Thokozani Sekotlong (born 7 May 1991) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for South African Premier Division side Chippa United.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thokozani Putu Sekotlong | ||
| Date of birth | (1991-05-07) 7 May 1991 (age 31) | ||
| Place of birth | Mamelodi, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Chippa United | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 0000–2013 | University of Pretoria | 13 | (12) |
| 2013–2015 | Maritzburg United | 36 | (6) |
| 2016 | Cape Town All Stars | 14 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | Free State Stars | 21 | (5) |
| 2017–2019 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 8 | (2) |
| 2019 | → Black Leopards (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2020– | Chippa United | 14 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:31, 31 October 2020 (UTC) | |||
Sekotlong was born in Mamelodi.[2]
Sekotlong started his career at University of Pretoria, and was part of the team that reached the final of the 2008–09 Nedbank Cup, before losing to Moroka Swallows.[3][4] He won promotion with the club to the South African Premier Division in 2012.[5] He rejected offers from Kaizer Chiefs and Platinum Stars that summer,[6] and played 13 times for AmaTuks in the league across the 2012–13 season.[1] He was released bu AmaTuks in 2013, and subsequently joined Maritzburg United.[7] He appeared in 36 league matches, scoring 6 goals, over a two-year spell with the club,[1] before being released in the summer of 2015.[8]
After a spell with National First Division side Cape Town All Stars in the latter half of the 2015–16 season, he joined Free State Stars in the summer of 2016.[9] He left the club at the end of the season.[10][11]
He joined Mamelodi Sundowns in the summer of 2017.[11][12] He scored his first goal for the club on 21 October 2017 in a 2–1 defeat at home to AmaZulu.[13] He joined Black Leopards on loan in January 2019.[14] He left Sundowns at the end of the 2018–19 season.[15]
Having been without a club since his release from Mamelodi Sundowns at the end of the previous season, he joined Chippa United in January 2020.[15] He scored his first goal for the club on 28 August 2020: a late equaliser in a 1–1 draw with Stellenbosch.[16]
Sekotlong was called up to the South Africa under-23 squad in 2011.[17]
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