Thela Ngobeni

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Thela Ngobeni
Personal information
Date of birth 4 February 1989
Place of birth Katlehong, South Africa
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Swallows
Number 17
Youth career
2008 Kaizer Chiefs Youth
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2012 Kaizer Chiefs 1 (0)
2013–2019 Mamelodi Sundowns 2 (0)
2016–2017Free State Stars (loan) 25 (0)
2018Free State Stars (loan) 1 (0)
2019–2020 Highlands Park 9 (0)
2020- Swallows 10 (0)
International career
2009 South Africa U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 June 2023

Thela Ngobeni (born 4 February 1989) is a South African footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier Soccer League club Swallows.

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Career

Thela Ngobeni has played for many Premier Soccer League clubs including The Free State Stars, [1] Mamelodi Sundowns and Kaiser Chiefs. [2] Thela had to join Highland Park as he was not usually included in the squad of Mamelodi Sundowns.

Career statistics

As of match played 23 August 2021 [3]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kaizer Chiefs 2009–10 South African Premier Division 100000000010
2010–11 000000000000
2011–12 000000000000
Total100000000010
Mamelodi Sundowns 2012–13 South African Premier Division000000000000
2013–14 100000000010
2014–15 100000000010
2018–19 South African Premier Division000000000000
Total200000000020
Free State Stars (loan) 2016–17 South African Premier Division25010300000290
2017–18 105000000060
Total26060300000350
Highlands Park 2019–20 South African Premier Division900010004 [a] 0140
Swallows F.C. 2020–21 South African Premier Division201000000030
Career total37070400040520
  1. Appearance(s) in MTN 8

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References

  1. "Ten years on' Thela Ngobeni hopes to finally nail down regular playing time".
  2. "New Highlands Park goalkeeper Thela Ngobeni opens up about Kaizer Chiefs talks". 17 July 2019.
  3. Thela Ngobeni at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.