Kgosi Ntlhe

Kgosi Ntlhe
Personal information
Full name Kgosietsile Ntlhe[1]
Date of birth (1994-02-21) 21 February 1994[2]
Place of birth Pretoria, South Africa
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Rochdale
Number 3
Youth career
2009–2011 Peterborough United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2016 Peterborough United 76 (4)
2011 → St Albans City (loan) 4 (0)
2016–2017 Stevenage 22 (0)
2017– Rochdale 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 08:33, 5 September 2017 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 October 2013

Kgosietsile Ntlhe (born 21 February 1994) is a South African footballer who plays as a defender for Rochdale.

Career

Born in Pretoria, Ntlhe joined Peterborough United in 2009 from Southside United and signed a two-year apprenticeship in the summer of 2010.[3] He signed his first professional contract for the club in February 2011.[4] In October 2011, Ntlhe joined Southern Premier side St Albans City on a one-month loan deal.[5] He made his debut for the Saints in a 2–2 draw with Bedford Town.[6] 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.[7]

International career

In May and June 2012, Ntlhe 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 beaten 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 friendlies against Brazil and Mozambique. He made his international début on 12 October 2013 in a 1–1 draw against Morocco at the Adrar Stadium.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 September 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Peterborough United 2011–12[9] Championship 200000—20
2012–13[10] Championship 1210020—141
2013–14[11] League One 27230203[lower-alpha 1]1353
2014–15[12] League One 281101000301
2015–16[13] League One 7000100080
Total 764406031895
St Albans City (loan) 2011–12[14] Southern Premier Division 4000—1[lower-alpha 2]050
Stevenage 2016–17[15] League Two 22010001[lower-alpha 3]0240
Rochdale 2017–18[16] League One 4000200060
Career totals 10645080511245
  1. ↑ Two appearances in the Football League Trophy and one in the League One play-offs
  2. ↑ Appearance in the FA Trophy
  3. ↑ Appearance in the Football League Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/03/2011 and 31/03/2011" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Kgosi Ntlhe". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "Kgosi Ntlhe profile". Up the Posh. 30 April 2012.
  4. ↑ "Youngster Joins St. Albans". PUFC. 6 October 2011.
  5. ↑ "Posh Youngster Heads To St Albans". Football League Education. 7 October 2011.
  6. ↑ "Past Players". SACFC. 30 April 2012.
  7. ↑ "SA players on the ball overseas". Sowetan Live. 23 April 2012.
  8. ↑ "Bafana draw in Morocco". KickOff. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  9. ↑ "Games played by Kgosi Ntlhe in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  10. ↑ "Games played by Kgosi Ntlhe in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Kgosi Ntlhe in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Kgosi Ntlhe in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Kgosi Ntlhe in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  14. ↑ "Kgosi Ntlhe Football Stats Season 2011/2012". St Albans City. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Kgosi Ntlhe in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Kgosi Ntlhe in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
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