Thapelo Tale
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thapelo Tale | ||
| Date of birth | 22 April 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Maseru, Lesotho | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | FC Andorra | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2011 | Likhopo | 78 | (27) |
| 2011–2012 | FK Srem | 4 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Likhopo | 19 | (10) |
| 2013– | FC Andorra | 12 | (7) |
| National team‡ | |||
| Lesotho U-17 | ?? | (??) | |
| Lesotho U-20 | ?? | (??) | |
| 2008– | Lesotho | 24 | (7) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 July 2012. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Thapelo Tale (born 22 April 1988) is a Lesothan football striker who plays for FC Andorra.[1]
Career
Thapelo Tale played with Likhopo from Maseru before moving in August 2011[2] to Serbia to play with FK Srem.
He made his senior debut for Likhopo in 2007. During the following seasons he became among the best strikers in the country,[3] and he became a member of the national team. Usually among the strongest domestic teams, Likhopo failed to win the domestic championship during the period Tale was in the club, and it was only in 2010 that they managed to win the Vodacom Soccer Spectacular. That same year, Tale had his first trial with FK Srem in Serbia, however Likhopo President only wanted to agree to a loan. The following year, in April 2011, Tale went again to Serbia, this time along his national team team mate Nkau Lerotholi, to trials with a top league Serbian club FK Jagodina, however both of them did not stayed in the team, and Tale went back to FK Srem who still wanted to sign him since his previous trial a year earlier.
After confirming his health form and after the agreement between the two clubs was reached, Tale finally joined Srem in late August 2011[4] making his league debut on September 4[5] in a match against RFK Novi Sad, already counting for the 4th round of the 2011–12 Serbian First League, the second Serbian tier.
At the end of the season Srem got relegated, and Tale returned to Likhopo, but soon after he was back in Europe, this time joining FC Andorra, an Andorran club playing in Spanish football league system.
National team
Thapelo Tale has been a member of the Lesotho U-17 and U-20 teams.[6] In 2008, he made his debut for the Lesotho national football team, and since then has made six appearances.
Honours
- Likhopo
References
- ↑ Thapelo Tale at Transfermarkt
- ↑ Transfer history at Transfermarkt
- ↑ Tale Serbia bond at publiceye.co.ls
- ↑ Likhopo striker bound to Serbia at sundayexpress.co.ls
- ↑ Thapelo Tale at Soccerway
- ↑ Likhopo striker bound to Serbia at sundayexpress.co.ls
External links
- Thapelo Tale – FIFA competition record
- Thapelo Tale at National-Football-Teams.com
- Thapelo Tale at Serbian First League official website
- Thapelo Tale at Srbijafudbal