Asavela Mbekile

Asavela Shakespeare Mbekile (born 1 November 1986) is a South African former footballer who played as a central midfielder.

Asavela Mbekile
Personal information
Full name Asavela Shakespeare Mbekile[1]
Date of birth (1986-11-01) 1 November 1986
Place of birth Cape Town, South Africa
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s) Central midfielder[3]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Ikapa Sporting
2011–2012 FC Cape Town
2012–2013 Chippa United 7 (0)
2013–2014 Moroka Swallows 24 (0)
2014–2018 Mamelodi Sundowns 31 (1)
2018–2020 Orlando Pirates 10 (0)
2020–2021 Stellenbosch 20 (0)
International career
2014–2017 South Africa 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in Cape Town, Mbekile has played club football for Ikapa Sporting, FC Cape Town, Chippa United, Moroka Swallows, Mamelodi Sundowns, Orlando Pirates and Stellenbosch.[1][3][4]

He made his international debut for South Africa in 2014.[3]

References

  1. Asavela Mbekile at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  2. "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2016: List of Players: Memelodi Sundowns" (PDF). FIFA. 14 December 2016. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2017.
  3. "Asavela Mbekile". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  4. Austin Ditlhobolo (10 June 2018). "Orlando Pirates sign Asavela Mbekile, Vincent Pule deal imminent". Goal.com. Retrieved 11 June 2018.


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