SOCCER PLAYER
Siyabonga Sangweni
1981 - Today

Siyabonga Sangweni
Doctor Siyabonga Sangweni (born 29 September 1981), known as Siyabonga Sangweni, is a retired South African soccer defender who used to play for Premier Soccer League club Orlando Pirates and South Africa. His younger brother Thamsanqa Sangweni is also a footballer and he also played for Orlando Pirates. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2024). Siyabonga Sangweni is the 18,155th most popular soccer player (down from 17,377th in 2024), the 450th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 418th in 2019) and the 58th most popular South African Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Siyabonga Sangweni ranks 18,155 out of 21,273. Before him are Yuichi Nemoto, Dedé, Ragnar Oratmangoen, Dimitrios Konstantopoulos, Yōsuke Kataoka, and Kaveh Rezaei. After him are Ryosuke Kijima, Yvan Neyou, Flavius Daniliuc, Ivan Stoyanov, Umaru Bangura, and Hironori Saruta.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsYuichi Nemoto
1981 - Present
HPI: 36.54
Rank: 18,169
Dedé
1988 - Present
HPI: 36.54
Rank: 18,170
Ragnar Oratmangoen
1998 - Present
HPI: 36.54
Rank: 18,171
Dimitrios Konstantopoulos
1978 - Present
HPI: 36.54
Rank: 18,172
Yōsuke Kataoka
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.54
Rank: 18,173
Kaveh Rezaei
1992 - Present
HPI: 36.54
Rank: 18,174
Siyabonga Sangweni
1981 - Present
HPI: 36.54
Rank: 18,175
Ryosuke Kijima
1979 - Present
HPI: 36.54
Rank: 18,176
Yvan Neyou
1997 - Present
HPI: 36.53
Rank: 18,177
Flavius Daniliuc
2001 - Present
HPI: 36.53
Rank: 18,178
Ivan Stoyanov
1983 - Present
HPI: 36.53
Rank: 18,179
Umaru Bangura
1987 - Present
HPI: 36.53
Rank: 18,180
Hironori Saruta
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.53
Rank: 18,181
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1981, Siyabonga Sangweni ranks 1,538. Before him are Daniela Merighetti, Genki Nakayama, Kazuhiro Mori, Isao Homma, Eigo Sekine, and Yuichi Nemoto. After him are Marcus Banks, Margaret Simpson, NoViolet Bulawayo, Amanda Beard, Geoffrey Mutai, and Yasuaki Oshima.
Others Born in 1981
Go to all RankingsDaniela Merighetti
SKIER
1981 - Present
HPI: 36.61
Rank: 1,532
Genki Nakayama
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 36.59
Rank: 1,533
Kazuhiro Mori
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 36.58
Rank: 1,534
Isao Homma
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 36.58
Rank: 1,535
Eigo Sekine
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 36.56
Rank: 1,536
Yuichi Nemoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 36.54
Rank: 1,537
Siyabonga Sangweni
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 36.54
Rank: 1,538
Marcus Banks
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 36.54
Rank: 1,539
Margaret Simpson
ATHLETE
1981 - Present
HPI: 36.53
Rank: 1,540
NoViolet Bulawayo
WRITER
1981 - Present
HPI: 36.49
Rank: 1,541
Amanda Beard
WRITER
1981 - Present
HPI: 36.49
Rank: 1,542
Geoffrey Mutai
ATHLETE
1981 - Present
HPI: 36.48
Rank: 1,543
Yasuaki Oshima
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 36.48
Rank: 1,544
In South Africa
Among people born in South Africa, Siyabonga Sangweni ranks 450 out of 454. Before him are Siboniso Gaxa (1984), Nomcebo Zikode (1985), Robin Bell (1977), Adhir Kalyan (1983), Mmusi Maimane (1980), and Rowen Fernández (1978). After him are James Thompson (1986), Helman Mkhalele (1969), Clinton Hill (1980), Nicholas Martinez (null), Zackie Achmat (1962), and Retief Goosen (1969).
Others born in South Africa
Go to all RankingsSiboniso Gaxa
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 36.91
Rank: 444
Nomcebo Zikode
SINGER
1985 - Present
HPI: 36.75
Rank: 445
Robin Bell
ATHLETE
1977 - Present
HPI: 36.66
Rank: 446
Adhir Kalyan
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 36.65
Rank: 447
Mmusi Maimane
POLITICIAN
1980 - Present
HPI: 36.65
Rank: 448
Rowen Fernández
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 36.57
Rank: 449
Siyabonga Sangweni
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 36.54
Rank: 450
James Thompson
ATHLETE
1986 - Present
HPI: 36.48
Rank: 451
Helman Mkhalele
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 36.34
Rank: 452
Clinton Hill
ATHLETE
1980 - Present
HPI: 36.30
Rank: 453
Nicholas Martinez
ATHLETE
HPI: 36.26
Rank: 454
Zackie Achmat
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1962 - Present
HPI: 36.24
Rank: 455
Retief Goosen
GOLFER
1969 - Present
HPI: 36.21
Rank: 456
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In South Africa
Among soccer players born in South Africa, Siyabonga Sangweni ranks 58. Before him are Panagiotis Retsos (1998), Surprise Moriri (1980), Kagisho Dikgacoi (1984), Calvin Marlin (1976), Siboniso Gaxa (1984), and Rowen Fernández (1978). After him are Helman Mkhalele (1969), Sizwe Motaung (1970), Alfred Phiri (1974), Thabang Molefe (1979), Nasief Morris (1981), and Lebo Mothiba (1996).
Panagiotis Retsos
1998 - Present
HPI: 37.20
Rank: 52
Surprise Moriri
1980 - Present
HPI: 37.11
Rank: 53
Kagisho Dikgacoi
1984 - Present
HPI: 37.08
Rank: 54
Calvin Marlin
1976 - Present
HPI: 37.06
Rank: 55
Siboniso Gaxa
1984 - Present
HPI: 36.91
Rank: 56
Rowen Fernández
1978 - Present
HPI: 36.57
Rank: 57
Siyabonga Sangweni
1981 - Present
HPI: 36.54
Rank: 58
Helman Mkhalele
1969 - Present
HPI: 36.34
Rank: 59
Sizwe Motaung
1970 - 2001
HPI: 36.13
Rank: 60
Alfred Phiri
1974 - Present
HPI: 36.07
Rank: 61
Thabang Molefe
1979 - Present
HPI: 36.02
Rank: 62
Nasief Morris
1981 - Present
HPI: 36.02
Rank: 63
Lebo Mothiba
1996 - Present
HPI: 35.93
Rank: 64












































