Pollen Ndlanya

Pollen Ndlanya (born 22 May 1970 in Daveyton^[1]) is a retired South African footballer who played as a striker.

Pollen Ndlanya

Personal information
Full name	Pollen Dumisani Ndlanya
Date of birth	(1970-05-22) 22 May 1970 (age 55)
Place of birth	Daveyton, Gauteng
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Daveyton Highlanders
	Daveyton Argentina
	Manchester City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1990–1991	Kaizer Chiefs	4	(1)
1991–1993	Manning Rangers	66	(24)
1994–1996	Kaizer Chiefs	54	(27)
1996–1998	Göztepe	26	(5)
1998–1999	Bursaspor	25	(7)
1999–2000	Amazulu	9	(6)
2000–2002	Orlando Pirates	48	(23)
Total		232	(93)
International career
1996	South Africa U-23	1	(1)
1997–2001	South Africa	29	(5)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

He played for Kaizer Chiefs, Manning Rangers, Bursaspor, Göztepe,^[2] Amazulu and Orlando Pirates.

He also played for South Africa national football team at the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup.^[3]

Career

Kaizer Chiefs

After training with Chiefs for two hours, Jeff Butler recommended that Ndlanya should be signed. He was spotted by Ryder Mofokeng at the Toyota U21 Championship in the Daveyton Highlanders vs Kaizer Chiefs match in 1991. He scored a header on debut against Pretoria Callies. His second spell at Chiefs after Manning Rangers proved to be more productive where he scored nine goals in two games, five against Manning Rangers and four against Total Aces.^[1]

Turkey

He had had difficulty coping in Turkey he couldn't communicate with teammates but only his coach and South African teammate, Gordon Mill and Fani Madida.^[1]

After Retirement

He is a head coach in the Vodacom League and owns a furniture business in Daveyton, Ideal Method Furnishers. He also hosts the Pollen Festive Games annually.^[1]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[4]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
South Africa	1997	6	1
	1998	6	0
	1999	10	3
	2000	5	0
	2001	2	1
Total		29	5

Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ndlanya goal.

List of international goals scored by Pollen Ndlanya

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	17 December 1997	King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	Uruguay	3–3	3–4	1997 FIFA Confederations Cup	[5]
2	20 February 1999	Botswana National Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana	Botswana	1–0	2–1	1999 COSAFA Cup	[6]
3	31 July 1999	Independence Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia	Namibia	1–0	1–1	1999 COSAFA Cup	[7]
4	18 September 1999	Newlands Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa	Saudi Arabia	1–0	1–0	Friendly	[8]
5	29 April 2001	Estádio do Maxaquene, Maputo, Mozambique	Mozambique	1–0	3–0	2001 COSAFA Cup	[9]