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Jerome "Jay-Jay" Ramatlhakwana (born 29 May 1985) is a Motswana professional footballer who currently plays for Township Rollers as a striker.[2]

Full name Jerome Ontiretse Otto Ramatlhakwana[1]
Date of birth (1985-05-29) 29 May 1985 (age 41)
Place of birth Malolwane, Botswana
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
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Jerome Ramatlhakwana
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Full name Jerome Ontiretse Otto Ramatlhakwana[1]
Date of birth (1985-05-29) 29 May 1985 (age 41)
Place of birth Malolwane, Botswana
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position Striker
Team information
Current team
Township Rollers
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Mogoditshane Fighters
2006–2008 Mochudi Centre Chiefs
2008 APOP Kinyras Peyias
2008–2011 Santos 15 (1)
2009–2010 → Thanda Royal Zulu (loan)
2011 Vasco da Gama 4 (2)
2013 Mochudi Centre Chiefs
2013–2014 CS Don Bosco 0 (0)
2015– Township Rollers 4 (4)
International career‡
2006–2018 Botswana 61 (24)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 April 2011
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 April 2018
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Club career

Born in Lobatse, Ramatlhakwana has played in Botswana for Mogoditshane Fighters and Mochudi Centre Chiefs, in Cyprus for APOP Kinyras Peyias, and in South Africa for Santos and Vasco da Gama.[3] In January 2013 he signed for Mochudi Centre Chiefs.[4]

Ramatlhakwana was meant to move from Santos to Vasco da Gama in the summer of 2010, but a transfer fee wasn't agreed until January 2011. After his work permit was initially denied, Ramatlhakwane didn't sign for Vasco da Gama until April 2011; he scored on his debut.[5]

International career

Ramatlhakwane scored on his senior debut for Botswana in a 1–0 win over Swaziland in November 2006,[6] and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[7]

Ramatlhakwane led Botswana in scoring with five goals in qualifying for the 2012 African Cup of Nations.[8] His fifth goal came on 26 March 2011 in N'Djamena, Chad as Botswana won 1-0 and became the first nation aside from the co-hosts to qualify for the 2012 African Cup of Nations, as Botswana would play in its first ever major tournament.[citation needed]

He scored four goals at the 2013 COSAFA Cup, including a hat-trick against Lesotho, which, however, was not enough for Botswana to move past the group stage.[9][10] The goals earned him the tournament's golden boot award,[11] and took his international tally to 17, surpassing the record of 16 goals held by Dipsy Selolwane.[12]

International goals

Scores and results list Botswana's goal tally first.[3][13][14]
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