Kagisho Dikgacoi

Kagisho Dikgacoi

Personal information
Full name	Kagisho Evidence Dikgacoi
Date of birth	24 November 1984 (1984-11-24)
Place of birth	Brandfort, South Africa
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Defensive midfielder, Central midfielder
Club information
Current club	Crystal Palace
Number	8
Youth career
	Cardiff Spurs
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2005	Bloemfontein Young Tigers	10	(0)
2005–2009	Golden Arrows	82	(8)
2009–2011	Fulham	13	(0)
2011	→ Crystal Palace (loan)	13	(1)
2011–	Crystal Palace	20	(2)
National team‡
2007–	South Africa	39	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:12, 25 February 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 March 2011

Kagisho Evidence Dikgacoi (born 24 November 1984) is a South African footballer who plays for Crystal Palace, and for South Africa.

Club career

Early career

Dikgacoi began his career at local club Cardiff Spurs, before moving to Golden Arrows in 2005 as a little-known holding midfielder from lower league side Bloemfontein Young Tigers. At Arrows, he developed into one of the country's best players in his position and was subsequently awarded with the captain's armband.

Fulham

On 4 August 2009, Dikgacoi announced that he had reached an agreement with Fulham after a successful trial at the club. The deal was only finalized on 26 August after a work permit was granted. Dikgacoi had trained with his former club Golden Arrows while the work permit process took place in order to maintain fitness. He made his debut on 4 October, but was sent off in the 41st minute for slapping Scott Parker.

Crystal Palace

After only appearing once for Fulham under Mark Hughes in the 2010–11 season, Dikgacoi was allowed to drop down a division and join Crystal Palace in February on a loan deal until the end of the season. He scored his first goal for Crystal Palace against Cardiff on 8 March 2011, before moving permanently to the Eagles on 4 July 2011 for a fee of £600,000.

Club career statistics

(correct as of 25 February 2012)

Club	Season	League			Cup			Europe			Play-Offs			Total
		Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists
Fulham	2009–10	12	0	0	3	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	0	0
Fulham	2010–11	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	0	0
Total	2010–present	13	0	0	3	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	0	0
Crystal Palace (loan)	2010–11	13	1	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	1	0
Crystal Palace	2011–12	20	2	0	4	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	24	2	0
Total	2011–present	33	3	0	4	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	37	3	0
Career totals		46	3	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	53	3	0

International career

Dikgacoi made his international debut on 27 May 2007, in a COSAFA Cup match against Mauritius. He scored his first two goals on 7 June 2008, in a 2010 World Cup qualifier against Equatorial Guinea, which ended 4–1. He was part of Bafana Bafana's 2008 African Nations Cup squad and was also a participant at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup and 2010 FIFA World Cup, held in his home country.

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	7 June 2008	Atteridgeville, South Africa	Equatorial Guinea	1 – 0	4 – 1	2010 WCQ
2.	7 June 2008	Atteridgeville, South Africa	Equatorial Guinea	4 – 1	4 – 1	2010 WCQ

External links

• Kagisho Dikgacoi career stats at Soccerbase
• Kagisho Dikgacoi – FIFA competition record
• Kagisho Dikgacoi at National-Football-Teams.com
• Kagisho Dikgacoi palace.footballblog Profile