | youthclubs4 = Soweto Panthers | years1 = 2010–2017 | clubs1 = [[Kaizer Chiefs F.C.|Kaizer Chiefs]] | caps1 = 72 | goals1 = 5 | years2 = 2014–2015 | clubs2 = → [[Moroka Swallows F.C.|Moroka Swallows]] (loan) | caps2 = 35 | goals2 = 1 | years3 = 2017–2021 | clubs3 = [[Bloemfontein Celtic F.C.|Bloemfontein Celtic]] | caps3 = 119 | goals3 = 3 | years4 = 2021-2022 | clubs4 = [[Royal AM F.C.|Royal AM]] | caps4 = 1 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2022- | clubs5 = [[Maritzburg United F.C.|Maritzburg United]] | caps5 = 13 | goals5 = 1 | nationalyears1 = 2011 | nationalteam1 = South Africa U20 | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | pcupdate = 10 Novenber 2022 }} '''Lucky "Sheriff" Baloyi''' (born 19 June 1991) is a South African [[football (soccer)|soccer]] player who plays as a [[Midfielder|defensive midfielder]] for [[Maritzburg United]] in the [[Premier Soccer League]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/south-africa/absa-premiership/players/2012-2013/kaizer-chiefs/lucky-baloyi.html |title=ABSA Premiership 2012/13 - Lucky Baloyi Player Profile - MTNFootball |access-date=2 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102053922/http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/south-africa/absa-premiership/players/2012-2013/kaizer-chiefs/lucky-baloyi.html |archive-date=2 November 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> ==Club career== Baloyi got the nickname 'Sheriff' because nobody could get past him in at the back. He went for a trial at Chiefs from Tshiamo Sports Academy from [[Polokwane]] in 2005. There was a mix-up where Chiefs were expecting a [[defender (association football)|defender]], [[midfielder]] and [[Striker (association football)|striker]] and Tshiamo sent two midfielders and a striker. "When we arrived at Chiefs they asked, 'So who of you guys is a defender?' and the three of us kept quiet … We were so scared, because we thought we were going to be dismissed and I was so desperate to play for Chiefs, so I raised my hand and said, 'I'm the one who is a defender!" Baloyi did well at the trials and played in defence under [[Patrick Ntsoelengoe]] until [[Fani Madida]] took over to coach the reserves, when he was converted to midfield.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.kickoff.com/mobile/news/25280/kick-off-magazine-interview-with-kaizer-chiefs-lucky-baloyi | title=Lucky break for Baloyi | date=2 November 2011 | publisher=Kickoff.com | accessdate=10 February 2019 }}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{Soccerway|lucky-baloyi/149495}} {{Maritzburg United F.C. squad}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Baloyi, Lucky}} [[Category:1991 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People from Mogalakwena Local Municipality]] [[Category:Tsonga people]] [[Category:South African soccer players]] [[Category:Association football midfielders]] [[Category:Association football defenders]] [[Category:Kaizer Chiefs F.C. players]] [[Category:Moroka Swallows F.C. players]] [[Category:Bloemfontein Celtic F.C. players]] [[Category:Maritzburg United F.C. players]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Limpopo]]'