Thabo Rakhale
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 March 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Vanderbijlpark, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| North-West University[1] | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Sivutsa Stars | ||
| 2012–2017 | Orlando Pirates | 68 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | → Sivutsa Stars (loan) | 23 | (10) |
| 2013–2014 | → Polokwane City (loan) | 22 | (1) |
| 2017–2020 | Chippa United | 59 | (5) |
| 2020–2021 | Tshakuma Tsha Madzivhandila | 23 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | Sekhukhune United | 7 | (0) |
| 2023- | Township Rollers | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 October 2022 | |||
Thabo Rakhale (born 20 March 1990) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Botswana club Township Rollers.
Career
[edit]Having left Chippa United in the beginning of July 2020 following the expiration of his contract, Rakhale signed for Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila in November.[2] In June 2021, ahead of the 2021–22 season, he moved to Sekhukhune United.[3]
Style of play
[edit]Rakhale is known for his skills and flair on the pitch.[4] His showboating has received mixed reception, with some seeing it as "childish" or "disrespectful".[5][6] In EA Sports' FIFA 17 and FIFA 18 video games, he was one of a select few players to have five-star skills.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "10 things you didn't know about Thabo Rakhale". Diski 365. 10 March 1990. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
- ^ "Rakhale: Reported Kaizer Chiefs target joins Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "Sekhukhune United confirm ex-Orlando Pirates star Thabo Rakhale among five new signings". Kick Off. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Kasi Flava – When Rakhale Joined Neymar & Ronaldo As Five Star Skillers". Soccer Laduma. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "OPINION: Thabo Rakhale wasn't 'showboating'". Kick Off. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "UK paper calls Rakhale's showboating 'nonsense'". Sport. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
External links
[edit]- Thabo Rakhale at Soccerway
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- 1990 births
- Living people
- People from Vanderbijlpark
- Soccer players from Gauteng
- South African men's soccer players
- Men's association football wingers
- Sivutsa Stars F.C. players
- Orlando Pirates F.C. players
- Polokwane City F.C. players
- Chippa United F.C. players
- Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila F.C. players
- Sekhukhune United F.C. players
- National First Division players
- South African Premier Division players
- South African soccer midfielder stubs