Lebone Seema

Lebone Seema
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-04-05) 5 April 2003 (age 23)
Place of birth South Africa
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Orlando Pirates
Number 6
Youth career
TS Galaxy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2025 TS Galaxy 22 (0)
2025– Orlando Pirates 34 (4)
International career
2026– South Africa 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lebone Seema (born 5 April 2003) is a South African professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for South African Premiership club Orlando Pirates and the South Africa national team.

Early life

Seema was born on 5 April 2003. He was born into a footballing family in Rheinland Village, also known as Shakoleng, about 75 km north west of Polokwane in Limpopo. His father Matome ‘Sisco’ Seema played as a midfielder for local club Hungry Tigers FC.

Club career

TS Galaxy

Seema represented TS Galaxy in the DStv Diski Challenge prior to his promotion to the first team in the 2022/23 season. He made over 20 senior appearances before parting ways with the Mpumalanga outfit.

Orlando Pirates

The talented centre-back joined Pirates in the lead-up to the 2025/26 season. At the Buccaneers, Seema made an immediate impact as he quickly commanded a starting berth, chipping in with crucial goals that proved valuable in the team's title chase. He was duly awarded the Betway Premiership's Defender of the Season accolade, capping an impressive breakthrough campaign.

Seema was part of the defensive line that kept clean sheets in two domestic cup finals in the 2025/26 season.

International career

On 30 September 2026, Seema made his international debut for the South Africa national team in a 5–0 win against Eritrea.

References

References

  1. ↑ "Lebone Seema". Orlando Pirates FC. Retrieved 6 September 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Lebone Seema". Orlando Pirates FC. Retrieved 6 September 2026.
  3. ↑ "How Pirates' emerging star Lebone Seema has football running through his veins". Sunday Times. 9 February 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2026.
  4. ↑ "Eritrea 0–5 South Africa | Africa Cup of Nations qualification". BBC Sport. 30 September 2026. Retrieved 30 September 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)