Thabiso Sesane

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Thabiso Sesane
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-10-30) 30 October 2000 (age 24) [1]
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Orlando Pirates
Number 36
Youth career
–2020 Orlando Pirates
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020- Orlando Pirates 19 (0)
2021-2022 → Jomo Cosmos (loan) 15 (0)
2022-2023 → All Stars FC (loan) 29 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:15 (UTC) 11 December 2024

Thabiso Sesane (born 30 May 2000) is a South African soccer player who plays as a defender for South African Premier Division side Orlando Pirates.

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Club career

From Snake Park in Soweto, he began his career at Orlando Pirates and played with their reserve team Pele Pele in the PSL Reserve League. He plays as a defender. [3] [4]

He was promoted to the Orlando Pirates senior team for the 2020-21 season. In the 2021-22 season he played in the Motsepe Foundation Championship for Jomo Cosmos. The following season he played on-loan at All Stars FC. After returning to Orlando Pirates he helped the club win the 2023–24 Nedbank Cup and the 2024 MTN 8. [5] He also featured for the club in the CAF Champions League. [6]

International career

He was called-up to the South Africa national football team for their 2025 AFCON qualification matches against Congo on 11 and 14 October 2024. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ ". Thabiso Sesane". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  2. ↑ "Thabiso Sesane". Orlando Pirates. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  3. ↑ "Revealed: The French Club Monitoring Sesane". snl24.com. 9 December 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  4. ↑ Mnyandu, Velile (8 October 2024). "Thulani Hlatshwayo, the main inspiration behind Thabiso Sesane's Bafana Bafana call-up". sabcsport. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  5. ↑ Ntshangase, Otis (18 October 2024). "Thabiso Sesane opens up about almost quitting football". farpost.co.za. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  6. ↑ "Ligue 1's Montpellier Eyeing Orlando Pirates' Thabiso Sesane in Relegation Battle". Footboom1.com. 10 December 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  7. ↑ Madlala, Robin-Duke (9 October 2024). "Sesane Aims To Make A Mark With Bafana Bafana". Sportswire. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
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