Tsoanelo Letsosa

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Tsoanelo Letsosa
Personal information
Full name Tsoanelo Letsosa
Date of birth (2004-06-06) June 6, 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Quthing, Lesotho
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Lommel
Number 64
Youth career
0000–2017 Pollok
2017–2021 Celtic
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2023 Celtic B 32 (3)
2023– Lommel 3 (0)
International career
2019 Scotland U16 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 November 2019

Tsoanelo Letsosa, also stylized as Ts'oanelo Lets'osa (born 6 June 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Challenger Pro League club Lommel. Born in Lesotho, he represented Scotland at youth international level.

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Club career

Born in Lesotho, [1] [2] Letsosa moved to Scotland with his family and played in the youth teams of Glasgow-based club Pollok, [3] before joining Celtic's youth academy in 2017. [3] [4]

After signing his first professional contract with the Hoops in July 2020, [5] Letsosa went on to feature for the club's B team in the Lowland League, [4] [6] and established himself as a regular member of the squad throughout the 2022–23 season, [6] [7] [8] while also playing in the UEFA Youth League [2] [6] and contributing to the victory of the Glasgow Cup. [9] [10] During the same campaign, he also started training with the first team under manager Ange Postecoglou. [4]

After leaving Celtic in the summer of 2023, having turned down an offer for a new deal, [4] [8] on 7 July of the same year Letsosa officially joined Belgian side Lommel on a free transfer, signing a five-year contract with the club. [11] [12]

International career

Letsosa represented Scotland at youth international level, having featured for the under-16 national team at the 2019 Victory Shield, where they finished as joint winners, together with Wales. [13] [14]

Honours

Celtic B

Scotland U16

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