Kgosi Ntlhe
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kgosietsile Ntlhe[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 February 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Pretoria, South Africa | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Peterborough United | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2011 | Peterborough United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2011– | Peterborough United | 26 | (1) |
| 2011 | → St Albans City (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012– | South Africa U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2013– | South Africa | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:54, 15 May 2013 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Kgosietsile Ntlhe (born 21 February 1994) is a South African footballer playing as a defender for Peterborough United in Football League Championship.
Career
Born in Pretoria, Ntlhe joined Peterborough United in 2009 from Southside United and signed a two-year apprenticeship in the summer of 2010.[2] He signed his first professional contract for the club in February 2011.[3] In October 2011, Ntlhe joined Southern Premier side St Albans City on a one-month loan deal.[4] He made his debut for the Saints in a 2–2 draw with Bedford Town.[5] On 21 April 2012, Ntlhe made his professional debut for Posh, coming on as a half-time substitute for Lee Frecklington in a 2–2 draw with Watford.[6]
International career
In May and June 2012, he participated in the 2012 Cape Town International Challenge, an exhibition tournament open to players under 20 years of age, he played in all of South Africa's games, meeting Argentina, Nigeria and Ghana in the group stage before losing to Brazil in the semi-final on penalties after a 2–2 draw. South Africa finished third place in the competition having beat Japan on penalties in the third place playoff. In mid August, Ntlhe was called up to the South African senior team for the first time to play two friendly's against Brazil and Mozambique. He made his international debut on 12 October 2013 in a 1–1 draw against Morocco at the Adrar Stadium.[7]
Career statistics
- As of 2 February 2013
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Peterborough United | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13[9] | Championship | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14[10] | League One | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| Total | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
| St Albans City (loan) | Southern Premier Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Career totals | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 1 | ||
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
- ↑ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
References
- ↑ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/03/2011 and 31/03/2011" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ↑ "Kgosi Ntlhe profile". Up the Posh. 30 April 2012.
- ↑ "Youngster Joins St. Albans". PUFC. 6 October 2011.
- ↑ "Posh Youngster Heads To St Albans". Football League Education. 7 October 2011.
- ↑ "Past Players". SACFC. 30 April 2012.
- ↑ "SA players on the ball overseas". Sowetan Live. 23 April 2012.
- ↑ "Bafana draw in Morocco". KickOff. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Kgosi Ntlhe Football Stats Season 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ↑ "Peterborough 2012/2013 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ↑ "Peterborough 2013/2014 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
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