| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sphephelo S'Miso Sithole [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 March 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | 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* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | 
| 2019–2023 | B-SAD | 71 | (0) | 
| 2023– | Tondela | 27 | (3) | 
| 2024–2025 | → Gil Vicente (loan) | 2 | (0) | 
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | South Africa under-17 | ||
| 2022– | South Africa | 20 | (0) | 
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 September 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.
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]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | 
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2022 | 3 | 0 | 
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 11 | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 0 | |
South Africa