Kgosi Ntlhe
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kgosietsile Ntlhe[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 21 February 1994||
Place of birth | Pretoria, South Africa | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Scunthorpe United | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2011 | Peterborough United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2016 | Peterborough United | 76 | (4) |
2011 | → St Albans City (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Stevenage | 22 | (0) |
2017–2019 | Rochdale | 39 | (3) |
2019– | Scunthorpe United | 11 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2012 | South Africa U20 | 5 | (0) |
2013 | South Africa | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:04 4 December 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 October 2013 |
Kgosietsile Ntlhe (born 21 February 1994) is a South African footballer who plays as a defender for English League Two club Scunthorpe United.
Career
Born in Pretoria, Ntlhe joined Peterborough United in 2009 from Southside United and signed a two-year apprenticeship in the summer of 2010.[3] He signed his first professional contract for the club in February 2011.[4] In October 2011, Ntlhe joined Southern Premier side St Albans City on a one-month loan deal.[5] He made his debut for the Saints in a 2–2 draw with Bedford Town.[6] On 21 April 2012, Ntlhe made his professional debut for Posh, coming on as a half-time substitute for Lee Frecklington in a 2–2 draw with Watford.[7]
He was offered a new contract by Rochdale at the end of the 2018–19 season.[8]
On 4 July 2019, Ntlhe signed for EFL League Two side Scunthorpe United on a one-year deal.[9]
International career
In May and June 2012, Ntlhe participated in the 2012 Cape Town International Challenge, an exhibition tournament open to players under 20 years of age. He played in all of South Africa's games, meeting Argentina, Nigeria and Ghana in the group stage before losing to Brazil in the semi-final on penalties after a 2–2 draw. South Africa finished third place in the competition, having beaten Japan on penalties in the third place playoff. In mid-August, Ntlhe was called up to the South African senior team for the first time to play two friendlies against Brazil and Mozambique. He made his international début on 12 October 2013 in a 1–1 draw against Morocco at the Adrar Stadium.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 2 September 2017
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Peterborough United | 2011–12[11] | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
2012–13[12] | Championship | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | ||
2013–14[13] | League One | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[a] | 1 | 35 | 3 | |
2014–15[14] | League One | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | |
2015–16[15] | League One | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
Total | 76 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 89 | 5 | ||
St Albans City (loan) | 2011–12[16] | Southern Premier Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
Stevenage | 2016–17[17] | League Two | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 24 | 0 |
Rochdale | 2017–18[18] | League One | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Career totals | 106 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 124 | 5 |
- ^ Two appearances in the Football League Trophy and one in the League One play-offs
- ^ Appearance in the FA Trophy
- ^ Appearance in the Football League Trophy
References
- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Scunthorpe United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 63. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Kgosi Ntlhe". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ "Kgosi Ntlhe profile". Up the Posh. 30 April 2012.
- ^ "Youngster Joins St. Albans". PUFC. 6 October 2011.
- ^ "Posh Youngster Heads To St Albans". Football League Education. 7 October 2011.
- ^ "Past Players". SACFC. 30 April 2012.
- ^ "SA players on the ball overseas". Sowetan Live. 23 April 2012.
- ^ "Aaron Wilbraham: Rochdale offer forward, 39, new deal". BBC Sport. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ "Scunthorpe United defender Kgosi Ntlhe reacts after signing for League Two club". GrimsbyLive. 4 July 2019.
- ^ "Bafana draw in Morocco". KickOff. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
- ^ "Games played by Kgosi Ntlhe in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ^ "Games played by Kgosi Ntlhe in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ^ "Games played by Kgosi Ntlhe in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Kgosi Ntlhe in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Kgosi Ntlhe in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ "Kgosi Ntlhe Football Stats Season 2011/2012". St Albans City. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ^ "Games played by Kgosi Ntlhe in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Kgosi Ntlhe in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
External links
- Kgosi Ntlhe at Soccerbase