Katleho Makateng

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Katleho Makateng
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-09-20) 20 September 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Pitseng, Lesotho [1]
Position(s) Centre-forward
Team information
Current team
 Richards Bay
Number 27
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2020 Litšilo
2020–2022 Lesotho Defence Force 30 (20)
2022– Richards Bay 20 (0)
International career‡
2022– Lesotho 17 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 April 2024

Katleho Makateng (born 20 September 1998) is a Mosotho footballer who currently plays for South African Premier Division club Richards Bay and the Lesotho national team. [2]

Contents

Club career

Makateng began his career with local Pitseng side Litšilo FC of the second division. [3] He signed for a club in the Lesotho Premier League for the first time before the 2020–21 season, joining Lesotho Defence Force FC. [1] During his first season in the league, following the COVID-19 pandemic, he scored 20 goals to win the golden boot award and break the previous single-season goal record of 18 held by Mojela Letsie and Motebang Sera. [3] Following the season, he then received the Players’ Player of the Year, Young Player of the Season, and Player of the Season awards at the annual league award ceremony, in additional to the top scorer award. [4]

In July 2022 it was reported that Makateng was a transfer target of newly-promoted Richards Bay F.C. and Kaizer Chiefs F.C. of the South African Premier Division. [5] [6] Later that month Richards Bay officially announced his signing. [7] He reportedly joined the club on a two-year deal after Lesotho Defense Force reached an agreement on a transfer fee. [6] After missing the opening match of the season while his paperwork was finalized, Makteng made his league debut and played the first seventy minutes of a 0–0 draw with Marumo Gallants F.C. on matchday two. [8]

International career

Makateng was part of Lesotho's under-20 squad that made it to the final of the 2017 COSAFA U-20 Cup before ultimately falling to South Africa. [9] He made his senior international debut on 8 March 2022 in a warm-up friendly against Eswatini as part of preparation for 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification. He went on to appear in both of Lesotho's Preliminary Round matches against the Seychelles and scored his first two senior international goals in the second fixture as Lesotho advanced to the Group Stage. [10] Makteng was then named to Lesotho's squad for the 2022 COSAFA Cup in July of that year. [11] In Lesotho's opening match he scored his country's game-winning goal against Malawi in the 2–1 upset victory. [12]

International goals

Scores and results list Lesotho's goal tally first. [2]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.27 March 2022 Dobsonville Stadium, Soweto, South Africa Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 1–0
3–1
 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2.3–1
3.6 July 2022 King Zwelithini Stadium, Durban, South Africa Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 2–0
2–1
 2022 COSAFA Cup
Last updated 6 July 2022

International career statistics

As of match played 24 March 2024 [2]
Lesotho national team
YearAppsGoals
202273
202360
202440
Total173

Personal

Makateng was born and raised in Pitseng in the Leribe District. [1] He is an officer in the Lesotho Defence Force.[ citation needed ]

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