Siyabonga Ngezana

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Siyabonga Ngezana
Siyabonga Ngezana - 3 July 2023 (cropped).jpg
Ngezana with FCSB in 2023
Personal information
Full name Siyabonga Ngezana
Date of birth (1997-07-15) 15 July 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth Sebokeng, South Africa [1]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 FCSB
Number 30
Youth career
Orlando Pirates
–2017 Kaizer Chiefs
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2023 Kaizer Chiefs 95 (6)
2023– FCSB 64 (1)
International career‡
2017 South Africa U20 1 (0)
2019 South Africa U23 4 (0)
2018– South Africa 10 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
U-23 Africa Cup of Nations
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Egypt U-23 Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 October 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 September 2025

Siyabonga Ngezana (born 15 July 1997) is a South African professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga I club FCSB and the South Africa national team. [2] [1]

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In November 2023, The South African awarded Ngezana the award for the Best South African Footballer In Europe. [3]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 October 2025 [2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kaizer Chiefs 2017–18 South African Premiership 1510030——181
2018–19 South African Premiership1220020003 [c] 0172
2019–20 South African Premiership810000——81
2020–21 South African Premiership26000—13 [d] 02 [c] 0410
2021–22 South African Premiership15010——00160
2022–23 South African Premiership19240——00232
Total9565050130501236
FCSB 2023–24 Liga I 30011—00—311
2024–25 Liga I23110—16 [e] 01 [f] 0411
2025–26 Liga I11000—9 [g] 01 [f] 0210
Total64121—25020932
Career total15977150380702168
  1. ↑ Includes Nedbank Cup, Cupa României
  2. ↑ Includes Carling Knockout Cup
  3. 1 2 Appearances in MTN 8
  4. ↑ Appearances in CAF Champions League
  5. ↑ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, eleven appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. 1 2 Appearance in Supercupa României
  7. ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of matches played on 9 September 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
South Africa 201820
202450
202530
Total100

Honours

Kaizer Chiefs

FCSB [2]

South Africa U23

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 Siyabonga Ngezana at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. 1 2 3 Siyabonga Ngezana at Soccerway . Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "Former Kaizer Chiefs star wins best player award in Europe". thesouthafrican.com. 2 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "SUPERLIGA – Echipa sezonului 2024-2025". lpf.ro.
  5. ↑ "Former Kaizer Chiefs defender Siyabonga Ngezana wins major award in Romania | Goal.com South Africa". www.goal.com. 11 December 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
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