Thokozani Sekotlong

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Thokozani Sekotlong
Personal information
Full name Thokozani Putu Sekotlong
Date of birth (1991-05-07) 7 May 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Mamelodi, South Africa
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 University of Pretoria
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
0000–2013 University of Pretoria 13 (12)
2013–2015 Maritzburg United 36 (6)
2016 Cape Town All Stars 14 (2)
2016–2017 Free State Stars 21 (5)
2017–2019 Mamelodi Sundowns 8 (2)
2019 → Black Leopards (loan) 7 (0)
2020–2023 Chippa United 42 (2)
2023– University of Pretoria 10 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 May 2023

Thokozani Sekotlong (born 7 May 1991) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for South African side University of Pretoria. [1]

Contents

Early life

Sekotlong was born in Mamelodi. [2]

Club career

Sekotlong started his career at University of Pretoria, and was part of the team that reached the final of the 2008–09 Nedbank Cup, before losing to Moroka Swallows. [3] [4] He won promotion with the club to the South African Premier Division in 2012. [5] He rejected offers from Kaizer Chiefs and Platinum Stars that summer, [6] and played 13 times for AmaTuks in the league across the 2012–13 season. [1] He was released bu AmaTuks in 2013, and subsequently joined Maritzburg United. [7] He appeared in 36 league matches, scoring 6 goals, over a two-year spell with the club, [1] before being released in the summer of 2015. [8]

After a spell with National First Division side Cape Town All Stars in the latter half of the 2015–16 season, he joined Free State Stars in the summer of 2016. [9] He left the club at the end of the season. [10] [11]

He joined Mamelodi Sundowns in the summer of 2017. [11] [12] He scored his first goal for the club on 21 October 2017 in a 2–1 defeat at home to AmaZulu. [13] He joined Black Leopards on loan in January 2019. [14] He left Sundowns at the end of the 2018–19 season. [15]

Having been without a club since his release from Mamelodi Sundowns at the end of the previous season, he joined Chippa United in January 2020. [15] He scored his first goal for the club on 28 August 2020: a late equaliser in a 1–1 draw with Stellenbosch. [16]

International career

Sekotlong was called up to the South Africa under-23 squad in 2011. [17]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Thokozani Sekotlong at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  2. ↑ Baleka, Mihlali (2 December 2017). "Sekotlong thriving under Mosimane". Independent Online . Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "AmaTuks stun Ajax to reach final". Kick Off . 26 April 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "Swallows break Tuks hearts". Kick Off . 23 May 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  5. ↑ Motshwane, Gomolemo (19 May 2012). "The Amatuks blueprint for league success". Pretoria News . Retrieved 31 October 2020– via pressreader.com.
  6. ↑ Fakude, Ernest (20 June 2012). "University of Pretoria midfielder Aubrey Ngoma has joined Orlando Pirates". Kick Off . Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  7. ↑ "Amatuks release David Radebe and Dumisani Ngwenya". Kick Off . 24 May 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  8. ↑ Moyo, Lovemore (10 June 2015). "PSL transfer news: Maritzburg confirm Mandaza, Sekotlong exit". Kick Off . Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  9. ↑ Mlotha, Sipho (7 November 2016). "Free State Stars' Thokozani Sekotlong repaying his club's faith". Kick Off . Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  10. ↑ Mlotha, Sipho (24 July 2017). "New Free State Stars head coach Sammy Troughton sad to see the club part ways with Thonkozani Sekotlong". Kick Off . Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  11. 1 2 Makhaya, Ernest (17 August 2017). "OFFICIAL: Thokozani Sekotlong joins Mamelodi Sundowns". Goal . Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  12. ↑ Strydom, Marc (18 August 2017). "My dad will cry at this move' says new Sundowns signing Sekotlong". TimesLIVE . Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  13. ↑ Said, Nick (21 October 2017). "PSL: Sundowns suffer shock loss to Arrows". ESPN.com . Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  14. ↑ Wa Ka Mabasa, Tiyani (20 February 2019). "Give Thokozani Sekotlong a break, Leopards coach Kerr urges". The Sowetan . Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  15. 1 2 Makhaya, Ernest (3 January 2020). "Sekotlong: Chippa United sign former Mamelodi Sundowns striker". Goal . Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  16. ↑ Nkanjeni, Vuyokazi (1 September 2020). "First Chilli Boys goal was an emotional affair Sekotlong". The Herald . Retrieved 31 October 2020– via pressreader.com.
  17. ↑ "SA U-23's down to bare bones". News24 . 9 November 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
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