Rushwin Dortley

{{short description|South African soccer player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}} {{Use South African English|date=May 2019}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Rushwin Dortley | image = | fullname = Rushwin Wayne Dortley | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|5|2|df=y}} | birth_place = Belhar, South Africa | height = 1.92m | position = Defender | currentclub = Kaizer Chiefs | clubnumber = 14 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2020–2024 | clubs1 = Cape Town Spurs | caps1 = 80 | goals1 = 2 | years2 = 2024– | clubs2 = Kaizer Chiefs | caps2 = 18 | goals2 = 0 | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = South Africa U-23 | nationalyears2 = 2024– | nationalteam2 = South Africa | nationalcaps2 = 5 | nationalgoals2 = 1 | club-update = 4 January 2026 | ntupdate = 15:20, 10 September 2024 (UTC) }}

'''Rushwin Dortley''' (born 2 May 2002) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Kaizer Chiefs in the South African Premiership and the South Africa national team.

==Club career== Playing several seasons in the National First Division, Dortley gained national attention when Kaizer Chiefs reportedly bid 3 million rand to sign him. He was an interesting prospect as a left-footed central defender. Following reports that "the player’s representatives have decided to rather secure a move to Europe",<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thesouthafrican.com/sport/soccer/psl-south-africa/kaizer-chiefs-news-psl-transfers-players-rushwin-dortley-cape-town-spurs/|title=Kaizer Chiefs tabled R3 million for Spurs youngster, but…|author=Gwegwe, Siseko|date=26 June 2022|work=The South African|access-date=25 December 2023}}</ref> Dortley went on trial with FC Nordsjælland in the summer of 2022.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thesouthafrican.com/sport/soccer/psl-south-africa/latest-where-has-kaizer-chiefs-target-rushwin-dortley-ended-up-denmark-psl-breaking-amakhosi-naturena-soccer-news/|title=So where has Chiefs ‘target’ Dortley ended up?|author=Lewis, Craig|date=16 July 2022|work=The South African|access-date=25 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.idiskitimes.co.za/featured/chiefs-target-in-denmark/|title=Chiefs Target In Denmark|date=15 July 2022|work=iDiski Times|access-date=25 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thesouthafrican.com/sport/soccer/psl-south-africa/kaizer-chiefs-news-transfers-players-target-returns-to-sa-from-europe-cape-town-spurs-rushwin-dortley-amakhosi-friday-29-july-2022/|title=Early Chiefs target returns to SA from Europe|author=Gwegwe, Siseko|date=29 July 2022|work=The South African|access-date=27 March 2024}}</ref>

==International career== Dortley has captained South Africa U-23.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/sport/soccer/2022-10-31-u23s-lucky-to-get-past-togo-on-away-goals/|title=U23s lucky to get past Togo on away goals|author=Strydom, Marc|date=31 October 2022|work=The Sowetan|access-date=25 December 2023}}</ref> On 26 June 2024, he made his debut for the senior squad in a 2024 COSAFA Cup match, scoring in a 1–1 draw with Mozambique.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cosafa.com/en-fr-pr-honours-even-on-day-one-of-hollywoodbets-cosafa-cup-2024/|title=EN, FR, PR: Honours even on day one of HOLLYWOODBETS COSAFA Cup 2024|website=cosafa.com|date=26 June 2024|accessdate=28 June 2024}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{soccerway|rushwin-wayne-dortley/685674}} *{{worldfootball.net|rushwin-dortley|new_id=pe979146}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dortley, Rushwin}} Category:2002 births Category:Living people Category:South African men's soccer players Category:Men's association football defenders Category:Cape Town Spurs F.C. players Category:Kaizer Chiefs F.C. players Category:National First Division players Category:South African Premier Division players Category:South Africa men's youth international soccer players Category:21st-century South African sportsmen Category:South Africa men's A' international soccer players