Anele Ngcongca
South African footballer (1987–2020)
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Calvin Anele Ngcongca (21 October 1987 – 23 November 2020) was a South African professional footballer who played as a right back.
Full name
Calvin Anele Ngcongca[1]
Date of birth
21 October 1987
Place of birth
Cape Town, South Africa
Date of death
23 November 2020 (aged 33)[2]
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Ngcongca with Genk in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Calvin Anele Ngcongca[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 October 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Cape Town, South Africa | ||
| Date of death | 23 November 2020 (aged 33)[2] | ||
| Place of death | KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Right back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Aces United | |||
| FC Fortune | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2007 | FC Fortune | 60 | (5) |
| 2007–2016 | Genk | 223 | (8) |
| 2015–2016 | → Troyes (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2016–2020 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 61 | (1) |
| 2020 | → AmaZulu (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 364 | (14) | |
| International career | |||
| 2009–2016 | South Africa | 53 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
On 29 August 2015, Ngcongca joined ES Troyes AC on a season-long loan from Genk after being relegated to the bench by his head coach.[3]
On 23 November 2020, Anele Ngcongca died in a car accident on the N2 highway in KwaZulu-Natal.[2] He played for AmaZulu before his death.[4][5]
Honours
Genk
Mamelodi Sundowns
