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Tapelo Xoki (born Tapelo Nyongo; 10 April 1995) is a South African soccer player who plays as a defender for South African Premier Division side Orlando Pirates.[1]

Tapelo Xoki

Personal information
Birth name	Tapelo Nyongo
Date of birth	(1995-04-10) 10 April 1995 (age 27)
Place of birth	Khayelitsha, South Africa
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Orlando Pirates F. C.
Number	27
Youth career
0000–2012	Cape Town Liverpool
2012–2014	Old Mutual Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2022	AmaZulu	138	(9)
2022–	Orlando Pirates F. C.	8	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 October 2022

Early and personal life

He was born in Khayelitsha in Cape Town.[2] He attended Thembelihle Senior Secondary School.[3]

He changed his surname from Nyongo to Xoki in 2019.[4]

Club career

He started playing for Cape Town Liverpool before joining the Old Mutual Academy in Cape Town in 2012. He joined AmaZulu in 2014, signing his first professional contract lasting until summer 2017. On June 13, 2022, the defender made a move to the Soweto Giants, Orlando Pirates.[2][3][5]

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