Sinethemba Jantjie

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Sinethemba Jantjie
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-02-15)15 February 1989
Date of death 1 April 2019(2019-04-01) (aged 30)
Place of death Bethlehem, South Africa
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Mbombela United 12 (3)
2016–2019 Free State Stars 63 (8)
Total 75 (11)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Sinethemba Jantjie (15 February 1989 – 1 April 2019) was a South African professional footballer. He played as a winger.

Jantjie was from Whittlesea, Eastern Cape. He first played for Mbombela United between 2015 and 2016. He soon signed for PSL club Free State Stars. In his three seasons with the Free State Stars, he scored eight goals in 63 league appearances. At the time of his death, he was set to play for PSL side Bidvest Wits from the 2019–20 season onward.

On 1 April 2019, Jantjie died in a car crash in Bethlehem, Free State. He was 30.[1]

References[change | change source]

  1. Nick Said; Tiyani wa ka Mabasa (1 April 2019). "PSL star Sinethemba Jantjie killed in car accident, Free State Stars confirm". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 30 April 2019.

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