Kgaogelo Sekgota
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kgaogelo Rathete Sekgota | ||
| Date of birth | 22 June 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Seshego, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bidvest Wits (on loan from Vitória) | ||
| Number | 36 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2017 | Polokwane United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Stumbras | 30 | (2) |
| 2019– | Vitória | 4 | (0) |
| 2020– | Bidvest Wits (on loan) | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019– | South Africa | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:07, 25 April 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 June 2019 | |||
Kgaogelo Rathete Sekgota (born 22 June 1997), nicknamed Kigi, is a South African soccer player who plays as a winger for Bidvest Wits. He is on loan from Portuguese Premier League side Vitória.
Club career
Sekgota is a youth product of the academy of Polokwane United, having joined in 2012.[1] Sekgota began his senior career with the Lithuanian club Stumbras in 2017, and moved to Vitória in January 2019.[2] Sekgota made his professional debut for Vitória in a 2-0 Primeira Liga loss to FC Porto on 16 February 2019. Sekgota joined Bidvest Wits on a 6 month loan from Vitória on 17 January 2020
International
He made his South Africa national football team debut on 4 June 2019, in a 2019 COSAFA Cup plate semi-final against Uganda, as a 73rd-minute substitute for Kamohelo Mahlatsi.[3]
Honours
Stumbras
Individual
References
- ^ "Local soccer player signs with top Lithuanian team". Polokwane Observer. 30 March 2017.
- ^ www.realnet.co.uk (22 October 2018). "Stumbras' Kgaogelo Sekgota joining Kermit Erasmus at Portuguese club Vitoria Setubal". Kick Off.
- ^ "South Africa v Uganda game report". Council of Southern Africa Football Associations. 4 June 2019.
- ^ "Veržlusis „Stumbro" afrikietis – geriausias jaunas žaidėjas gegužę" (in Lithuanian). Aukščiausia Lietuvos futbolo lyga. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
External links
- Soccerway Profile
- Stumbras Profile
- Kgaogelo Sekgota at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1997 births
- Living people
- People from Capricorn District Municipality
- South African soccer players
- South Africa international soccer players
- Association football wingers
- Vitória F.C. players
- FC Stumbras players
- Primeira Liga players
- A Lyga players
- South African expatriate soccer players
- South African expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
- South African expatriate sportspeople in Lithuania
- Expatriate footballers in Lithuania