Kegs Chauke

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Kegs Chauke
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Kegs Chauke pictured during his time at Southampton's academy
Personal information
Full name Kgaogelo Chauke [1]
Date of birth (2003-01-08) 8 January 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth Pretoria, South Africa
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Burton Albion
Number 4
Youth career
–2017 Thatcham Town
2017–2021 Southampton
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2023 Southampton 0 (0)
2022–2023 → Exeter City (loan) 20 (0)
2023– Burton Albion 48 (1)
International career‡
2023 South Africa U23 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 August 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 March 2023

Kgaogelo "Kegs" Chauke (born 8 January 2003) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Burton Albion.

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Club career

Southampton

Having joined Southampton from Thatcham Town in 2017, [2] Chauke signed his first professional contract in January 2020. [3] On 19 January 2021, he made his first professional appearance in a 2–0 victory against Shrewsbury Town in the FA Cup. [4]

Loan to Exeter City

On 26 July 2022, Chauke signed for EFL League One club Exeter City after impressing as a trialist on a season-long loan deal. [5] He made his debut for the club on 6 August 2022 in a 4–0 victory against Port Vale. [6] On 30 August 2022, Chauke scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 home defeat to Newport County. [7]

Burton Albion

On 29 June 2023, Chauke signed a two-year contract with Burton Albion for an undisclosed fee. [8] He made his debut for the club on 9 August 2023 in a 2–0 home defeat against Leicester City in the EFL Cup. [9] During his first season at the club, he made only eight senior appearances. [10] [11]

On 1 January 2025, Chauke scored his first goal for the club in a 2–2 draw against Peterborough United. [12]

On 18 June 2025, Chauke signed a new two-year deal with Burton. [13]

International career

Chauke was born in South Africa and is eligible to represent both South Africa and England internationally. He was named in the England under-18 squad for a training camp in November 2020. [14] In February 2021, Chauke was named in a 78-man preliminary squad representing South Africa at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic games. [15] He was, however, left out of the final squad of 22. [16] He was called up to play for the South Africa U23s for 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches in March 2023. [17]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 April 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Southampton 2020–21 [18] Premier League 0010000010
Exeter City (loan) 2022–23 [19] League One 20010203 [a] 2262
Burton Albion 2023–24 [20] League One5000102 [a] 080
2024–25 [21] League One38110101 [a] 0411
Total431102030491
Career total631304062763
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "SA teen signs 2-year contract with Southampton". News24. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  3. ↑ "Chauke secures pro deal". Southampton FC. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  4. ↑ "Southampton 2–0 Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  5. ↑ "✍️ Kegs Chauke is a Grecian!". www.exetercityfc.co.uk. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  6. ↑ Clark, Daniel (6 August 2022). "Exeter City 4 Port Vale 0 – Grecians run riot in home opener". Devon Live. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  7. ↑ "Match Report: City 1 Newport County 2". Exeter City FC. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  8. ↑ "Brewers sign Kegs Chauke on a two-year deal". Burton Albion FC. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  9. ↑ "Match report – Burton Albion 0–2 Leicester City". Burton Albion FC. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  10. ↑ Crawford, Colston (7 August 2024). "Kegs in from the cold with a real chance now". Staffordshire Live. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  11. ↑ Crawford, Colston (10 September 2024). "Why Bennett and Chauke made the cut for Albion". Derbyshire Live. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  12. ↑ "Burton Albion 2–2 Peterborough United". BBC Sport. 1 January 2025. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  13. ↑ "Kegs Chauke: Burton Albion midfielder signs new two-year contract". BBC Sport. 18 June 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  14. ↑ "Three England Men's development squads will meet for training camps in November". The FA. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  15. ↑ "Safa may have to fight England for services of Southampton teen Kgaogelo Chauke". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  16. ↑ "Football at Olympics Tokyo 2020: Which Premier League stars are heading to the Games?". Sky Sports. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  17. ↑ "Notoane names SA squad for CAF U23 Olympic Qualifiers clash against Congo". SAFA.net. 16 March 2023.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Kegs Chauke in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Kegs Chauke in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Kegs Chauke in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Kegs Chauke in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
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