Njabulo Ngcobo

Njabulo Ngcobo
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-05-27) 27 May 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Folweni, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Sekhukhune United
Youth career
–2016 AmaZulu
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 AmaZulu 20 (0)
2017–2019 → Richards Bay (loan) 35 (0)
2019–2020 Uthongathi 40 (2)
2020–2021 Moroka Swallows 28 (1)
2021–2024 Kaizer Chiefs 38 (1)
2024– Sekhukhune United 0 (0)
International career‡
2021– South Africa 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 July 2021

Njabulo Ngcobo (born 27 May 1994) is a South African professional soccer player. He is a defender for South African club Sekhukhune United and the South African national team. Ngcobo was named the PSL Defender of the Season in 2021.[citation needed]

Club career

Ngcobo first started playing for Flamingo fc in uMzumbe SAFA Ugu Region, as a midfielder; he left there for Amazulu Academy after Matric.

Ngcobo is a youth product of the academy of AmaZulu, having made his senior debut in 2016 before he was loaned to Richards Bay. Njabulo joined Moroka Swallows in the 2020–21 season,[1] where he made 28 appearances.

On 4 July 2021, Ngcobo signed a three-year contract with Kaizer Chiefs.[2]

International career

He made his debut for South Africa national soccer team on 13 July 2021 in a 2021 COSAFA Cup game against Lesotho.[3] South Africa won the tournament, and Ngcobo score a goal in a semifinal victory over Mozambique.

References

  1. ^ "Swallows sign Uthongathi star". kickoff.com. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Kaizer Chiefs beat Mamelodi Sundowns to Njabulo Ngcobo's signature!". thesouthafrican.com. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  3. ^ "South Africa v Lesotho game report". ESPN. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.


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