Gape Moralo

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Gape Moralo
Personal information
Full name Gape Trevor Moralo
Date of birth (2000-02-06) 6 February 2000 (age 24)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
SuperSport United
Number 38
Youth career
2018–2020 SuperSport United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020– SuperSport United 25 (1)
International career
South Africa U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 July 2024

Gape Trevor Moralo (born 6 February 2000) is a South African soccer player who plays as a midfielder for SuperSport United in the South African Premier Division.

In 2018, Moralo joined the SuperSport United academy from the School of Excellence in Elandsfontein.[ disambiguation needed ] He played for the reserve team in the Diski Challenge Shield, and played for South Africa U20. Moralo was brought into SuperSport United's first-team squad in August 2020. He was a replacement for Dean Furman in the postponed closing stages of the 2019-20 South African Premier Division. [1]

Moralo made his SuperSport United debut in 2020, but up until 2023, Moralo started 48 games on the bench, seeing only a few minutes of game time. [2] Moralo still played games for the Diski Challenge side. [3] He was also a candidate for going out on loan. [4]

He started his first games in 2023 and was also a substitute in a victory over Kaizer Chiefs. Moralo thus signed a new contract. [5] He also played continental football in the 2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup group stage, but SuperSport United were eliminated. [6] He scored his first league goal against Orlando Pirates in May 2024. [7] He signed a new contract after the season, spanning two years. [8]

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