Sibongiseni Mthethwa

Sibongiseni Mthethwa (born 20 September 1994) is a South African soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Kaizer Chiefs in the Premier Soccer League.

Sibongiseni Mthethwa
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-09-20) 20 September 1994
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Kaizer Chiefs
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020 Royal Eagles 6 (0)
2020–2022 Black Leopards 42 (0)
2022–2023 Stellenbosch 41 (0)
2023– Kaizer Chiefs 0 (0)
International career‡
2022– South Africa 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 July 2023

Club career

Playing for the Black Leopards and being relegated from the 2020-21 South African Premier Division,[2] Mthethwa was signed by first-tier team Stellenbosch in the winter of 2022.[3]

Following a good start of the 2022-23 South African Premier Division campaign, he was suggested for a callup to Bafana Bafana. Only three Stellenbosch players had been called up before, these being Athenkosi Mcaba, Antonio van Wyk and Jayden Adams.[4][5] The callup came for two friendly matches in September 2022.[6] He featured in one of the games, against Botswana. Mthethwa was subsequently called up to the 2023 COSAFA Cup as well.[1]

Nearing the end of the season, several clubs were linked with buying Mthethwa, including Kaizer Chiefs[7] and AmaZulu.[8] Stellenbosch manager Steve Barker was reluctant to sell to a South African club, but was "not going to stand in the way when a European team comes in for one of our players, and he's got an opportunity to play at a higher level".[7]

On 21 September 2023, with just two days remaining of the transfer window, Mthethwa signed for Kaizer Chiefs on a three-year deal.[9]

Personal life

Mthethwa is nicknamed Ox. He hails from Estcourt.[4][10]

References
  1. Sibongiseni Mthethwa at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. Sibongiseni Mthethwa at Soccerway
  3. Lethoba, Thomas (4 February 2022). "Stellies confirm signing up Mthethwa". Sunday World. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  4. "Stellenbosch FC midfielder Sibongiseni 'Ox' Mthethwa backed for Bafana Bafana call-up". Kickoff. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  5. Munyai, Ofhani (19 September 2022). "Why 'fighter' Ox Mthethwa deserves the Bafana call-up". FAR Post. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  6. Kganyago, Lethabo (21 September 2022). "New Bafana Midfielder Hailed A 'Winner'". iDiski Times. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  7. Ditlhobolo, Austin (14 April 2023). "Kaizer Chiefs favourites to sign Mendieta and Mthethwa? - Stellenbosch FC's Barker speaks out". Goal.com. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  8. Matakanye, Robert (17 March 2023). "Amazulu join Kaizer Chiefs in race for Sibongiseni Mthethwa". This is Football. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  9. "CHIEFS SIGN MTHETHWA FROM STELLENBOSCH". www.kaizerchiefs.com. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  10. Ndebele, Sihle (6 June 2023). "How Stellies' 'Ox' is ploughing back to his community". The Sowetan. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
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