Lucky Baloyi

Lucky "Sheriff" Baloyi (born 19 June 1991) is a South African soccer player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Polokwane City in the Premier Soccer League.^[1]

Lucky Baloyi

Personal information
Full name	Lucky Given Baloyi
Date of birth	(1991-06-19) 19 June 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth	Mokopane, South Africa
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Polokwane City
Number	35
Youth career
	Manchester United (South Africa)
	Tshiamo Sports Academy
2005–2010	Kaizer Chiefs
	Soweto Panthers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2017	Kaizer Chiefs	72	(5)
2014–2015	→ Moroka Swallows (loan)	35	(1)
2017–2021	Bloemfontein Celtic	119	(3)
2021–2022	Royal AM	1	(0)
2022–2023	Maritzburg United	13	(1)
2023–	Polokwane City	10	(0)
International career
2011	South Africa U20	3	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 January 2024

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, midfielder and 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.^[2]