Kheli Dube

Kheli Dube

Personal information
Full name	Mkhokheli Dube
Date of birth	(1983-08-06) 6 August 1983
Place of birth	Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	Forward
Youth career
2000–2002	Zimbabwe Saints
2004–2005	Lindsey Wilson Blue Raiders
2006–2007	Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003	Highlanders
2005	Michigan Bucks	16	(10)
2006	Delaware Dynasty	5	(4)
2006–2007	Michigan Bucks	25	(15)
2008–2011	New England Revolution	72	(14)
2012	Chicago Fire	0	(0)
2012	AmaZulu	5	(0)
National team‡
	Zimbabwe U-20
	Zimbabwe U-23
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 November 2012. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 April 2009

Mkhokheli "Kheli" Dube (born 6 August 1983 in Bulawayo) is a Zimbabwean footballer.

Career

Early career and college

Dube played in the youth system of his hometown team, Zimbabwe Saints, and played professionally for Two years in the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League for Highlanders before coming to the United States.

He played college soccer for Lindsey Wilson College during his freshman and sophomore seasons, scoring 36 goals and tallying 13 assists in 50 games. After his sophomore season, he transferred to Coastal Carolina University for his junior and senior seasons, where he scored 16 goals and had 12 assists in 26 games. He missed the first five weeks of his senior season with an injury, but still scored 11 goals. He is a two-time All-Big South performer and was a member of the 2006 Big South All-Tournament Team. He was also the 2007 Big South Conference Player of the Year and a NSCAA All-South Atlantic performer.He was Big South Conference player of the week a record four times in his senior season.

During his college years Dube also played with both Michigan Bucks and Delaware Dynasty of the USL Premier Development League, helping the Bucks reach the PDL championship game both in 2006 (when they also won the title) and 2007.

Professional

Dube was drafted 8th in the 2008 MLS Supplemental Draft by New England Revolution. He made his debut for the Revs on 29 March 2008 as an 81st-minute substitute for Kenny Mansally in their opening day victory over Houston Dynamo. While Dube was not initially expected to play a major role with the Revolution, a long-term injury to Taylor Twellman gave him an opportunity to start a number of games. He scored his first MLS goal in his first start on 17 May 2008,^[1] and added several more goals in the following months, including the winning goal in the Revs' SuperLiga match against Santos Laguna. Dube was runner-up to Los Angeles Galaxy defender Sean Franklin for 2008 MLS Rookie of the Year.^[2] Scored his first career hatrick on 08/23/09 against Real Salt Lake and was voted for his first player of the week award the same week.

At the end of the 2011 season, New England declined his 2012 contract option and Dube entered the 2011 MLS Re-Entry Draft. He was selected by Chicago Fire in stage two of the draft on 12 December 2011.^[3] Dube signed with Chicago on 25 January 2012.^[4] After spending a six-month term without making an appearance, on 7 August 2012, he joined South African Premier Soccer League side AmaZulu on a three-year deal.^[5]

International

Dube has represented his country with the under 20 and under 23 national teams, but has yet to make his debut for the full Zimbabwe national football team.

Personal

Dube received his U.S. green card in 2010.^[6]

Honors

Michigan Bucks

• USL Premier Development League: 2006

New England Revolution

• North American SuperLiga: 2008

See also

• List of current MLS players

References

External links

• MLS player profile