Gerald Sithole

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Gerald Sithole
Personal information
Full name Gerald Albert Sithole [1]
Date of birth (2002-12-28) 28 December 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Ashford, Kent, England [2]
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [3]
Position(s) Winger, striker
Team information
Current team
 Chorley
(on loan from Bolton Wanderers)
Youth career
0000–2021 Gillingham
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2022 Gillingham 16 (0)
2022– Bolton Wanderers 0 (0)
2023 → Altrincham (loan) 4 (0)
2024 → Chorley (loan) 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:30, 23 April 2024 (UTC)

Gerald Albert Sithole (born 28 December 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger or striker for Chorley on loan from Bolton Wanderers.

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Career

Having come through Gillingham's youth set-up, he signed his first professional contract with the club on 17 April 2021, hours before being named on the first-team bench for their match against Oxford United. [4] He made his league debut for the club on 24 April 2021 as an 88th-minute substitute in a 2–2 draw with Northampton Town. [5] [6] He made his first appearance of the 2021–22 season on 7 August 2021 in a 1–1 draw with Lincoln City, before scoring the first goal of his career three days later with the opening goal of a 2–2 draw with Crawley Town in the EFL Cup. [7] Following the club's relegation to League Two, Sithole was released by the club at the end of the 2021–22 season. [8]

On 24 June 2022 it was announced that he had signed for League One side Bolton Wanderers, and would feature initially for its B team. [9] He missed eight months of the 2022–23 due to a knee injury. [10]

On 21 September 2023, Sithole joined National League club Altrincham on an initial one-month loan. [11] In March 2024, he joined Chorley on loan for the remainder of the season. [12]

Style of play

Sithole can play as a winger or as a striker. [4]

Career statistics

As of match played 13 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Gillingham 2020–21 [6] EFL League One 1000000010
2021–22 [7] 15021113 [lower-alpha 1] 0212
Total160211130222
Bolton Wanderers 2022–23 [13] EFL League One0000000000
2023–24 [14] 0000000000
Total0000000000
Altrincham (loan) 2023–24 [14] National League 4000—0040
Chorley (loan) 2023–24 [15] National League North 3000—0030
Career total230211130292
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

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References

  1. ↑ "Club list of registered players: As at 23rd June 2020: Gillingham" (PDF). 23 June 2020. p. 39. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  2. ↑ https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/20234314., Bolton Wanderers sign ex-Gillingham winger Gerald Sithole for their B Team, The Bolton News, 24 June 2022
  3. ↑ Gerald Sithole at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  4. 1 2 Cawdell, Luke (17 April 2021). "Gillingham hand youth player Gerald Sithole a professional contract and a place on the bench at Oxford United". Kent Online. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  5. ↑ "Gaffer at the Weekend". gillinghamfootballclub.com. Gillingham F.C. 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  6. 1 2 "Games played by Gerald Sithole in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  7. 1 2 "Games played by Gerald Sithole in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "Retained list confirmed". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  9. ↑ "Whites Add To B Team Striking Strength". www.bwfc.co.uk. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  10. ↑ The Bolton News: "Bolton Wanderers prospect Gez Sithole on Altrincham loan"
  11. ↑ SITHOLE SECURES LOAN MOVE
  12. ↑ "New Signing | Gerald Sithole". www.chorleyfc.com. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Gerald Sithole in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  14. 1 2 "Games played by Gerald Sithole in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  15. ↑ "England - G. Sithole - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.


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