Tapelo Xoki

Thapelo Xoki
Personal information
Birth name	Thapelo Nyongo
Date of birth	10 April 1995 (age 31)
Place of birth	Khayelitsha, Greenpoint phase 2South Africa
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position	Defender
Team information
Current team	Orlando Pirates
Number	27
Youth career
0000–2012	Cape Town Liverpool
2012–2014	Old Mutual Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014–2022	AmaZulu
2022–	Orlando Pirates
International career‡
2024–	South Africa
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 January 2026; ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21 March 2024

Thapelo Xoki (born Thapelo Nyongo; 10 April 1995) is a South African soccer player who plays as a defender for South African Premier Division side Orlando Pirates and the South Africa national team.^[1]

Early and personal life

He was born in Khayelitsha in Cape Town.^[2] He attended Thembelihle Senior Secondary School.^[3]

He changed his surname from Nyongo to Xoki in 2019.^[4]

Club career

He started playing for Cape Town Liverpool before joining the Old Mutual Academy in Cape Town in 2012. He joined AmaZulu in 2014, signing his first professional contract lasting until summer 2017. On June 13, 2022, the defender made a move to the Soweto Giants, Orlando Pirates.^[2]^[3]^[5]

International career

Xoki made his debut for the senior South Africa national team on 21 March 2024 in a friendly against Andorra.^[6]

Honours

South Africa

Africa Cup of Nations third place: 2023^[7]

References

↑ Tapelo Xoki at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
1 2 "SLTV – 'You Have To Have A Strong Mentality'". Soccer Laduma. 27 June 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
1 2 Busakwe, Lonwabo (6 September 2014). "I want to play in Belgium, says Cape's Nyongo". Weekend Argus. Retrieved 15 October 2020 – via pressreader.com.
↑ Madlala, Robin-Duke (20 August 2019). "AMAZULU VOW TO FRUSTRATE BUCS!". Daily Sun. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
↑ "Tapelo Xoki". amazulufc.net. AmaZulu F.C. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
↑ "Andorra v South Africa game report". ESPN. 21 March 2024.
↑ 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.

External links

Tapelo Xoki at FBref.com

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[1] Tapelo Xoki at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 October 2022.

[auto-2] 1 2 "SLTV – 'You Have To Have A Strong Mentality'". Soccer Laduma. 27 June 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.

[belgium-3] 1 2 Busakwe, Lonwabo (6 September 2014). "I want to play in Belgium, says Cape's Nyongo". Weekend Argus. Retrieved 15 October 2020 – via pressreader.com.

[4] Madlala, Robin-Duke (20 August 2019). "AMAZULU VOW TO FRUSTRATE BUCS!". Daily Sun. Retrieved 15 October 2020.

[5] "Tapelo Xoki". amazulufc.net. AmaZulu F.C. Retrieved 15 October 2020.

[6] "Andorra v South Africa game report". ESPN. 21 March 2024.

[7] 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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