Letsie Koapeng

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Letsie Koapeng
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-01-12) 12 January 1992 (age 33)
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Bidvest Wits
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2013 Bidvest Wits 27 (2)
2011Bay United (loan)
2013Bloemfontein Celtic (loan) 6 (0)
2014Chippa United (loan) 6 (2)
2014–2016 Orlando Pirates 1 (0)
2015Royal Eagles (loan)
2016–2017 Stellenbosch 12 (4)
2017 Cape Town City 13 (2)
2018 Platinum Stars 11 (2)
2018–2019 Cape Umoya United 16 (2)
2021 Jomo Cosmos 9 (0)
2021–2023 Marumo Gallants 29 (3)
2023–2014 Richards Bay 7 (1)
2024 Moroka Swallows 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 February 2025

Letsie Koapeng (born 12 January 1992) is a South African soccer player who played as a forward for eight different clubs in the South African Premier Division.

Career

Koapeng spent his early career in the Bidvest Wits, making his first-tier debut in the 2010–11 South African Premier Division for Santos. [1] For the 2013–14 season, he went on loan to Bloemfontein Celtic, but did not break into the team. [2] He also spent time on loan at Chippa United before being released by Bidvest Wits in the summer of 2014. He subsequently trained with Mpumalanga Black Aces, [3] but ended up joining one of South Africa's biggest clubs, Orlando Pirates. [4]

He mostly played in the Diski Challenge Shield for the Buccaneers, and was also loaned out to the Royal Eagles for a two-month duration. In the summer of 2016, he trained with Cape Town City and Cape Town All Stars before being released by Orlando Pirates in September. [5] [6]

In the 2016–17 season, he first went to Stellenbosch before moving to Cape Town City in the 2017 winter transfer window. [7] The Citizens' manager Eric Tinkler had previously brought Koapeng into the Bidvest Wits academy, and was also behind Koapeng's earlier transfer to Stellenbosch. [8] He joined Platinum Stars in the 2017–18 season, but experienced relegation with that club. [9] [10] [11] He played the next season for Cape Umoya United. Being a free agent in 2019, he trained with Moroka Swallows. [12] In 2021 he went from Jomo Cosmos to Marumo Gallants. [13] He was thus part of Marumo Gallants' run in CAF competitions. [1] Koapeng then began the 2023–24 season with Richards Bay, but in the winter window of 2024 he signed for Moroka Swallows, who completely rebuilt their squad. [14]

References

  1. 1 2 Letsie Koapeng at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  2. Adam, Lunga (15 November 2013). "Koapeng Back To Wits?". Soccer Laduma. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  3. "Letsie Koapeng Is Currently Training With Mpumalanga Black Aces". Soccer Laduma. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  4. Fakude, Ernest (17 September 2014). "Letsie Koapeng signs for Orlando Pirates". Kick Off. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  5. Moyo, Lovemore (15 August 2016). "Letsie Koapeng set to join FC Cape Town on loan from Orlando Pirates". Kick Off. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  6. Moyo, Lovemore (2 September 2016). "Orlando Pirates cuts ties with Letsie Koapeng". Kick Off. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  7. Said, Nick (31 January 2017). "Cape Town City sign former Orlando Pirates winger". Times Live. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  8. De Dominicis, Fabio (10 February 2017). "Eric Tinkler backing for Letsie Koapeng". Kick Off. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  9. "Relegated Platinum Stars aiming to go out on a high". IOL. African News Agency. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  10. Ndebele, Sihle (25 May 2018). "We'll fight like soldiers - says Platinum Stars' Letsie". Sowetan Live. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  11. "Letsie Koapeng hoping for the best with Platinum Stars in promotion-relegation play-offs". Kick Off. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  12. "Letsie Koapeng Has Surfaced At Swallows FC". Soccer Laduma. 17 November 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  13. Lambley, Garrin (30 August 2021). "Marumo Gallants transfer talk: TWO former Orlando Pirates players sign!". The South African. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  14. Makhaya, Ernest (12 February 2024). "Moroka Swallows sign THREE ex-Orlando Pirates stars and more". The South African. Retrieved 24 February 2025.