Selaelo Rasebotja
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 April 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Mokopane, South Africa[1] | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Orlando Pirates | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2020–2021 | SuperSport United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2024 | SuperSport United | 29 | (1) |
| 2024– | Orlando Pirates | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| South Africa U20 | |||
| 2022– | South Africa | 3 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 June 2023 | |||
Selaelo Rasebotja (born 26 April 2001) is a South African soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Orlando Pirates in the South African Premier Division.[2]
He hails from Limpopo Province. While attending a football school of excellence, he represented South Africa U20 at the 2019 COSAFA U-20 Cup. He was signed by SuperSport United to their youth selection, being drafted into the senior team in the summer of 2021.[3] Following his debut for SuperSport United, manager Kaitano Tembo nicknamed Rasebotja "Iniesta".[4]
Rasebotja was called up to Bafana Bafana for the 2022 COSAFA Cup. Here, South Africa lost to Mozambique on penalty shootouts. In a consolation tournament known as the Plate, Butsaka scored his first international goal against Botswana.[1][5] Subsequently, SuperSport United refused to let Rasebotja or any other of their players join the South African team for the 2022 African Nations Championship qualification against Comoros, citing that the 2022-23 South African Premier Division start was too close.[6]
