Fadlu Davids

Fadlu Davids grew up in Athlone, Cape Town, where he began playing football at a young age. He joined Cape Town Spurs at under-15 and under-17 levels before moving to Saxon Rovers, where he played senior football as a 16-year-old. He also represented the South African U17 national team during this period. At the age of 17, Davids attended trials with English clubs Fulham FC and West Ham United, training with their youth and reserve sides. Unable to secure a work permit, he returned to South Africa and played for six months with Mother City, though the club was relegated. He signed a three-year deal with the Bulgarian club Chernomorets Burgas and left after one season. "The club ran into financial difficulties which saw the foreign players not being paid" said Davids. Again, it was back to South Africa to join Manning Rangers, playing under Clive Barker for one-and-a-half seasons. A groin injury saw him depart Rangers and he played National First Division football for Avendale Athletico and then Vasco Da Gama, where he was top goal scorer and player of the year in his tenure at the club. Silver Stars, which became Platinum Stars, was next on Davids' schedule where he stayed for one-and-a-half seasons, helping the side secure the Telkom Cup. In December 2006, he signed for Maritzburg United, who were battling relegation in the South African Premiership. Although the team was relegated, Davids contributed to their promotion the following season. On 28 June 2008, he scored a…

Maritzburg United

Upon his retirement in January 2012, Davids served as assistant coach to Ernst Middendorp at Maritzburg United. He moved with him to Bloemfontein Celtic when Steve Komphela arrived at United in 2014. After one-and-a-half years, he followed Ernst to Chippa United again for six months. When Middendorp left Martizburg United in 2016, Davids was named interim coach for a third time in his career. His brother, Maahier Davids, was named as his assistant. Upon the arrival of Roger De Sá, Davids resumed his position as Maritzburg's assistant coach. However, only seven games later, he reclaimed his position as interim coach after De Sá's resignation. Davids was caretaker for the rest of the 2016–17 South African Premier Division. On 1 July, Maritzburg United announced that Fadlu Davids would be the permanent coach after a very good performance as caretaker; he was in charge for the final nine games of the season, winning four, drawing three and losing two. Davids first full season as a coach was a success; United were only four points away from securing a spot in the 2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup and they also lost the 2017–18 Nedbank Cup final against Free State Stars, which was their last chance to qualify for the CAF tournament. In the 2018–19 season, Davids team played 15 league games and only won once, and on 24 December, Davids was sacked. He gained a reputation for promoting younger players after creating first team opportunities for the likes of…

Player

Maritzburg United

National First Division: 2007–08 Silver Stars

Telkom Knockout: 2006

Assistant Manager

Orlando Pirates

MTN 8: 2020 Raja CA

Botola Pro: 2023–24 Moroccan Throne Cup: 2023–24; runner-up: 2022–23

Manager

Maritzburg United

Nedbank Cup runner-up: 2017–18 Simba

Tanzanian Premier League runner-up: 2024–25 CAF Confederation Cup runner-up: 2024–25