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Cephas Malele (born 8 January 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga I club CFR Cluj, on loan from Saudi Professional League club Al-Tai.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 January 1994[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Buco-Zau, Angola[2] | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
CFR Cluj (on loan from Al-Tai) | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2005 | FC Industrie Zürich | ||
| 2005–2011 | FC Zürich | ||
| 2011–2013 | Palermo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | FC Zürich II | 7 | (0) |
| 2013–2017 | Palermo | 6 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Virtus Entella (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Trapani (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Atlético CP (loan) | 40 | (9) |
| 2016–2017 | → Leixões (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Varzim (loan) | 21 | (5) |
| 2017–2018 | Varzim | 29 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Arouca | 29 | (9) |
| 2019–2020 | Oliveirense | 14 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | Argeș Pitești | 30 | (18) |
| 2021– | Al-Tai | 26 | (4) |
| 2022– | → CFR Cluj (loan) | 11 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009 | Switzerland U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Switzerland U16 | 5 | (5) |
| 2011 | Switzerland U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Switzerland U18 | 6 | (2) |
| 2013 | Switzerland U19 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2013 | |||
After starting out as a senior at FC Zürich II, he went on to appear for teams in Italy, Portugal, Romania and Saudi Arabia.
Born in Angola, Malele represented Switzerland internationally at under-16, under-17, under-18 and under-19 levels.
Club career
Born in Angola, Malele moved with his family in Switzerland as a child and grew up in the youth system of FC Zürich, also making a couple appearances for their Under-21 reserve side between 2010 and 2011.
During the summer of 2011, he was signed by Palermo and included into their Primavera squad. After a difficult first season due to injuries, Malele became a key player for the main Rosanero youth team throughout the first half of 2012–13 season, pairing with another rising star, Mauro Bollino, and being one of the main topscorers of the Campionato Nazionale Primavera. As a consequence, and also due to lack of strikers in the first team, he was asked by Gian Piero Gasperini to join the senior side, and made his professional Serie A debut on 7 January 2013, playing the final minutes of a league game against Parma. He was featured again on 19 January 2013, playing the final 15 minutes of a home game against Lazio as a replacement to Josip Iličić. He was successively confirmed for the club's triumphal 2013–14 Serie B campaign, where he managed to make only three appearances as a substitute throughout the whole season.[3]
On 28 July 2014, Malele was loaned out to newly promoted Serie B club Virtus Entella for the whole 2014–15 season in order to gain more first team experience.[4]
On 13 August 2021, Malele joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Tai.[5] On 4 August 2022, Malele joined Romanian club CFR Cluj on a season-long loan.[6]
International career
Malele has appeared for Switzerland from the under-15 level to the under-19 level.
Honours
Palermo
- Serie B: 2013–14
Individual
- Liga I Team of the Season: 2020–21[7]
References
- "Cephas Malele" (in Italian). US Città di Palermo. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- "Cephas Malele". NBC Sports. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- "Scheda anagrafica di Cephas Malele" (in Italian). AIC Football. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
- "MOVIMENTI DI MERCATO" (in Italian). US Città di Palermo. 28 July 2014. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- "رسميًا: الطائي يعلن التعاقد مع سيفاس ماليلي".
- "BUN VENIT, CEPHAS MALELE!".
- "LPF a ales "echipa ideală" a sezonului din Liga 1! Care echipă a oferit cei mai mulți jucători" [LPF has chosen the "ideal team" of the Liga 1 season! Which team offers the most players] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
External links
- Cephas Malele at Soccerway
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