Zakhele Lepasa
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zakhele Lerato Lepasa[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 March 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Soweto, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre forward[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Orlando Pirates | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Orlando Pirates | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018– | Orlando Pirates | 43 | (6) |
| 2018–2019 | → Stellenbosch (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | → TS Galaxy (loan) | 13 | (7) |
| 2023 | → SuperSport United (loan) | 9 | (3) |
| 2025- | Siwelele | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019– | South Africa | 7 | (3) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 July 2023 | |||
Zakhele Lerato Lepasa (born 27 March 1997) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a centre forward for South African Premier Division side Siwelele F.C. and the South Africa national football team.
Born in Soweto,[2] Lepasa started his career at Orlando Pirates.[3] In August 2018, Lepasa joined Stellenbosch on a season-long loan.[3] However, after 4 league appearances for Stellenbosch,[4] he switched to TS Galaxy on loan in February 2019.[5][6] He scored 9 goals in 15 matches for TS Galaxy in all competitions,[4] including scoring the only goal of the 2019 Nedbank Cup Final against Kaizer Chiefs from the penalty spot, making TS Galaxy the first side from outside South Africa's top tier to win the competition.[7] After 4 goals in 4 matches in the Nedbank Cup, he was awarded the 'Player of the Tournament' award as well as being the top scorer in the competition.[8]
Lepasa made his debut for Orlando Pirates on 14 September 2019 as a substitute in a 2–1 win over Chippa United.[4][9]
International career
Lepasa made his international debut on 2 June 2019 in a 2–2 draw with Botswana in the 2019 COSAFA Cup, with Lepasa scoring in the penalty shoot-out as South Africa lost 5–4.[1][10] He also scored 1 goal in Bafana Bafana 2-1 win over Morocco, 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, 17 June 2023.[11][12]
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 20 November 2022 | Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela, South Africa |  Angola | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 2. | 28 March 2023 | Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Monrovia, Liberia |  Liberia | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 3. | 17 June 2023 | FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa |  Morocco | 2–0 | 2–1 |
