Puso Dithejane

Puso Dithejane
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-07-24) 24 July 2004 (age 22)
Place of birth Christiana, North West, South Africa
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 Chicago Fire
Number 12
Youth career
Transnet School of Excellence
–2023 Kaizer Chiefs
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024–2026 TS Galaxy 52 (7)
2026– Chicago Fire 21 (2)
2026– Chicago Fire II 1 (0)
International career‡
2022–2024 South Africa U20
2025–2026 South Africa B
2026– South Africa 1 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:05, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

Puso Dithejane (born 24 July 2004) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer side Chicago Fire and the South Africa national team.

Club career

Kaizer Chiefs Academy

Dithejane is a product of the Kaizer Chiefs Academy and played in the PSL Reserve.

TS Galaxy

In 2024, Dithejane signed with South African Premiership side TS Galaxy F.C. He was instrumental in a 2–1 win over Golden Arrows scoring the opening goal and assisting the winner for The Rockets in Mbombela. He was named Betway Premiership player of the month in August, November, and December 2025.

Chicago Fire

In January 2026, Dithejane signed with Major League Soccer side Chicago Fire on a four-and-a-half year deal running till June 2030. Later that year, on 22 July, he scored his first goal in a 3–2 away defeat against Inter Miami. Dithejane then scored both goals in the Fire's 2-1 win over Mexican champion Cruz Azul in the Leagues Cup.

He was also named the player of the month for July/August after an amazing performance.

International career

He competed for the South Africa U-20 side at the 2022 COSAFA U-20 Cup where they finished in third place. He was named in the tournaments best XI. Dithejane played for the South Africa B team at the 2025 COSAFA Cup where they finished as runners-up to Angola.

Dithejane received his first senior national team call‑up in September 2026 and made his debut on 4 October 2026 in a friendly against Egypt, where he scored the winning goal to secure a 1–0 victory for South Africa.

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.4 October 2026Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt Egypt1–01–0Friendly

Honours

South Africa

South Africa U20

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Puso Dithejane dreaming big after bold exit from Chiefs | soccer". SABC. 24 October 2025. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  2. 1 2 Baleka, Mihlali (13 June 2013). "Puso Dithejane and Khulumani Ndamane have become their own men after leaving Kaizer Chiefs for TS Galaxy". IOL. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  3. ↑ "Dithejane stars as Galaxy sink Arrows". Kick Off. 23 November 2025. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  4. ↑ Ntsoelengoe, Tshepo (10 December 2025). "Vodacom Soccer | News | Puso Dithejane and Abdeslam Ouaddou take top PSL awards for November and December". Vodacom Soccer. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  5. ↑ "Dithejane, Tinkler, Sebelebele bag Betway Prem Monthly Awards". SuperSport. 4 September 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  6. ↑ chicagofirefc. "Chicago Fire FC Acquires South African Winger Puso Dithejane | Chicago Fire FC". chicagofirefc. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  7. ↑ Mark, Jonty (13 January 2026). "Chicago Fire beat Chiefs, Sundowns to Dithejane signature". The Citizen. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  8. ↑ "Luis Suárez, Miami spoil Robert Lewandowski's Chicago debut". ABC7 Chicago. 23 July 2026.
  9. ↑ "Chiefs duo named in U20 AFCON COSAFA Qualifiers Best XI". Kick Off. 18 October 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  10. ↑ "Bafana B to play against Angola in Cosafa Cup final". TimesLIVE. 13 June 2025. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  11. ↑ Griessel, Heinrich (15 January 2025). "Former Chiefs player Dithejane eager to be part of Bafana Bafana". Vodacom Soccer. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  12. ↑ "Puso Dithejane scores his debut goal for Bafana Bafana against Egypt | Dailysports". dailysports.net. 4 October 2026. Retrieved 4 October 2026.