{{short description|South African footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}} {{Use South African English|date=May 2019}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Luvuyo Memela |image = |fullname = Amigo Luvuyo Memela |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|9|18|df=y}} |birth_place = Mbekweni, South Africa<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.soccerladuma.co.za/news/articles/local/categories/south-africa/luvuyo-memela-lauds-orlando-pirates-support/237843|title=Luvuyo Memela Lauds Orlando Pirates Support|date=30 September 2016|website=Soccer Laduma}}</ref> |height = 1.67 m<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.orlandopiratesfc.com/team/midfielders/luvuyo-memela|title=Midfielder: Luvuyo Memela | Orlando Pirates FC Players | The Team|website=www.orlandopiratesfc.com}}</ref> |position = Winger |currentclub = |clubnumber = |youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = Mbekweni Cosmos |youthyears2 = |youthclubs2 = Mbekweni United |youthyears3 = |youthclubs3 = Ajax Cape Town |years1 = 2010–2011 |clubs1 = Hanover Park |caps1 = |goals1 = |years2 = 2011– |clubs2 = Chippa United |caps2 = |goals2 = |years3 = 2013–2015 |clubs3 = Cape Town All Stars |caps3 = 27+ |goals3 = 15+ |years4 = 2015–2020 |clubs4 = Orlando Pirates |caps4 = 78 |goals4 = 10 |years5 = 2020–2022 |clubs5 = AmaZulu |caps5 = 52 |goals5 = 15 |years6 = 2022–2023 |clubs6 = Richards Bay |caps6 = 24 |goals6 = 1 |years7 = 2023–2024 |clubs7 = Chippa United |caps7 = 15 |goals7 = 0 |nationalyears1 = 2015–2022 |nationalteam1 = South Africa |nationalcaps1 = 4 |nationalgoals1 = 0 |medaltemplates = |club-update = 1 April 2024 |nationalteam-update = 1 April 2024 }}
'''Luvuyo Memela''' (born 18 September 1987 in Cape Town) is a South African professional soccer player.<ref>{{soccerway|amigo-luvuyo-memela/250179|accessdate=1 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Orlando Pirates v Kaizer Chiefs: One player to watch – Luvuyo Memela |work=Goal.com |date=28 October 2016 |url=http://www.goal.com/en-za/news/4667/sa-psl/2016/10/28/28928292/orlando-pirates-v-kaizer-chiefs-one-player-to-watch-luvuyo}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=15 January 2020 |title=LUVUYO MEMELA FACT FILE |work=Soccer Laduma |url=https://www.pressreader.com/article/282218012736150 |access-date=23 October 2020 |via=pressreader.com}}</ref>
Memela made his international debut for South Africa in October 2015, playing home and away against Angola. In August 2022, he played during the 2022 African Nations Championship qualification, again facing Angola.<ref>{{NFT player|61031|accessdate=1 April 2024}}</ref>
After being released from Chippa United in 2024, Memela found himself without a club. He claimed that South African soccer clubs were age discriminating.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.goal.com/en/lists/former-orlando-pirates-winger-luvuyo-memela-raises-concerns-about-how-older-players-are-treated-in-south-africa-at-the-age-of-36-they-call-you-madala/bltee614b1731915f86#cs6e07d3b356c9de46|title=Former Orlando Pirates winger Luvuyo Memela raises concerns about how older players are treated in South Africa - 'At the age of 36, they call you Madala|author=Mabasa, Clifton|date=19 August 2024|publisher=Goal|access-date=3 October 2024}}</ref>
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