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{{Short description|South African soccer player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Use South African English|date=September 2012}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Helman Mkhalele
| image =
| fullname = Helman Nkosiyethu Mkhalele
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|10|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal|Newcastle]], South Africa
| height = {{convert|1.80|m|abbr=on}}
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1990–1993
| clubs1 = [[Jomo Cosmos]]
| caps1 = 97
| goals1 = 25
| years2 = 1993–1997
| clubs2 = [[Orlando Pirates FC|Orlando Pirates]]
| caps2 = 138
| goals2 = 23
| years3 = 1997–1998
| clubs3 = [[Kayserispor]]
| caps3 = 23
| goals3 = 6
| years4 = 1998–2001
| clubs4 = [[MKE Ankaragücü|Ankaragücü]]
| caps4 = 58
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2001–2003
| clubs5 = [[Göztepe SK|Göztepe]]
| caps5 = 53
| goals5 = 3
| years6 = 2003–2005
| clubs6 = [[Malatyaspor]]
| caps6 = 50
| goals6 = 3
| years7 = 2005–2008
| clubs7 = [[Jomo Cosmos]]
| caps7 = 14
| goals7 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 1994–2001
| nationalteam1  = [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]]
| nationalcaps1  = 66
| nationalgoals1 = 8
| manageryears1  = 2020-2022
| managerclubs1  = [[South Africa national soccer team|South Africa]] (assistant coach)
| manageryears2  = 2021-2022
| managerclubs2  = [[South Africa national under-23 soccer team|South Africa under-23]]
| manageryears3  = 2021-2022
| managerclubs3  = [[South Africa national soccer team|South Africa]] (caretaker)
| manageryears4  = 2022-
| managerclubs4  = [[South Africa national soccer team|South Africa]] (assistant coach)
}}

'''Helman Nkosiyethu Mkhalele''' (born 20 October 1969) is a South African former [[Association football|soccer]] player who played as a [[midfielder]]. 

==Club career==

He was the part of the Orlando Pirates squad that won the 1994 [[National Soccer League (South Africa)|National Soccer League]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zafcuphist.html |title=South Africa Cup Winners |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|date=14 November 2013 |access-date=20 November 2013}}</ref> and [[1995 African Cup of Champions Clubs]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/afcup95.html |title=African Club Competitions 1995 |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|access-date=20 November 2013}}</ref>

He also scored to help Pirates to victory in the replayed final of the [[1996 BP Top 8]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=South Africa 1996 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zaf96.html |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref>

==International career==
Mkhalele played for [[South Africa national football team]], earning 66 caps and scoring 8 goals in the process and was in part of the squad that travelled to [[France]] for the [[1998 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=1013/teams/team=43883.html |title=1998 FIFA World Cup France ™ |publisher=FIFA|access-date=20 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090615133838/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=1013/teams/team=43883.html |archive-date=15 June 2009}}</ref> He was also part of the Bafana squad that lifted the [[1996 African Cup of Nations]]. He made his debut on 26 November 1994 against [[Ghana]] when he was 25 years and 37 days old, he played his last international on 5 May 2001 against [[Zimbabwe]] when he was 31 years and 197 days. His international career lasted for 6 years and 160 days.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/mkhalele-intl.html |title=Helman Mkhalele - International Appearances |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|access-date=20 November 2013}}</ref>

==Personal life==
His brothers Sydney Mkhalele and Lazarus Mkhalele played in the [[National Professional Soccer League (South Africa)|NPSL]]. As of 2013 he resided in [[Roodepoort]]<ref name="sowetanlive1">{{cite news|url=http://www.sowetanlive.co.za/sport/2013/01/24/legends-corner-ex-soccer-star-now-sets-his-eyes-on-comrades |title=LEGENDS CORNER: Ex-soccer star now sets his eyes on Comrades |newspaper=Sowetanlive |publisher=Sowetan LIVE |access-date=20 November 2013}}</ref>

==After retirement==
Mkhalele got a job as a facilitator at KBC Health and Safety Company. He owned a furniture business, and acquired a teachers' diploma at the Soweto College<ref name="sowetanlive1"/> He also became coach of the National under 20 coach football team.

There are townships in South Africa that are named after him; one is Mkhelele (also called Evaton West) in Evaton which is located in the south of [[Johannesburg]].

==Career statistics==
===International goals===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || 26 April 1995 || [[Setsoto Stadium]], [[Maseru]], [[Lesotho]] || {{fb|LES|1987}} || 3–0 || Win || [[Exhibition game|Friendly match]]
|-
| 2. || 24 November 1995 || [[Mmabatho Stadium]], [[Mafikeng]], [[South Africa]] || {{fb|EGY}} || 2–0 || Win || Simba Cup
|-
| 3. || 8 June 1997 || [[First National Bank Stadium]], [[Johannesburg]], South Africa || {{fb|ZAM}} || 3–0 || Win || [[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)|1998 FIFA World Cup qual.]]
|-
| 4. || 7 December 1997 || [[Ellis Park Stadium]], Johannesburg, South Africa || {{fb|BRA}} || 1–2 || Loss || [[Exhibition game|Friendly match]]
|-
| 5. || 13 December 1997 || [[King Fahd II Stadium]], [[Riyadh]], [[Saudi Arabia]] || {{fb|CZE}} || 2–2 || Draw || [[1997 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B#South Africa v Czech Republic|1997 FIFA Confederations Cup]]
|-
| 6. || 17 December 1997 || [[King Fahd II Stadium]], [[Riyadh]], [[Saudi Arabia]] || {{fb|URU}} || 3–4 || Loss || [[1997 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B#Uruguay v South Africa|1997 FIFA Confederations Cup]]
|-
| 7. || 11 February 1998 || [[Stade Municipal (Bobo Dioulasso)|Stade Municipal]], [[Bobo-Dioulasso]], [[Burkina Faso]] || {{fb|CIV}} || 1–1 || Draw || [[1998 African Cup of Nations]]
|-
| 8. || 20 June 1999 || [[Estádio da Cidadela]], [[Luanda]], [[Angola]] || {{fb|ANG}} || 2–2 || Draw || [[2000 African Cup of Nations qualification|2000 African Nations Cup qual.]]
|-
| colspan="12"|<small>''Correct as of 9 March 2017''</small><ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/mkhalele-intl.html Helman Mkhalele - International Appearances]</ref>
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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*[http://sasportslife.com/ sasportslife.com – profile]{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

{{South Africa Squad 1996 Africa Cup of Nations}}
{{South Africa Squad 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup}}
{{South Africa Squad 1998 Africa Cup of Nations}}
{{South Africa Squad 1998 World Cup}}
{{South Africa Squad 2000 Africa Cup of Nations}}

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[[Category:Sportspeople from Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal]]
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[[Category:1996 African Cup of Nations players]]
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[[Category:2000 African Cup of Nations players]]
[[Category:1997 FIFA Confederations Cup players]]
[[Category:1998 FIFA World Cup players]]
[[Category:Jomo Cosmos F.C. players]]
[[Category:Orlando Pirates F.C. players]]
[[Category:Kayserispor footballers]]
[[Category:MKE Ankaragücü footballers]]
[[Category:Göztepe S.K. footballers]]
[[Category:Malatyaspor footballers]]
[[Category:Süper Lig players]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey]]
[[Category:South African expatriate men's soccer players]]
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[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]
[[Category:CAF Champions League–winning players]]
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