Grant Kekana

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Grant Kekana
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Kekana (blue shirt, 2023)
Personal information
Full name Gomolemo Grant Kekana
Date of birth (1992-10-31) 31 October 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Polokwane, South Africa
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Mamelodi Sundowns
Number 20
Youth career
University of Pretoria
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
–2010 University of Pretoria
2010–2013 SuperSport United 32 (0)
2013–2015 University of Pretoria 56 (3)
2015–2021 SuperSport United 96 (0)
2021– Mamelodi Sundowns 59 (4)
International career
2021– South Africa 15 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 June 2024

Grant Kekana (born 31 October 1992) is a South African soccer player who plays as a defender for Mamelodi Sundowns in the Premier Soccer League. [1] [2] [3]

Honours

South Africa

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References

  1. Grant Kekana at Soccerway
  2. "MTN Football Page has moved". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  3. "Grant Kekana confirms Mamelodi Sundowns move from SuperSport United | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  4. Edwards, Piers (10 February 2024). "South Africa 0–0 DR Congo". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  5. "Maswanganyi and Williams dominate 2023/24 PSL Awards". www.psl.co.za. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2024.