Ty Shipalane
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Tiyiselani Roun Shipalane | ||
| Date of birth | 5 October 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Tzaneen, South Africa | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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North Carolina FC | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2008 | Lindsey Wilson Blue Raiders | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | Michigan Bucks | 49 | (11) |
| 2009 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 18 | (6) |
| 2009 | → D.C. United (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | D.C. United | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Richmond Kickers (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2010 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 2 | (0) |
| 2010 | Carolina RailHawks | 5 | (0) |
| 2011 | University of Pretoria | ? | (?) |
| 2012– | North Carolina FC | 93 | (21) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 July 2015. |
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Tiyiselani "Ty" Shipalane (born 5 October 1985 in Tzaneen) is a South African footballer who currently plays for North Carolina FC in the North American Soccer League.
Shipalane moved from his native South Africa to the United States in 2005 to attend and play college soccer at Lindsey Wilson College, where he was the 2006 NAIA Region XI Player of the Year and a three-time All-American.
During his college years Shipalane was a member of the highly successful Michigan Bucks USL Premier Development League team. With the Bucks, Shipalane scored the winning goal in the 2006 PDL championship game, lost in the final of the 2007 PDL Championship game, and won the PDL regular season title in 2008. In total, he scored 11 goals in 49 appearances over three seasons with the team.
Shipalane trialled with Columbus Crew during the 2009 pre-season, but was not offered a contract by the team; instead, he was signed by the Harrisburg City Islanders of the USL Second Division. He made his professional debut on 18 April 2009 in Harrisburg's 2-2 opening day tie with the Richmond Kickers. He scored 6 goals in 18 appearances for the Islanders in 2009, and was named USL-2 Rookie of the Year.
On 28 August 2009, following the conclusion of the 2009 USL season, Shipalane was signed on loan by D.C. United of Major League Soccer. He made his DC United debut on 24 September in a CONCACAF Champions League game against C.D. Marathón, but never appeared for the team in league play.
He was officially added to D.C.'s permanent roster on 14 December 2009, and in doing so became the first City Islander to jump directly to MLS.
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