Kaizer Chiefs have officially confirmed that the club has parted ways with defender Mario Booysen.

The 30-year-old arrived at Naturena at the beginning of the 2018-19 season after joining from Ajax Cape Town.

The former Mamelodi Sundowns defender became the tenth player to leave the club after mutual termination of his contract.

Booysen, who made just 14 appearances in all competitions for Amakhosi, had signed a deal that would have run until June 2020. However, the club revealed that discussions leading to the two parties parting ways had begun long before the announcement was made.

He joins Gustavo Paez, Ryan Moon, Virgil Vries, Hendrick Ekstein and Bhongolwethu Jayiya, who were also released by Chiefs ahead of the 2019-20 season.

Amakhosi released the following statement on  Booysen’s departure:

‘Kaizer Chiefs would like to confirm the termination of contract by mutual consent of defender Mario Booysen.

‘The discussions for the termination of contract took place at the end of the 2018-19 season and was now finalised accordingly. Booysen arrived at Chiefs in August 2018.

‘Booysen is the tenth player to exit Amakhosi’s camp. His departure is part of the process of change that the club earlier started to embark on.

‘The club wishes to thank Booysen for his contribution and wish him all the best in his future endeavours.’