George Lebese

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George Lebese
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-02-03) 3 February 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Mamelodi, South Africa
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [1]
Position(s) Left winger
Youth career
Jusben
Khona Lapho
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2008 Arcadia Shepherds
2008–2017 Kaizer Chiefs 147 (22)
2017–2019 Sundowns 10 (2)
2019SuperSport United (loan) 7 (0)
2020 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 16 (2)
International career
2011–2015 South Africa 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:34, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

George Lebese (born 3 February 1989) is a South African international footballer who plays as a left winger.

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Club career

Born in Mamelodi, Lebese spent his early career with Jusben, Khona Lapho and Arcadia Shepherds. [2] Lebese joined Kaizer Chiefs ahead of the 2008–09 season. [1] He signed for Mamelodi Sundowns in August 2017. [3] He spent time on loan at Supersport United before being released in September 2019. [4] He moved to American side Colorado Springs Switchbacks for the 2020 season. [5] In March 2021 it was announced that Lebese had left Colorado by mutual consent following the implementation of a COVID-19 related travel ban in the United States, which prevented him from travelling from South Africa. [6]

International career

He received his first call-up to the South African national team in November 2011, [7] making his international debut against Ivory Coast on 11 November 2011. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "George Lebese". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  2. "Keeping in touch with favourite player – George Lebese". Kaizer Chiefs F.C. 29 April 2010. Archived from the original on 8 April 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  3. "George Lebese: Why I left Kaizer Chiefs for Mamelodi Sundowns | Goal.com". goal.com.
  4. "George Lebese now a free agent after Sundowns exit". 3 September 2019.
  5. "George Lebese joins American club Colorado Switchbacks". Kick Off. 20 December 2019.
  6. "Biden travel ban forces ex-Chiefs star George Lebese to cut contract with US club". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  7. "Tottenham's Steven Pienaar recalled by South Africa". BBC Sport. 3 November 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2017.