Sphephelo Sithole

Sphephelo Sithole
Personal information
Full name Sphephelo S'Miso Sithole
Date of birth (1999-03-03) 3 March 1999 (age 27)
Place of birth Ulundi, South Africa
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Tondela
Number 15
Youth career
2016–2017 KZN Academy
2017–2018 Sporting
2018–2019 Vitória Setúbal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 B-SAD 71 (0)
2023– Tondela 48 (3)
2024–2025 → Gil Vicente (loan) 2 (0)
International career‡
2015 South Africa U17
2022– South Africa 27 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 April 2026

Sphephelo S'Miso "Yaya" Sithole (born 3 March 1999) is a South African professional soccer player. He plays as a midfielder for Liga Portugal club CD Tondela and the South Africa national team.

Sithole made his debut with B-SAD on 15 July 2020, in a 1–1 draw in the Primeira Liga against Braga. After B-SAD were relegated to Liga 3 in the 2022–23 Liga Portugal 2 season, he joined Tondela.

He was part of South Africa's teams at the 2023 and 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, and the 2026 FIFA World Cup. At the 2026 FIFA World Cup, he was sent off in the opening game in the 50th minute for denying Mexican midfielder Brian Gutierrez a goal scoring opportunity.

International

As of match played 15 November 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
South Africa 202231
202360
2024120
202521
Total231

Honours

South Africa

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Chile 2015 List of Players: South Africa" (PDF). fifadata.com. FIFA. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-11-03.
  2. ↑ "Sporting Braga vs. Belenenses – 15 July 2020 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  3. ↑ "Oficial: Sithole contratado à B SAD (Tondela)" [Official: Sithole signed from B SAD (Tondela)]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 11 July 2023. Archived from the original on 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "TotalEnergies AFCON Morocco 2025 fever rises as Broos become first coach to unveil final squad". Confederation of African Football. 1 December 2025. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  5. ↑ Anderson, Live ReportingJess. "Mexico vs South Africa LIVE: FIFA World Cup 2026 Group A - score, radio commentary, text updates & stats". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2026-06-11.
  6. ↑ Edwards, Piers (10 February 2024). "South Africa 0–0 DR Congo". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.

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