Sphephelo Sithole

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Sphephelo Sithole
Personal information
Full name Sphephelo S'Miso Sithole [1]
Born (1999-03-03) 3 March 1999 (age 26)
Ulundi, South Africa
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Tondela
Number 15
Youth career
2016–2017 KZN Academy
2017–2018 Sporting
2018–2019 Vitória Setúbal
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2023 B-SAD 71 (0)
2023– Tondela 23 (2)
2024–2025 → Gil Vicente (loan) 2 (0)
International career‡
2015–? South Africa under-17 11 (0)
2022– South Africa 20 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 August 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 September 2024

Sphephelo S'Miso "Yaya" Sithole (born 3 March 1999) is a South African professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga Portugal club CD Tondela and the South Africa national team.

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Professional career

Sithole made his professional debut with B-SAD in a 1–1 Primeira Liga tie with Braga on 15 July 2020. [2]

On 11 July 2023, following B-SAD's relegation from the Liga Portugal 2, Sithole signed a two-year contract with Tondela. [3]

On 22 July 2024, Sithole joined Primeira Liga club Gil Vicente on a season-long loan deal with the option to purchase. [4]

International career

International

As of match played 10 September 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
South Africa 202230
202360
2024110
Total200

Honours

South Africa

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Chile 2015 List of Players: South Africa" (PDF). fifadata.com. FIFA. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 November 2019.
  2. ↑ "Sporting Braga vs. Belenenses – 15 July 2020 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  3. ↑ "Oficial: Sithole contratado à B SAD (Tondela)" [Official: Sithole signed from B SAD (Tondela)]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "YAYA SITHOLE É GALO E JÁ SE JUNTOU AO GRUPO" [YAYA SITHOLE IS A GALO AND HAS ALREADY JOINED THE GROUP]. gilvicentefc.pt (in Portuguese). 22 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  5. ↑ Edwards, Piers (10 February 2024). "South Africa 0–0 DR Congo". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
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