Gerald Sithole
English footballer
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Gerald Albert Sithole (born 28 December 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger or striker for FC United of Manchester.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gerald Albert Sithole[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 December 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Ashford, Kent, England[2] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bolton Wanderers | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2021 | Gillingham | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Gillingham | 16 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Altrincham (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Chorley (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2024 | Warrington Town | 10 | (0) |
| 2024 | FC United of Manchester | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:30, 23 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
Having come through Gillingham's youth set-up, he signed his first professional contract with the club on 17 April 2021, hours before being named on the first-team bench for their match against Oxford United.[4] He made his league debut for the club on 24 April 2021 as an 88th-minute substitute in a 2–2 draw with Northampton Town.[5][6] He made his first appearance of the 2021–22 season on 7 August 2021 in a 1–1 draw with Lincoln City, before scoring the first goal of his career three days later with the opening goal of a 2–2 draw with Crawley Town in the EFL Cup.[7] Following the club's relegation to League Two, Sithole was released by the club at the end of the 2021–22 season.[8]
On 24 June 2022 it was announced that he had signed for League One side Bolton Wanderers, and would feature initially for its B team.[9] He missed eight months of the 2022–23 due to a knee injury.[10]
On 21 September 2023, Sithole joined National League club Altrincham on an initial one-month loan.[11] In March 2024, he joined Chorley on loan for the remainder of the season.[12] On 22 May, the club confirmed that he would be leaving at the end of his contract on 30 June.[13]
On 8 August 2024, Warrington Town announced Sithole had signed for the club after impressing during their pre-season programme.[14]
In October 2024 Sithole signed for FC United of Manchester.[15][16]
Style of play
Career statistics
- As of match played 13 April 2024
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gillingham | 2020–21[6] | EFL League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021–22[7] | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3[a] | 0 | 21 | 2 | ||
| Total | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 2 | ||
| Bolton Wanderers | 2022–23[17] | EFL League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023–24[18] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Altrincham (loan) | 2023–24[18] | National League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Chorley (loan) | 2023–24[19] | National League North | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Career total | 23 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 2 | ||
- Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
