Sinethemba Jantjie’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro Football player from South Africa
Was

Athlete 
Football player 
Association football player 

From

South Africa 

Type

Sports 

Gender male
Birth 15 February 1989
Death 1 April 2019, Bethlehem, South Africa
(aged 30 years)
Star sign Aquarius

Sinethemba Jantjie (15 February 1989 – 1 April 2019) was a South African professional footballer who played for Mbombela United and Free State Stars as a winger.

Early and personal life

Jantjie came from Whittlesea.

Career

Jantjie was described as a “late bloomer who rose to prominence in the 2015/16 season with Mbombela United when he helped take the club close to promotion to the Premier League”. During that season he scored 3 goals in 12 league games. He then moved to Free State Stars for the 2016–17 season, scoring 8 goals in 63 league games during his 3 seasons with the club. He was due to sign for Bidvest Wits ahead of the 2019–20 season. Following his death, Bidvest Wits declared his contract “null and void”.

Death

Jantjie died in a road accident in Bethlehem on 1 April 2019, aged 30. He was buried on 6 April 2019. At his funeral the Free State Stars players said they would dedicate the remaining games to Jantjie’s memory.

Following his death, Free State Stars’ next match was postponed for his funeral, whilst the PSL said their forthcoming fixtures would observe a minute’s silence.

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