Reyaad Pieterse

Reyaad Pieterse (born 17 February 1992) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier Soccer League side Mamelodi Sundowns. He was capped seven times for the South Africa national soccer team. Quotes I always give myself as long as it takes, especially when a guy that’s playing ahead of me is doing well, says Pieterse, who had a busy Saturday night at the Peter Mokaba Stadium with Matsatsantsa going down 2-1 to Cape Town City in the Telkom Knockout final. When it comes to these kinds of things, you just have to be patient and wait your turn and that is the beauty of being a goalkeeper you wait your turn and work hard. He has been helping and guiding each and everyone of us and that is important for us. We want to build the momentum and keep getting better. Reyaad Pieterse: He is a keeper!, September 2017,IOL by Mazola Molefe Obviously it gets a bit challenging, but the Almighty carries you through, I can only talk from my personal experience, but the Almighty carries me through the difficult and challenging times. It does get tough, especially in terms of the conditions - like we’re travelling to Angola now - but for me this month is the best time. I feel like I’m on another level spiritually. I'm connected, you know, I'm in tune with what I need to do and I feel like I am at peace. I actually really look forward to Ramadan because it helps me get to where I want to be spiritually. To be honest … For me it's not about number one or number two … In the beginning, when I was out of the side completely, I just thought to myself I just need to work hard. You know, because Dennis and Kennedy, having the experience that they have, and us as the younger ones, learning from the likes of Dennis and Kennedy's is a dream come true At Sundowns it's so difficult because in each position you've got about three or four international players in each position. You can't afford to be taking your foot off the pedal, which makes it very difficult. Basically, you can't have an off day. And whoever gets given the opportunity grabs with both hands because you know that if you don't, there's two or three other guys that want the same position as you. It's healthy competition It's obviously been working for us and it's very good for the team. About the number one jersey … no position is guaranteed. So, personally whenever I get given the opportunity I just want to grab it with both hands and do the best that I can do to help my teammates It’s very intimidating, especially playing in north Africa. In fact, it’s a little bit daunting, especially if it's the first time you go there. It's not easy going to north Africa because they come out in numbers. The stadiums are always packed before the game even starts Even if you go into west Africa, when you come there, you feel the hostility on the bus. it’s the first time in history that Al Ahly have been beaten at home and that's a big bonus for us, but obviously the job's not finished. I believe with this team if we keep our feet firmly on the ground, we can achieve a lot of things, especially with the technical team that we've got as well with the players We know that we've got a big mountain to climb. There's a lot of errors that we need to rectify. And I feel like once we get that going, we will be very difficult to stop. WATCH: How Mamelodi Sundowns’ Reyaad Pieterse maintains peak performance during Ramadan, September 2022, IOL,by Zaahier Adams External links Category:1992 births Category:Soccer players from South Africa Category:Living people