Sphephelo Sithole
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sphephelo S'Miso Sithole[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 March 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Ulundi, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tondela | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2017 | KZN Academy | ||
| 2017–2018 | Sporting | ||
| 2018–2019 | Vitória Setúbal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2023 | B-SAD | 71 | (0) |
| 2023– | Tondela | 48 | (3) |
| 2024–2025 | → Gil Vicente (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | South Africa U17 | ||
| 2022– | South Africa | 27 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 April 2026 | |||
Sphephelo S'Miso "Yaya" Sithole (born 3 March 1999) is a South African professional soccer player. He plays as a midfielder for Liga Portugal club CD Tondela and the South Africa national team.
Sithole made his debut with B-SAD on 15 July 2020, in a 1–1 draw in the Primeira Liga against Braga.[2] After B-SAD were relegated to Liga 3 in the 2022–23 Liga Portugal 2 season, he joined Tondela.[3]
He was part of South Africa's teams at the 2023 and 2025 Africa Cup of Nations,[4] and the 2026 FIFA World Cup. At the 2026 FIFA World Cup, he was sent off in the opening game in the 50th minute for denying Mexican midfielder Brian Gutierrez a goal scoring opportunity.[5]
International
- As of match played 15 November 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 23 | 1 | |
Honours
South Africa
- Africa Cup of Nations third place: 2023[6]
References
- ↑ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Chile 2015 List of Players: South Africa" (PDF). fifadata.com. FIFA. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-11-03.
- ↑ "Sporting Braga vs. Belenenses – 15 July 2020 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ↑ "Oficial: Sithole contratado à B SAD (Tondela)" [Official: Sithole signed from B SAD (Tondela)]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ↑ "TotalEnergies AFCON Morocco 2025 fever rises as Broos become first coach to unveil final squad". Confederation of African Football. 1 December 2025. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
- ↑ Anderson, Live ReportingJess. "Mexico vs South Africa LIVE: FIFA World Cup 2026 Group A - score, radio commentary, text updates & stats". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2026-06-11.
- ↑ Edwards, Piers (10 February 2024). "South Africa 0–0 DR Congo". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
Other websites
- Sphephelo Sithole at Soccerway
- Sphephelo Sithole at ForaDeJogo
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