Sphephelo Sithole

Sphephelo Sithole
Personal information
Full name Sphephelo S'Miso Sithole
Date of birth (1999-03-03) 3 March 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Ulundi, South Africa
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Gil Vicente
(on loan from Tondela)
Number 15
Youth career
2016–2017 KZN Academy
2017–2018 Sporting
2018–2019 Vitória Setúbal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 B-SAD 71 (0)
2023– Tondela 22 (2)
2024– → Gil Vicente (loan) 2 (0)
International career‡
2015– South Africa under-17 11 (0)
2022– South Africa 18 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 June 2024

Sphephelo S'Miso "Yaya" Sithole (born 3 March 1999) is a South African professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Gil Vicente on loan from Liga Portugal 2 club Tondela.

Professional career

Sithole made his professional debut with B-SAD in a 1–1 Primeira Liga tie with Braga on 15 July 2020.[1]

On 11 July 2023, following B-SAD's relegation from the Liga Portugal 2, Sithole signed a two-year contract with Tondela.[2]

On 22 July 2024, Sithole joined Primeira Liga club Gil Vicente on a season-long loan deal with the option to purchase.[3]

International career

International

As of match played 30 January 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
South Africa 2022 3 0
2023 6 0
2024 3 0
Total 12 0

Honours

South Africa

References

  1. ^ "Sporting Braga vs. Belenenses – 15 July 2020 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  2. ^ "Oficial: Sithole contratado à B SAD (Tondela)" [Official: Sithole signed from B SAD (Tondela)]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  3. ^ "YAYA SITHOLE É GALO E JÁ SE JUNTOU AO GRUPO" [YAYA SITHOLE IS A GALO AND HAS ALREADY JOINED THE GROUP]. gilvicentefc.pt (in Portuguese). 22 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  4. ^ Edwards, Piers (10 February 2024). "South Africa 0–0 DR Congo". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.