Sipho Mbule

Sipho Mbule
Personal information
Full name Sipho Percevale Mbule[1]
Date of birth (1998-03-22) 22 March 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Bethlehem, South Africa
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)[1]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
Sekhukhune United on loan from Mamelodi Sundowns
Number 22
Youth career
Harmony Sports Academy
0000–2017 SuperSport United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2022 SuperSport United 84 (9)
2022– Mamelodi Sundowns 36 (2)
2024–Sekhukhune United (loan) 1 (0)
International career
2017 South Africa U20 5 (0)
2019 South Africa U23 3 (0)
2017– South Africa 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 November 2020

Sipho Percevale Mbule (born 22 March 1998) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a central midfielder for South African Premier Division side Sekhukhune United on loan from Mamelodi Sundowns.

Mbule was born in Bethlehem in the province of Free State.[2][3] He started his youth career at Harmony Sports Academy in 2013, alongside Teboho Mokoena, before joining SuperSport United's academy.[3] He made his senior debut for SuperSport United in August 2017.[4]

Mbule has trained with the South Africa national under-17 team,[5] and has represented the South Africa under-20, under-23 and senior international teams.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Sipho Mbule at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  2. ^ Ndebele, Sihle (3 March 2019). "United star Sipho Mbule plays life at his own slow pace". The Sowetan. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b Baleka, Mihlali (6 December 2019). "Dynamic Mbule firing up SuperSport". Independent Online. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  4. ^ Abrahams, Conrad (12 February 2020). "The making of SuperSport United's double act". New Frame. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  5. ^ Ngidi, Njabulo (18 November 2017). "SuperSport star teenager Mbule now seeking Caf glory". Independent Online. Retrieved 14 November 2020.