Sive Pekezela
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sive Pekezela | ||
| Date of birth | 3 April 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Gugulethu, Cape Town, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position |
Midfielder Defender | ||
| Club 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) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 August 2013. | |||
Sive Pekezela (born 3 April 1992) is a South African footballer who plays for Gefle IF as a midfielder.[1]
Career
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 clubs 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
- ↑ "Sive Pekezela". Svenskfotboll. 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. Retrieved 13 August 2013.