Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Siyabonga Ngezana | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 15 July 1997 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Sebokeng, South Africa [1] | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | FCSB | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 30 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
Orlando Pirates | |||||||||||||||||
–2017 | Kaizer Chiefs | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2017–2023 | Kaizer Chiefs | 95 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
2023– | FCSB | 35 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2017 | South Africa U20 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2019 | South Africa U23 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2018– | South Africa | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2024 |
Siyabonga Ngezana (born 15 July 1997) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Liga I club FCSB and the South Africa national team. [2] [1]
In November 2023, The South African awarded Ngezana the award for the Best South African Footballer In Europe. [3]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Kaizer Chiefs | 2017–18 | South African Premier Division | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1 | |||
2018–19 | South African Premier Division | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 2 | ||
2019–20 | South African Premier Division | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||||
2020–21 | South African Premier Division | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 0 | |||
2021–22 | South African Premier Division | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||||
2022–23 | South African Premier Division | 19 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | ||||
Total | 95 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 123 | 6 | |||
FCSB | 2023–24 | Liga I | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | |||
2024–25 | Liga I | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |||
Total | 35 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 2 | ||||
Career total | 130 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 167 | 8 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
South Africa | 2018 | 2 | 0 |
2024 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 4 | 0 |
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