Lehlohonolo Seema

Lehlohonolo Seema

Personal information
Full name	Lehlohonolo Simon Seema
Date of birth	(1980-06-09) 9 June 1980 (age 45)
Place of birth	Mafeteng, Lesotho
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994	Chelsea Maseru	26	(2)
1995–1997	Matlama Maseru	47	(3)
1997–1998	Bantu United	26	(0)
1998–2006	Bloemfontein Celtic	113	(8)
2006–2011	Orlando Pirates	63	(1)
2010	→ Mpumalanga Black Aces (loan)	1	(0)
International career
1998–2008	Lesotho [1]	23	(2)
Managerial career
2016–2017	Bloemfontein Celtic
2018–2020	Bloemfontein Celtic
2020	Chippa United
2021	Black Leopards
2021	Chippa United
2021–2022	Lamontville Golden Arrows
2023	Polokwane City
2023–2025	Sekhukhune United [2] [3]
2025–	Siwelele
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lehlohonolo Seema (born 9 June 1980) is a retired Mosotho footballer who played as a defender and midfielder. He began his coaching career at Bloemfontein Celtic where he was Assistant Manager in 2013. He went on to manage Black Leopards, Lamontville Golden Arrows, Chippa United, Polokwane City and Sekhukhune United in the South African Premiership.

Career

Joining South African team Bloemfontein Celtic in the 1998/99 season, he moved to Orlando Pirates in 2006. Having previously captained Bloemfontein Celtic, ^[4] he was a captain of Orlando Pirates and retired from the club on 1 July 2011. ^[5]

International career

The star of the Lesotho national team, Seema was their only player who in 2003 played club football abroad. In 2001, he scored the winning goal from a penalty kick in the 87th minute of an African Cup of Nations qualifier versus Zimbabwe in Bulawayo to give Lesotho a famous victory.

Coaching career

Two weeks after being dismissed by Sekhukhune United in March 2025, Seema helped Lesotho club Bantu FC to the People's Cup. ^{[6] [7]}

In July 2025, Seema took charge of newly-formed Siwelele. ^[8]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year ^[9]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Lesotho	1998	4	1
	1999	2	0
	2000	7	0
	2001	2	1
	2002	1	0
	2003	4	0
	2004	1	0
	2006	5	1
	2007	4	0
	2008	5	1
Total		35	4

Scores and results list Lesotho's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Seema goal.

List of international goals scored by Lehlohonolo Seema

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	2 August 1998	Setsoto Stadium, Maseru, Lesotho	Mauritius	1–1	1–1	2000 Africa Cup of Nations qualification	[10]
2	14 January 2001	Barbourfields Stadium, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe	2–1	2–1	2002 Africa Cup of Nations qualification	[11]
3	16 April 2006	Setsoto Stadium, Maseru, Lesotho	Swaziland	1–2	2–2	Friendly	[12]
4	8 June 2008	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa	Ghana	2–3	2–3	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification	[13]

References

1. Lehlohonolo Seema at National-Football-Teams.com
2. "Lehlohonolo Seema: Sekhukhune United appoint former Orlando Pirates captain as their new coach replacing Truter". www.goal.com. 20 November 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
3. Rabothe, Tshepo (6 March 2025). "Sekhukhune United show Seema exit door". FARPost. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
4. Jonty, Mark (13 September 2004). "Money does buy happiness". IOL. Retrieved 22 December 2006.
5. Nkareng, Matshe (6 December 2006). "Bucs duo in trouble again". IOL. Retrieved 22 December 2006.
6. Raophala, Mauwane (17 March 2025). "Lehlohonolo Seema lifts trophy with Lesotho side". FARPost. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
7. Dube, Mthokozisi (30 April 2025). "Lesotho club clarifies confusion around Seema's role". FARPost. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
8. "Seema: I Was More Worried About Time When I Got Here". Soccer Laduma. 6 August 2025. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
9. "Lehlohonolo Seema". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
10. "Lesotho vs. Mauritius". National Football Teams. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
11. "Zimbabwe vs. Lesotho". National Football Teams. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
12. "Lesotho vs. Swaziland". National Football Teams. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
13. "Lesotho vs. Ghana". National Football Teams. Retrieved 3 January 2025.