Boy-Boy Mosia

Boy-Boy Mosia
Personal information
Full name Simphiwe Mosia Boy-Boy
Date of birth (1985-07-01)1 July 1985
Place of birth Pretoria, South Africa
Date of death 23 July 2016(2016-07-23) (aged 31)
Place of death Hammarsdale, South Africa
Height 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Attacking Midfielder
Youth career
1994–1999 MG Stars
1999–2000 Juventus FC
2000–2001 Amazulu
2001–2002 Transnet Sport School of Excellence
2003 Chelsea F.C.
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 Ajax Cape Town 1 (0)
2002–2003 Orlando Pirates 2 (0)
2003–2004 Chelsea 0 (0)
2004–2005 Westerlo 16 (0)
2004–2006 → Dessel Sport (loan) 0 (0)
2006–2008 → OH Leuven (loan) 53 (7)
2008–2009 Mpumalanga Black Aces ? (?)
International career‡
2001–2002 South Africa U-20 4 (0)
2006 South Africa U-23 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 March 2009
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2009

Simphiwe Mosia Boy-Boy (1 July 1985 – 23 July 2016), better known as Boy-Boy Mosia, was a South African footballer. Mosia died after suddenly falling ill and collapsing while with friends on 23 July 2016, aged 31.[1]

Career

He began his career in 1994 with MG Stars, and in 1999 he was scouted by Juventus, where he played for a year in Italy. After the year he left Italy and moved back to South Africa where he signed a contract with Amazulu. In 2001, he left the club and moved to the Transnet Sport School of Excellence in Johannesburg. In January 2003 he was scouted by Chelsea F.C., where he left after just 7 months and moved to K.V.C. Westerlo.[2]

The quick paced winger played for the Chelsea reserve team, and also had trials at Manchester United.[citation needed] In 2004, he played for K.V.C. Westerlo until he was loaned to Oud-Heverlee Leuven in the 2007–08 season in the Belgian Second Division.

On 28 November 2008, Mosia signed a six-month contract with Mpumalanga Black Aces of the PSL,[3] before leaving the club only a month later due to the "lack of professionalism" at the club.[4]

At 155 cm, Mosia was the smallest player in the Belgian First Division during the 2005–06 season.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "Former Chelsea player Mosia dies". citizen.co.za. 23 July 2016. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 2 November 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "South Africa: Mosia Joins Black Aces". AllAfrica. 28 November 2008. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  4. ^ Mosia tells why he left Aces Archived 2 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine