CELE Thabo

Date of Birth: 15 Jan 1997

Age: 24

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.75/5'8''

Place of birth: KWAMASHU

Birth Country:

South Africa

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Football	Men RSA South Africa	16

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Stadium	Men's Group A #01 JPN Japan 1 RSA South Africa 0	Finished
	Saitama Stadium	Men's Group A #10 FRA France 4 RSA South Africa 3	Finished
	Sapporo Dome	Men's Group A #18 RSA South Africa 0 MEX Mexico 3	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

FIFA U-20 World Cup

Rank	Event	Year	Location
21	U20	2017	Republic of Korea

Mayor of KwaMashu (citizen.co.za, 25 Mar 2021)

Spending time with friends, travelling. (sowetanlive.co.za, 24 Jun 2020)

Occupation:

Languages spoken:

English, Portuguese

Cova da Piedade [Portugal]

David Notoane [national], RSA

Position style:

Midfielder (The Citizen, 16 Aug 2016)

National league:

Liga Portugal 2 [POR] (sundayworld.co.za, 27 May 2021)

He began playing football at age eight on the streets of KwaMashu, South Africa. (Fanalyst TV YouTube channel, 07 Jan 2021, The Citizen, 16 Aug 2016)

"My older brother used to pay football and I would follow him when he went to play, so that's how my love for the game started. In South Africa people really love football. Football was something that was always present while growing up, like playing hide and seek. One day an older cousin who played for a club invited me to join their U11 training, and I've been playing ever since." (Fanalyst TV YouTube channel, 07 Jan 2021; The Citizen, 16 Aug 2016)

General Interest

General
SCHOOL YEARS
He prioritised his football career over his studies growing up and said that passing his final year of high school came as a pleasant surprise. "My heart and mind weren't there [in school]. I just did enough to pass. I even skipped school because football was the only thing that I thought about. I didn't even expect to pass. A lot of people said that I wouldn't pass because of how often I skipped school to play football. I did that even in matric [last year of South African high school]. The problem is that I am a bit stubborn, so I didn't listen to anyone. I would lie and say that we were allowed to leave early at school. I would then sleep so that I go to training fresh. I realised later how much I was risking by doing that. It's something I regret. I couldn't believe it when my friends came to me and told me that I had passed. I went crazy." (timeslive.co.za, 07 May 2017)

Social Media

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/SouthAfricanfootballplayer
https://instagram.com/thabo_cele2/?hl=en

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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