Kegs Chauke
South African soccer player (born 2003)
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Kgaogelo "Kegs" Chauke (born 8 January 2003) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Burton Albion.
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Kegs Chauke pictured during his time at Southampton's academy | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Kgaogelo Chauke[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 January 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Pretoria, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Burton Albion | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Thatcham Town | ||
| 2017–2021 | Southampton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Southampton | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Exeter City (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2023– | Burton Albion | 80 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | South Africa U23 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 05:30, 22 April 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 March 2023 | |||
Club career
Southampton
Having joined Southampton from Thatcham Town in 2017,[2] Chauke signed his first professional contract in January 2020.[3] On 19 January 2021, he made his first professional appearance in a 2–0 victory against Shrewsbury Town in the FA Cup.[4]
Loan to Exeter City
On 26 July 2022, Chauke signed for EFL League One club Exeter City after impressing as a trialist on a season-long loan deal.[5] He made his debut for the club on 6 August 2022 in a 4–0 victory against Port Vale.[6] On 30 August 2022, Chauke scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 home defeat to Newport County.[7]
Burton Albion
On 29 June 2023, Chauke signed a two-year contract with Burton Albion for an undisclosed fee.[8] He made his debut for the club on 9 August 2023 in a 2–0 home defeat against Leicester City in the EFL Cup.[9] During his first season at the club, he made only eight senior appearances.[10][11]
On 1 January 2025, Chauke scored his first goal for the club in a 2–2 draw against Peterborough United.[12]
On 18 June 2025, Chauke signed a new two-year deal with Burton.[13]
International career
Chauke was born in South Africa and is eligible to represent both South Africa and England internationally. He was named in the England under-18 squad for a training camp in November 2020.[14] In February 2021, Chauke was named in a 78-man preliminary squad representing South Africa at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic games.[15] He was, however, left out of the final squad of 22.[16] He was called up to play for the South Africa U23s for 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches in March 2023.[17]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 19 April 2026
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Southampton | 2020–21[18] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Exeter City (loan) | 2022–23[19] | League One | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[a] | 2 | 26 | 2 |
| Burton Albion | 2023–24[20] | League One | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2024–25[21] | League One | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 41 | 1 | |
| 2025–26[22] | League One | 37 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 43 | 0 | |
| Total | 80 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 93 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 100 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 119 | 3 | ||
- Appearances in EFL Trophy