Defender

Bulelani Nikani

Polokwane City
South Africa
33 yrs
183 cm
Preferred foot: Right

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Appearances: 2
Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Average rating: 6.65

Age33

Date of birth24 Feb 1993

Height183 cm

Weight–

Preferred footRight

Market value€49K

Season performance · 2026

South African Premier Division

Polokwane City

Appearances / Starts2 / 1

Minutes89

Rating6.65

Goals / Assists0 / 0

Shots (on target)0 (0)

Passes · accuracy31 · 48%

Key passes0

Tackles / Interceptions1 / 2

Duels won6 / 8

Successful dribbles0

Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0

Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0

Expected goals / assists– / 0.01

Detailed statistics

Big chances created0

Big chances missed0

Goal conversion0%

Headed goals0

Goals from outside the box0

Hit woodwork0

Accurate long balls2

Accurate crosses0

Touches49

Possession lost17

Dispossessed0

Aerial duels won4

Ground duels won2

Clearances10

Ball recoveries3

Fouls won1

Fouls committed1

Offsides0

Penalties won0

Errors leading to goal0

Team of the week0

Clean sheets0

Saves from inside the box0

Attributes

Characteristics

Strengths

Weaknesses

136

Recent matches

Date	Match	Score	Min	rating
31 Oct 2026	Polokwane City – TS Galaxy	0–0	–	–
24 Oct 2026	Polokwane City – Siwelele FC	3–4	–	–
18 Oct 2026	Siwelele FC – Polokwane City	1–0	–	–
19 Sep 2026	Polokwane City – AmaZulu FC	0–1	–	–
15 Aug 2026	Sekhukhune United – Polokwane City	2–0	79'	6.5
11 Aug 2026	Polokwane City – Stellenbosch	3–3	–	–
8 Aug 2026	Mamelodi Sundowns – Polokwane City	3–2	–	–
2 Aug 2026	Richards Bay FC – Polokwane City	1–2	10'	6.8
11 Apr 2026	Chippa United – Polokwane City	1–1	90'	6.6
8 Apr 2026	TS Galaxy – Polokwane City	1–2	90'	7.4
21 Mar 2026	Polokwane City – AmaZulu FC	0–1	90'	6.8
14 Mar 2026	Sekhukhune United – Polokwane City	0–0	90'	7.0
4 Mar 2026	Polokwane City – Orlando Pirates	1–2	90'	6.8
27 Feb 2026	Magesi FC – Polokwane City	0–2	90'	7.2
14 Feb 2026	Polokwane City – Siwelele FC	0–0	–	–

Career and transfers

1 club · 1 move

Jul 2021

Mangaung Utd. To: Polokwane

Transfer Undisclosed

Statistics by season

Season	Competition	Team	Apps (starts)	Minutes	Goals	Assists	Rating
2026	South African Premier Division	Polokwane City	2 (1)	89	0	0	6.65

Stored season statistics; refreshed after each match played and weekly.

Player profile

South African Premier Division 2024 · percentile among defenders (124 players)

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26 matches · 2,340 min

Bulelani Nikani: percentile radar against positional peers
Metric	Value	Percentile
Tackles / 90 min	1.12	29
Interceptions / 90 min	1.50	81
Clearances / 90 min	8.46	99
Aerials won / 90 min	2.38	73
Duels won	59.4%	74
Pass accuracy	63.5%	1
Progressive carries / 90 min	0.00	50
Rating	6.92	54

How do we calculate this?