Sive Ricardo Pekezela (born 3 April 1992) is a South African footballer who plays for Gefle IF as a midfielder.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sive Ricardo Pekezela | ||
| Date of birth | 3 April 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Gugulethu, Cape Town, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Midfielder Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gefle IF | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rovers United | |||
| Vasco Da Gama | |||
| F.C. Cape Town | |||
| 2009–2011 | ASD Cape Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Beerschot AC | 0 | (0) |
| 2013– | Gefle IF | 10 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 August 2013 | |||
Career edit
Pekezela started out playing street football in Cape Town before joining the youth ranks of Vasco Da Gama when he was 11 years old. In 2009, he joined the ASD Cape Town Academy. They went on a tour to Belgium in 2011 where he impressed enough to get picked up by Belgian club Beerschot AC. He was however let go after only one season due to the club's financial situation and returned to South Africa. During the autumn of 2012 he came to Sweden where he trialed with GIF Sundsvall, Enköpings SK and Gefle IF. In early 2013 he eventually ended up signing with Allsvenskan club Gefle IF.[2][3]
References edit
- ^ "Sive Pekezela" (in Swedish). Svenskfotboll. Archived from the original on 8 October 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
- ^ "Pekezela vill ge Gefle IF en spark framåt". Arbetarbladet. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
- ^ "Gugulethu boy fulfilling his dream in Sweden". Ground Up. 30 April 2013. Archived from the original on 29 March 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
External links edit
- Sive Ricardo Pekezela at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- Sive Ricardo Pekezela club team profile at SvFF (in Swedish) (archived)
- Sive Pekezela at Elite Football (archive)