Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lehlohonolo Simon Seema | ||
Date of birth | 9 June 1980 | ||
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 | ||
2023–2024 | Sekhukhune United | ||
2024– | Sekhukhune United | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Lehlohonolo Seema (born 9 June 1980) is a Mosotho retired 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 and Polokwane City in the South African Premier Soccer League. He is currently the manager of Sekhukhune United in the South African Premier Soccer League where he was appointed on 15 August 2024. [2]
Joining South African team Bloemfontein Celtic in the 1998/99 season, he moved to Orlando Pirates in 2006. Having previously captained Bloemfontein Celtic, [3] he was a captain of Orlando Pirates and retired from the club on 1 July 2011. [4]
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.
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