Paseka Sekese

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Paseka Sekese
Personal information
Full namePaseka Patrick Sekese
Date of birth (1994-04-01) 1 April 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Welkom, South Africa
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Richards Bay
(on loan from Bidvest Wits)
Number 8
Youth career
2001–2007 Lion Experience
2008–2012 School of Excellence
2013–2015 Bidvest Wits
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015– Bidvest Wits 13 (2)
2016–2017 → Cape Town All Stars (loan) 17 (1)
2017– → Richards Bay (loan) 9 (0)
International career
2015 South Africa U-23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 November 2017

Paseka Sekese (born 1 April 1994) is a South African football (soccer) midfielder who plays for Richards Bay FC on loan from Premier Soccer League club Bidvest Wits FC.

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Early years

Sekese was born on 1 April 1994 in Thabong, Welkom, in the province of the Free State, South Africa. He started his career at the Lion Experience U12's youth academy in 2004. His recognition began when the team won the Welkom District Football Junior League in the 2004–05 season. The defending champions were known as The Experts. [1] The Lion Experience U12 side won the tournament held by the Welkom Football Association and lifted the Woolworths Trophy at Bronville Stadium. The final was between The Experts and Dinonyana, and Sekese was awarded the Man of the Match award. [2] He captained Lion Experience and won the Welkom Clover Danone League. [3]

Club career

Sekese began his career with Transnet School of Excellence in 2007. In 2012, he graduated at the School of Excellence and signed an apprentice contract with Bidvest Wits. [4] Sekese made his debut on 14 February 2015 in a CAF Confederations Cup match against Royal Leopards in a 3–0 win. [5] Sekese scored his first goal for Wits on 6 May 2015 in a 2–1 win over Kaizer Chiefs at FNB Stadium. [6]

International career

He was selected to play for the South Africa U/23 squad in a friendly match in Palestine in March 2015. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Development Team - Paseka Sekese".
  2. ↑ "Young soccer stars perform in Welkom". Vista Newspaper 2005.
  3. ↑ "Team wins league". Vista Newspaper. Thursday 27 April 2006.
  4. ↑ http://www.transnetfoundation.co.za/news/2014/01/07/school-excellence-2013-awards/TransnetFoundation - School of Excellence scoops 2013 awards Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ "Thulani Hlatshwayo suspended for Moroka Swallows clash - News - Kick Off". Archived from the original on 23 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "Sekese: It Was God’s Work". Soccer Laduma, 7 May 2015
  7. ↑ "Da Gama announces SA Under-23 squad". Phakaaathi. The Citizen. 10 March 2015.


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