Thabo Cele
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Cele with Fakel Voronezh in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 January 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | KwaMashu, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kaizer Chiefs | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| 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) |
| 2023–2025 | Fakel Voronezh | 18 | (0) |
| 2025– | Kaizer Chiefs | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | South Africa U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | South Africa U23 | 6 | (0) |
| 2017– | South Africa | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 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 footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kaizer Chiefs.
Career
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.
In 2018, he signed for Cova da Piedade in the Portuguese second division.
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] In January 2025, Cele left Fakel by mutual consent.[5]
On 27 January 2025, Cele signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Kaizer Chiefs.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 9 November 2024
| 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 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 18 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 165 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 9 | ||
References
- ^ a b Thabo Cele at Soccerway
- ^ Carlos Catalino: «Benfica está entusiasmado com Thabo Cele». futebol365.pt.
- ^ "Thabo Cele w Radomiaku!" (in Polish). Radomiak Radom. 12 October 2021.
- ^ "Табо Селе – игрок "Факела"" (in Russian). FC Fakel Voronezh. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ "Табо Селе покидает «Факел»" (in Russian). FC Fakel Voronezh. 21 January 2025.
- ^ "Chiefs strengthen squad with signing of Cele". Kaizer Chiefs F.C. 27 January 2025.
External links
- Thabo Cele at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Thabo Cele at National-Football-Teams.com