Junaid Hartley

Junaid Hartley
Personal information
Full name	Junaid Moegemad Hartley
Date of birth	22 June 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth	Cape Town, South Africa
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1994–1995	Wits FC
1997–1998	Vitoria Setubal
1997	RC Lens B
1997–1998	RC Lens
1998–1999	Seven Stars
2000–2001	Orlando Pirates
2001–2002	Moroka Swallows
2002–2003	Ajax Cape Town
2003–2006	Maritzburg United
2006–2007	Sarawak FA
International career‡
1997–1999	South Africa
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 May 2012; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 May 2012

Junaid Hartley (born 22 June 1978) is a South African football (soccer) player.

Career

Hartley turned professional with Wits University at age 16. He moved abroad for spells with Vitória de Setúbal in the Primeira Liga and Lens in Ligue 1. He returned to South Africa where he played for Seven Stars, Orlando Pirates, Moroka Swallows, Ajax Cape Town, Jomo Cosmos and Maritzburg United. Hartley finished his career with Sarawak FA in the Malaysia Super League, and retired after his contract expired in February 2008.^[2]

He is a former South Africa national football team players from 1997–1999, and he also played for South Africa national under-20 football team in 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship in Malaysia.After returning home to South Africa, Hartley became a drug addict and was admitted to a rehab after being on the streets for almost 12 years.^[3]