Siboniso Gaxa

Siboniso Gaxa
Personal information
Full name Siboniso Pa Gaxa
Date of birth April 6, 1984 (1984-04-06) (age 27)
Place of birth Durban, South Africa
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current club Lierse
Number 16
Youth career
Induna Lotz
NMMU
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2008 Supersport United 131 (4)
2008–2010 Mamelodi Sundowns 45 (1)
2010– Lierse 19 (0)
National team
2005– South Africa 48 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 April 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 June 2011

Siboniso Gaxa IPA: [ˈɡɑːǁɑː] (born April 6, 1984 in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal) is a South African football (soccer) defender who currently plays for Lierse S.K. and South Africa.

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Personal

He hails from KwaMashu, Durban.

Club career

Gaxa attended the University of Port Elizabeth, which at that time had a football team controlled by Danish side F.C. Copenhagen. However, he was not one of the in total three players, Elrio van Heerden, Lee Langeveldt and Bongumusa Mthethwa, who made it from the FCK-UPE Academy to F.C. Copenhagen. He is managed by ExtraTime S.L.

In 2002, he moved to Supersport United, where he stayed for six seasons, before joining Mamelodi Sundowns in 2008. In 2010 he moved to Belgian club Lierse.

International career

Gaxa made his international debut in a 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Cape Verde on June 4, 2005. He was part of South Africa's squad at the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup, 2006 African Cup of Nations, 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup and 2010 FIFA World Cup.

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