Kgaogelo Sekgota

Kgaogelo Rathete Sekgota (born 22 June 1997), nicknamed Kigi, is a South African soccer player who plays as a winger for Moroka Swallows.

Kgaogelo Sekgota
Personal information
Full name Kgaogelo Rathete Sekgota
Date of birth (1997-06-22) 22 June 1997
Place of birth Seshego, South Africa
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Moroka Swallows
Number 28
Youth career
2012–2017 Polokwane United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Stumbras 30 (2)
2019–2020 Vitória 7 (0)
2020– Bidvest Wits 12 (0)
2020–2021 Moroka Swallows 2 (0)
National team
2019– South Africa 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:42, 26 September 2020 (UTC)

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 returned to South Africa and joined Bidvest Wits on 17 January 2020.[3]

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.[4]

Honours

Stumbras

Individual

References
  1. "Local soccer player signs with top Lithuanian team". Polokwane Observer. 30 March 2017.
  2. www.realnet.co.uk (22 October 2018). "Stumbras' Kgaogelo Sekgota joining Kermit Erasmus at Portuguese club Vitoria Setubal". Kick Off.
  3. Wits sign winger from Portugal, kickoff.com, 18 January 2020
  4. "South Africa v Uganda game report". Council of Southern Africa Football Associations. 4 June 2019.
  5. "Veržlusis "Stumbro" afrikietis – geriausias jaunas žaidėjas gegužę" (in Lithuanian). Aukščiausia Lietuvos futbolo lyga. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
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