Zakhele Lepasa

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Zakhele Lepasa
Personal information
Full name Zakhele Lerato Lepasa [1]
Date of birth (1997-03-27) 27 March 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Soweto, South Africa
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position(s) Centre forward [1]
Team information
Current team
Orlando Pirates
Number 9
Youth career
0000–2018 Orlando Pirates
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018– Orlando Pirates 43 (6)
2018–2019Stellenbosch (loan) 4 (0)
2019TS Galaxy (loan) 13 (7)
2023SuperSport United (loan) 9 (3)
International career
2019– South Africa 7 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 July 2023

Zakhele Lerato Lepasa (born 27 March 1997) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a centre forward for South African Premier Division side Orlando Pirates and the South Africa national football team.

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Club career

Born in Soweto, [2] Lepasa started his career at Orlando Pirates. [3] In August 2018, Lepasa joined Stellenbosch on a season-long loan. [3] However, after 4 league appearances for Stellenbosch, [4] he switched to TS Galaxy on loan in February 2019. [5] [6] He scored 9 goals in 15 matches for TS Galaxy in all competitions, [4] including scoring the only goal of the 2019 Nedbank Cup Final against Kaizer Chiefs from the penalty spot, making TS Galaxy the first side from outside South Africa's top tier to win the competition. [7] After 4 goals in 4 matches in the Nedbank Cup, he was awarded the 'Player of the Tournament' award as well as being the top scorer in the competition. [8]

Lepasa made his debut for Orlando Pirates on 14 September 2019 as a substitute in a 2–1 win over Chippa United. [4] [9]

International career

Lepasa made his international debut on 2 June 2019 in a 2–2 draw with Botswana in the 2019 COSAFA Cup, with Lepasa scoring in the penalty shoot-out as South Africa lost 5–4. [1] [10] He also scored 1 goal in Bafana Bafana 2-1 win over Morocco, 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, 17 June 2023. [11] [12]

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.20 November 2022 Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela, South Africa Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 1–11–1 Friendly
2.28 March 2023 Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Monrovia, Liberia Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia 1–02–1 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3.17 June 2023 FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South AfricaFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 2–02–1

Honours

Orlando Pirates

South Africa

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