Sepana Victor Letsoalo (born 1 April 1993) is a South African soccer player who plays as a forward for South African Premier Division side TS Galaxy and South African national team.[2]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sepana Victor Letsoalo | ||
Date of birth | 1 April 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Cape Town, South Africa | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | TS Galaxy | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2017 | Baroka | 62 | (18) |
2017–2021 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 92 | (22) |
2021–2022 | Royal AM | 27 | (15) |
2022–2023 | Sekhukhune United | 27 | (4) |
2023–2024 | AmaZulu | 18 | (2) |
2024– | TS Galaxy | ||
International career‡ | |||
2021– | South Africa | 11 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 July 2023 |
Club career
editBorn in Cape Town,[1] Letsoalo signed for Bloemfontein Celtic from Baroka in 2017.[3]
International career
editHe made his debut for South Africa national soccer team on 13 July 2021 in a 2021 COSAFA Cup game against Lesotho and scored a hat-trick in a 4–0 victory, becoming the first South African player to score three times on his national team debut.[5] He scored one more goal in the semi-final against Mozambique as South Africa won the tournament and he became the top goal scorer with 4 goals.[6]
International goals
edit- South Africa score listed first, score column indicates score after each Letsoalo goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref(s) |
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1 | 13 July 2021 | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa | Lesotho | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2021 COSAFA Cup | [7][8] |
2 | 3–0 | ||||||
3 | 4–0 | ||||||
4 | 16 July 2021 | Mozambique | 3–0 | 3–0 | [9] |
Honours
editBaroka
References
edit- ^ a b "Victor Letsoalo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ Victor Letsoalo at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "Bloemfontein Celtic confirm the signings of Victor Letsoalo and Sipho Jembula". Kick Off. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ https://www.sabcsport.com/soccer/news/amazulu-fc-can-expect-goals-from-me-victor-letsoalo [bare URL]
- ^ "Victor Letsoalo makes history with hat-trick as Bafana crush Lesotho in COSAFA Cup". The South African. 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Bafana Bafana striker Victor Letsoalo wins 2021 COSAFA Cup Golden Boot award". Kick Off. 18 July 2021.
- ^ "Victor Letsoalo makes history with hat-trick as Bafana crush Lesotho in COSAFA Cup". The South African. 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Bafana Bafana striker Victor Letsoalo wins 2021 COSAFA Cup Golden Boot award". Kick Off. 18 July 2021.
- ^ "Bafana Bafana striker Victor Letsoalo wins 2021 COSAFA Cup Golden Boot award". Kick Off. 18 July 2021.
External links
edit- Victor Letsoalo at National-Football-Teams.com