Simphiwe Selepe
South African midfielder
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Simphiwe Selepe (born 19 February 2005[1]) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder[2] for South African Premier Division club Orlando Pirates.
Full name
Simphiwe Selepe
Date of birth
19 February 2005
Place of birth
Tsakane, Gauteng, South Africa
Position
Midfielder
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Simphiwe Selepe | ||
| Date of birth | 19 February 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Tsakane, Gauteng, South Africa | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Orlando Pirates | ||
| Number | 47 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Orlando Pirates | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | Orlando Pirates | 10 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2025 | South Africa | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 January 2026 | |||
Club career
Selepe was promoted from the Orlando Pirates academy to the first-team in December 2024, featuring in the Carling All Stars team.[3]
He had his full debut in 2025.[4]
He received a Man of the Match award at the 2025–2026 Betway Premiership final[5] after being out for much of the season[6] due to an unnamed injury.[7]
International career
He has represented South Africa at senior level.[8]
Career statistics
- As of 22 August 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Orlando Pirates | 2024–25 | Premiership | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 2025–26 | Premiership | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| Total | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
Honours
Orlando Pirates
