Alton Meiring

Alton Andrew Meiring (5 March 1976 – 29 September 2024) was a South African soccer striker, who played for several Premier Soccer League clubs and the South Africa national team.

Alton Meiring

Personal information
Date of birth	(1976-03-05)5 March 1976
Place of birth	Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa
Date of death	29 September 2024(2024-09-29) (aged 48)
Place of death	Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–1997	Hellenic	10	(3)
1997–1999	Cape Town Spurs	51	(17)
1999–2000	Mother City	18	(7)
2000–2001	Mamelodi Sundowns	10	(2)
2001–2002	AmaZulu	16	(8)
2002–2005	Manning Rangers	69	(23)
2005–2007	Golden Arrows	44	(15)
2007–2009	Moroka Swallows	25	(1)
2009–2010	Platinum Stars	19	(2)
2010–2012	Jomo Cosmos	22	(6)
International career
2006	South Africa	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

On 29 September 2024, it was reported that Meiring had been stabbed to death.^[1][2] He was 48.^[3]