Sipho Mbule
South African soccer player
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Sipho Percevale Mbule (born 22 March 1998) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a central midfielder for South African Premier Division side Orlando Pirates.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Sipho Percevale Mbule[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 March 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Bethlehem, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Orlando Pirates | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Harmony Sports Academy | |||
| –2017 | SuperSport United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2022 | SuperSport United | 84 | (9) |
| 2022–2025 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 36 | (2) |
| 2024–2025 | → Sekhukhune United (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2025- | Orlando Pirates | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | South Africa U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2019 | South Africa U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2017– | South Africa | 4 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 05 September 2025 | |||
Career
Mbule was born in Bethlehem in the province of Free State.[2][3] He started his youth career at Harmony Sports Academy in 2013, alongside Teboho Mokoena, before joining SuperSport United's academy.[3] He made his senior debut for SuperSport United in August 2017.[4]
Mbule has trained with the South Africa national under-17 team,[5] and has represented the South Africa under-20, under-23 and senior international teams.[1]
International career
On 1 December 2025, Mbule was called up to the South Africa squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.[6]
