Paseka Sekese

Paseka Sekese
Personal information
Full name Paseka Patrick Sekese
Date of birth (1994-04-01) April 1, 1994
Place of birth Welkom, South Africa
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Bidvest Wits
Number 50
Youth career
2001–2007 Lion Experience
2008–2012 School of Excellence
2013–2015 Bidvest Wits
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Bidvest Wits 4 (4)
National team
2015 South Africa U-23

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Paseka Sekese (born April 1, 1994) is a South African football (soccer) midfielder who plays for Premier Soccer League club Bidvest Wits.

Early years

Sekese was born on 1 April 1994 in Thabong, Welkom, in the province of the Free State, South Africa. He started his career at the Lion Experience U12's youth academy in 2004. His recognition began when the team won the Welkom District Football Junior League in the 2004–05 season. The defending champions were known as The Experts.[1] The Lion Experience U12 side won the tournament held by the Welkom Football Association and lifted the Woolworths Trophy at Bronville Stadium. The final was between The Experts and Dinonyana, and Sekese was awarded the Man of the Match award.[2] He captained Lion Experience and won the Welkom Clover Danone League.[3]

Club career

Sekese began his career with Transnet School of Excellence in 2007. In 2012 he graduated at the School of Excellence and signed an apprentice contract with Bidvest Wits.[4] Sekese made his debut on 14 February 2015 in a CAF Confederations Cup match against Royal Leopards in a 3–0 win.[5] Sekese scored his first goal for Wits on 6 May 2015 in a 2–1 win over Kaizer Chiefs at FNB Stadium.[6]

International career

He was selected to play for the South Africa U/23 squad in a friendly match in Palestine in March 2015.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "The football club which is the defending champion in the Welkom District Football Junior League". Vista Newspaper. March 2005.
  2. ↑ "Young soccer stars perform in Welkom". Vista Newspaper 2005.
  3. ↑ "Team wins league". Vista Newspaper. Thursday 27 April 2006.
  4. ↑ http://www.transnetfoundation.co.za/news/2014/01/07/school-excellence-2013-awards/Transnet Foundation - School of Excellence scoops 2013 awards
  5. ↑ http://www.kickoff.com/mobile/news/52891/thulani-hlatshwayo-suspended-for-moroka-swallows-clash
  6. ↑ "Sekese: It Was God’s Work". Soccer Laduma, 7 May 2015
  7. ↑ "Da Gama announces SA Under-23 squad". Phakaaathi. The Citizen. 10 March 2015.

As of 12 March 2015 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
2 South Africa DF Nazeer Allie
3 South Africa DF Thulani Hlatshwayo
5 South Africa DF Markus Lecki
7 South Africa MF Daine Klate
10 South Africa MF Sibusiso Vilakazi (Captain)
11 Mozambique FW Domingues
12 South Africa MF Vincent Pule
15 South Africa DF Buhle Mkhwanazi
16 South Africa GK Moeneeb Josephs
17 Burundi MF Faty Papy
19 South Africa FW Sthembiso Ngcobo
20 South Africa MF Siyabonga Nhlapo
21 South Africa FW Thulane Ngcepe
22 South Africa MF Jabulani Shongwe
24 Zimbabwe DF Onismor Bhasera
No. Position Player
25 South Africa GK Rowen Fernandez
29 South Africa MF Dillon Sheppard
30 South Africa MF Ben Motshwari
33 South Africa MF Yussuf Jappie
36 South Africa GK Boalefa Pule
37 South Africa FW Lucky Setelele
38 South Africa DF Tebogo Moerane
39 South Africa DF Kwena Kubyane
40 South Africa MF Tshidiso Monamodi
41 South Africa MF Phumlani Ntshangase
42 South Africa DF Saki Ncwadi
43 South Africa MF Siyabulela Mose
45 South Africa DF Lukhele Mdluli
47 South Africa GK Thakasani Mbanjwa
50 South Africa MF Paseka Sekese
Portugal FW Jucie Lupeta


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