Tapelo Xoki
South African soccer player
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Thapelo Xoki (born Thapelo Nyongo; 10 April 1995) is a South African soccer player who plays as a defender for South African Premier Division side Orlando Pirates and the South Africa national team.[1]
Birth name
Thapelo Nyongo
Date of birth
10 April 1995
Place of birth
Khayelitsha, Greenpoint phase 2South Africa
Height
1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Birth name | Thapelo Nyongo | ||
| Date of birth | 10 April 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Khayelitsha, Greenpoint phase 2South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Orlando Pirates | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | Cape Town Liverpool | ||
| 2012–2014 | Old Mutual Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2022 | AmaZulu | 138 | (9) |
| 2022– | Orlando Pirates | 59 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | South Africa | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21 March 2024 | |||
Early and personal life
He was born in Khayelitsha in Cape Town.[2] He attended Thembelihle Senior Secondary School.[3]
He changed his surname from Nyongo to Xoki in 2019.[4]
Club career
International career
Xoki made his debut for the senior South Africa national team on 21 March 2024 in a friendly against Andorra.[6]
Honours
South Africa
- Africa Cup of Nations third place: 2023[7]
