| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1992-02-17)17 February 1992 (age 34) | ||
| Place of birth | Johannesburg,South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mamelodi Sundowns | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bidvest Wits | |||
| Nike Football Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012 | Shamrock Rovers | 1 | (0) |
| 2013– 2016 | Kaizer Chiefs | 24 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Supersport United | 30 | (0) |
| 2018– | Mamelodi Sundowns | 12 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2019 | South Africa | 7 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 October 2022 | |||
Reyaad Pieterse (born 17 February 1992) is a South African professionalsoccer player who plays as agoalkeeper forPremier Soccer League sideMamelodi Sundowns. He was capped seven times for theSouth Africa national soccer team.[1][2]
Reyaad played forBidvest Wits in his native South Africa and was spotted byShamrock Rovers while playing for theNike Football Academy inLoughborough. He signed forStephen Kenny at Rovers in April 2012 and made his senior debut for the Hoops againstSD Galway in theLeague of Ireland Cup on 9 April.[3] A week later he made his home debut atTallaght Stadium againstDerry City in theSetanta Sports Cup. However he was sent off in this semi final clash.[4]
Reyaad made his league debut for Rovers atSligo Rovers on 12 May,[5] but that would be his only league appearance of the season as he was kept on the bench byOscar Jansson. In September he won theLeinster Senior Cup.[6]
He left the Hoops at the end of the2012 League of Ireland season.
In January 2013, Pieterse returned to South Africa to sign forKaizer Chiefs.[7] He made his debut on 27 November 2013 in a 4-1 win overPolokwane City after coming in forItumeleng Khune who collected ahamstring niggle.[8] Pieterse had to be substituted during Chiefs’ 2-0 win overAS Vita on 29 March as Chiefs were knocked out of theCAF Champions League after a 3-2 aggregate defeat when Pieterse sustained an injury to his eye after colliding with the post. A statement from their medical team on the club's official website said, "Reyaad had alaceration to his left eyelid after a collision with the upright. It had to be stitched field side, no fracture was found on Reyaad, we have to wait for the swelling to subside so that he can open his eye again,"[9]