Lucky Baloyi

Lucky "Sheriff" Baloyi (born 19 June 1991 in Mokopane, Limpopo) is a South African football (soccer) player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Bloemfontein Celtic in the [[Premier Soccer League and former Kaizer Chiefs player] |url=http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/south-africa/absa-premiership/players/2012-2013/kaizer-chiefs/lucky-baloyi.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102053922/http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/south-africa/absa-premiership/players/2012-2013/kaizer-chiefs/lucky-baloyi.html |archive-date=2 November 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
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 (association football)|defender]], [[midfielder]] and [[Striker (association football)|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.
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[[Category:1991 births]]
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[[Category:People from Mogalakwena Local Municipality]]
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[[Category:Kaizer Chiefs F.C. players]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Limpopo]]