Thabo Cele

Thabo Cele
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-01-15) 15 January 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth KwaMashu, South Africa
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Fakel Voronezh
Number 5
Youth career
2012-2013 Kwamashu Arsenal
2014–2015 KwaMashu All Stars
2015–2016 KZN Football Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Real 24 (2)
2017–2018 Benfica B 6 (0)
2018 → Real (loan) 14 (1)
2018–2021 Cova da Piedade 70 (5)
2021–2023 Radomiak Radom 33 (0)
2023– Fakel Voronezh 6 (0)
International career‡
2017 South Africa U20 3 (0)
2019–2021 South Africa U23 6 (0)
2017– South Africa 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:55, 14 July 2023 (UTC)

Thabo Cele (born 15 January 1997) is a South African soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Russian Premier League club Fakel Voronezh.

Career

Cele was born in KwaMashu.[1]

In 2016, Cele signed for Portuguese third division side Real S.C. from the KZN Academy in South Africa.[2]

In 2017, he signed for S.L. Benfica, Portugal's most successful club, before returning to Real S.C. on loan.[citation needed]

In 2018, he signed for Cova da Piedade in the Portuguese second division.[citation needed]

On 12 October 2021, after training with the team since September, he joined Polish side Radomiak Radom on a two-year deal.[3]

On 16 August 2023, Cele was transferred to Russian Premier League club Fakel Voronezh.[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 10 March 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Real 2016–17 Campeonato de Portugal 24 2 4 1 0 0 — — 28 3
Benfica B 2017–18 Liga Portugal 2 6 0 — — — — 6 0
Real (loan) 2017–18 Liga Portugal 2 14 1 — — — — 14 1
Cova da Piedade 2018–19 Liga Portugal 2 27 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 2
2019–20 Liga Portugal 2 14 0 0 0 1 0 — — 15 0
2020–21 Liga Portugal 2 29 3 2 0 0 0 — — 31 3
Total 70 5 2 0 1 0 — — 73 5
Radomiak Radom 2021–22 Ekstraklasa 13 0 — — — — 13 0
2022–23 Ekstraklasa 20 0 — — — — 20 0
Total 33 0 — — — — 33 0
Fakel Voronezh 2023–24 Russian Premier League 6 0 4 0 — — — 10 0
Career total 153 8 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 164 8

References

  1. ^ a b Thabo Cele at Soccerway
  2. ^ Carlos Catalino: «Benfica está entusiasmado com Thabo Cele». futebol365.pt.
  3. ^ "Thabo Cele w Radomiaku!" (in Polish). Radomiak Radom. 12 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Табо Селе – игрок «Факела»" (in Russian). FC Fakel Voronezh. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.

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