Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thakgalo Khanya Leshabela[1] | ||
Date of birth | 18 September 1999 | ||
Place of birth | South Africa | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Leicester City | ||
Number | 59 | ||
Youth career | |||
2013– | Leicester City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019– | Leicester City | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 March 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 November 2016 |
Thakgalo Khanya Leshabela (born 18 September 1999) is a South African professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Leicester City. Having joined Leicester in 2013, he progressed through the club's academy to make his senior debut in 2019.
Club career
editLeicester City
editHaving moved from South Africa to England with his family when he was an infant, Leshabela joined the Leicester City academy at the age of 13.[2] He later impressed during his time with the club's U18 side, earning a nomination for the Academy Player of the Award, before being promoted to the Development Squad.[3] There, he represented the club in the Professional Development League, Premier League Cup and UEFA Youth League.[2] On 29 November 2018, he was promoted to the first team for the club's EFL Cup victory over Southampton, although he remained an unused substitute.[4] He signed his first professional contract on 8 January 2019.[3]
References
edit- ^ "T. Leshabela". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ^ a b "More Foxes Progression On The Agenda For Leshabela". Leicester City. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Youngster Khanya Leshabela Signs New Deal". Leicester City. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ^ "Who is Leicester City's Latest Member, South African Leshabela?". Betway. 29 November 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
Category:1999 births
Category:Living people
Category:South African soccer players
Category:Association football midfielders
Category:Leicester City F.C. players