Thabo Cele
 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 | ||
| 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 | 0 | (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 soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Kaizer Chiefs.
Career
[edit]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] 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
[edit]Club
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]- Thabo Cele at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Thabo Cele at National-Football-Teams.com
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