South African soccer player
Ashley Cupido (born 5 May 2001) is a South African soccer player who plays as a forward for Cape Town Spurs in the South African Premier Division.[2]
He won a senior contract with Ajax Cape Town, as the club was named at the time, in 2020.[3] As the club severed ties with Ajax AFC and became Cape Town Spurs, Cupido established himself in the first team that avoided relegation to the Second Division[4] in both 2020–21 and 2022–22 and eventually contended for promotion to the Premier Division.
When Cupido scored double digits in the 2022-23 National First Division, there were rumours about joining a bigger team, whereas Cape Town Spurs would rather sell the player to Europe on a future date.[5] Transfer rumours continued after the "Urban Warriors" were promoted to the 2023-24 South African Premier Division, and were only mitigated by the Cape Town Spurs being relegated at the end of the season.
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Cupido was capped for the first time in 2022, playing in a 2022 African Nations Championship qualification match against the Comoros.[9] He was later called up for the 2024 COSAFA Cup,[10] and featured in the first match against Mozambique.
One of Cupido's strengths is his top speed.[11]
References
- ^ Ashley Cupido at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Ashley Cupido at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ Jones, Seraj (19 June 2020). "Senior kontrak vir Cupido is 'life-changing'" (in Afrikaans). Die Son. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ Mbebe, Sizwe (1 February 2023). "Month of Cupido: Spurs star is shooting allies in his sight". Daily Voice. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ Kohler, Lorenz (1 March 2023). "Chiefs, Pirates & Downs Interest In SA Sensation Clarified". iDiski Times. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ Gibbs, Herman (22 December 2023). "Cape Town Spurs' Ashley Cupido can put himself on Orlando Pirates Christmas list". IOL. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ Madyira, Michael (20 June 2024). "Why Cape Town Spurs' Ashley Cupido is on the transfer radar of Kaizer Chiefs, Orlando Pirates & Mamelodi Sundowns". Goal. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ Fakude, Ernest (23 May 2024). "EXCLUSIVE: Cape Town Spurs striker puts in transfer request". Kick Off. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ Dindi, Sithembiso (30 July 2022). "Bafana one step away from qualifying for Chan". Sunday Times. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "Mkhalele names final Bafana selection for Cosafa Cup". Super Sport. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ Benjamin, Junaid (18 April 2024). "PSL star that is faster than EPL big names". Kick Off. Retrieved 28 June 2024.