Asavela Mbekile

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Asavela Mbekile
Personal information
Full name Asavela Shakespeare Mbekile [1]
Date of birth (1986-11-01) 1 November 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth Cape Town, South Africa
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [2]
Position(s) Central midfielder [3]
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2011 Ikapa Sporting
2011–2012 FC Cape Town
2012–2013 Chippa United 7 (0)
2013–2014 Moroka Swallows 24 (0)
2014–2018 Mamelodi Sundowns 31 (1)
2018–2020 Orlando Pirates 10 (0)
2020–2021 Stellenbosch 20 (0)
International career
2014–2017 South Africa 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Asavela Shakespeare Mbekile (born 1 November 1986) is a South African former footballer who played as a central midfielder.

Career

Born in Cape Town, Mbekile has played club football for Ikapa Sporting, FC Cape Town, Chippa United, Moroka Swallows, Mamelodi Sundowns, Orlando Pirates and Stellenbosch. [1] [3] [4]

He made his international debut for South Africa in 2014. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Asavela Mbekile at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  2. "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2016: List of Players: Memelodi Sundowns" (PDF). FIFA. 14 December 2016. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "Asavela Mbekile". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  4. Austin Ditlhobolo (10 June 2018). "Orlando Pirates sign Asavela Mbekile, Vincent Pule deal imminent". Goal.com. Retrieved 11 June 2018.