Isaac Shai

{{short description|South African soccer player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}} {{Use South African English|date=May 2019}} {{BLP sources|date=April 2013}}

{{Infobox football biography | name = Isaac Shai | image = | caption = | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|2|26|df=y}} | birth_place = Boksburg, Gauteng, South Africa | height = | position = Midfielder | years1 = 1992–2004 | clubs1 = Mamelodi Sundowns | caps1 = 315 | goals1 = 46 | nationalyears1 = 1997–2002 | nationalteam1 = South Africa | nationalcaps1 = 7 | nationalgoals1 = 0 }} '''Isaac Shai''' (born 26 February 1971) is a South African former footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a midfielder. Shai played club football for Mamelodi Sundowns; he also earned seven caps for the South African national side between 1997 and 2002.<ref>{{NFT player|pid=13355}}</ref>

==Personal life== His son Siyabulela Shai became a soccer player as well.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.news24.com/news24/fame-runs-in-the-family-for-these-cubs-20150429|title=Fame runs in the family for these cubs|date=30 April 2011|author=|publisher=News 24|access-date=22 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.snl24.com/soccerladuma/local/premiership/mamelodi-sundowns/isaac-shai-on-his-son-challenges-faced-by-the-current-generation-20240227|title= Isaac On Son: 'The Challenge With The Current Generation'|date=27 February 2024|author=Qina, Masebe|publisher=Soccer Laduma|access-date=22 March 2024}}</ref>

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Shai, Isaac}} Category:1971 births Category:Living people Category:South African men's soccer players Category:South Africa men's international soccer players Category:2000 African Cup of Nations players Category:Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. players Category:Men's association football midfielders