Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro says the genetic make-up of Deon Hotto enables him to be consistent and feature in nearly every game for club and country.
Hotto, 34, has been one of the stadnout performer for Pirates who are on course to win four trophies this season, having already wrapped up the MTN8.
This after coming off the back of an Africa Cup of Nations tournament with Namibia last year – Hotto has barely had a moment to rest.
He’s already featured 197 times for the Buccaneers and missed only one out of 36 games fro club and country in the 2024/25 season thus far.
“We have many players with fantastic genetic and conditional capacities, Deon is one of them. Everybody can see it obviously,” he said when asked by iDiski Times about Hotto.
“It’s not only his capacity to run fast, it’s his capacity to repeat those runs again and again. To play 90 minutes every two to three days.
“He’s supposed to be 35… Professionally, Deon knows how to take care of himself. His life is fully dedicated to the game and that’s why hopefully he can continue in this level in a very long period.
“Like I said, he’s not the only case but probably one of the cases who is calling our attention.”
Hotto has scored six goals with seven assists in 31 games for Pirates this season, featuring as a predominantly as a left-back.
