Personal information | |||
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Full name | Francis Thero Setsile [1] | ||
Date of birth | 8 October 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Maun, Botswana | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Gaborone United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2014 | ECCO City Green | ||
2014–2015 | Sankoyo Bush Bucks | ||
2015–2019 | Jwaneng Galaxy | ||
2019–2020 | TS Galaxy | 2 | (0) |
2020–2022 | Jwaneng Galaxy | ||
2022– | Gaborone United | ||
International career‡ | |||
2017– | Botswana | 32 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:36, 10 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:36, 10 November 2024 (UTC) |
Francis Thero Setsile (born 8 October 1995) is a Motswana footballer who plays for Gaborone United as a midfielder.
Born in Maun, Setsile has played club football for ECCO City Green, Sankoyo Bush Bucks, Jwaneng Galaxy, TS Galaxy, and Gaborone United. [1]
He made his international debut for Botswana in 2017. [1] In November 2019, he was one of four Botswana international players dropped from the national team after they had been drinking alcohol. [2]
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