Thabo Rakhale

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Thabo Rakhale
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-03-20) 20 March 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Vanderbijlpark, South Africa
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
North-West University [1]
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2012 Sivutsa Stars
2012–2017 Orlando Pirates 68 (3)
2012–2013 → Sivutsa Stars (loan) 23 (10)
2013–2014 → Polokwane City (loan) 22 (1)
2017–2020 Chippa United 59 (5)
2020–2021 Tshakuma Tsha Madzivhandila 23 (3)
2021–2022 Sekhukhune United 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 October 2022

Thabo Rakhale (born 20 March 1990) is a South African professional soccer player who last played as a winger for South African club Sekhukhune United.

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Career

Having left Chippa United in the beginning of July 2020 following the expiration of his contract, Rakhale signed for Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila in November. [2] In June 2021, ahead of the 2021–22 season, he moved to Sekhukhune United. [3]

Style of play

Rakhale is known for his skills and flair on the pitch. [4] His showboating has received mixed reception, with some seeing it as "childish" or "disrespectful". [5] [6] In EA Sports' FIFA 17 and FIFA 18 video games, he was one of a select few players to have five-star skills. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "10 things you didn't know about Thabo Rakhale". Diski 365. 10 March 1990. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "Rakhale: Reported Kaizer Chiefs target joins Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Sekhukhune United confirm ex-Orlando Pirates star Thabo Rakhale among five new signings". Kick Off. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Kasi Flava – When Rakhale Joined Neymar & Ronaldo As Five Star Skillers". Soccer Laduma. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "OPINION: Thabo Rakhale wasn't 'showboating'". Kick Off. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "UK paper calls Rakhale's showboating 'nonsense'". Sport. Retrieved 5 January 2022.


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