Siphelele Mthembu

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Siphelele Mthembu
Personal information
Full name Siphelele Promise Mthembu
Date of birth (1987-08-15) 15 August 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Melmoth, South Africa
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Baroka
Youth career
Classic FC
Maritzburg City
2008 Kaizer Chiefs
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2011 Orlando Pirates 36 (4)
2010–2011 → Bloemfontein Celtic (loan) 18 (6)
2012 Golden Arrows 1 (0)
2012–2014 Platinum Stars 43 (10)
2014–2016 Kaizer Chiefs 27 (1)
2017–2018 Free State Stars 10 (2)
2018–2020 Cape Town City 34 (8)
2020–2022 AmaZulu 42 (2)
2022–2024 Pretoria Callies 42 (15)
2024– Baroka 9 (1)
International career
2013–2014 South Africa 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 November 2024

Siphelele Mthembu (born 15 August 1987) is a South African football player who plays as a striker for Baroka.

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Early career

Mthembu joined the Kaizer Chiefs reserve team from Maritzburg City in 2008. In the 2007–08 season, Mthembu scored 25 goals in the KZN stream of the Vodacom League. [1]

Club career

He made his pre-season debut on 26 July 2008 in a 4–0 loss to Manchester United with Ryan Giggs, Wayne Rooney, Fraizer Campbell and Tom Cleverley. Mthembu came in for Gert Schalkwyk. came close to scoring after slotting the ball past Tomasz Kuszczak but was cleared off the line by Nemanja Vidic. [2] Mthembu had to sign for Orlando Pirates after management won a legal argument that his services belonged to the club. Mthembu failed to live up to expectations with the Buccaneers with not much playing time on offering. He had short stints with Bloemfontein Celtic and Golden Arrows, before moving to Dikwena at the start of 2012–13. [3] He scored 4 goals in 9 league starts in his first season. By the end of his spell he had 10 goals in 30 league starts. [4]

Kaizer Chiefs

Mthembu made his debut on 13 August 2014 after joining in July against Mpumalanga Black Aces winning 2–1. [5] He scored his first Chiefs goal on 6 December 2014 in a 2–0 win over Orlando Pirates. [6] Mthembu scored a usual hat-trick against EduSports on 21 February 2015, scoring all with his head at FNB Stadium. [7]

Cape Town City

He joined Cape Town City in summer 2018 on a one-year contract with an option for a further year. [8]

AmaZulu

After joining the club on a trial period in September 2020, [9] he joined AmaZulu in October 2020. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Editotial — Siphelele Mthembu". goal.com. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  2. ↑ "United win vodacom challenge". kickoff.com. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  3. ↑ "Siphele mthembu has already played for kaizer chiefs". soccerladuma.co.za. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  4. ↑ Mbambo, Nonkululeko. "Siphelele Mthembu". football.com. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  5. ↑ "Siphelele Mthembu". Football.com. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  6. ↑ "Soweto Derby". Kickoff.com. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  7. ↑ "Kaizer chiefs vs Edu sport — Nedbank Cup Report". kickoff.com. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  8. ↑ "Cape Town City sign Siphelele Mthembu in the hunt for more goals". www.iol.co.za.
  9. ↑ "Siphelele Mthembu on trial with AmaZulu". Kick Off. 28 September 2020.
  10. ↑ "AmaZulu bolster squad with the addition of five experienced campaigners". www.iol.co.za.
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