Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 12 May 1998 | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2018–2021 | Stellenbosch | 52 | (5) |
2021–2023 | Maritzburg United | 28 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
South Africa U20 | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:05, 15 February 2021 (UTC) |
Leletu Skelem (born 12 May 1998) is a South African professional soccer player who last played for South African Premier Division side Maritzburg United as a midfielder.
Skelem grew up in Mthatha, Eastern Cape. Despite showing a preference for cricket and swimming in his early childhood but chose to pursue a career in football after his father bought him a replica of the 1996 Bafana Bafana kit. [1]
Having been spotted playing for South Africa at under-20 level, Skelem signed for Stellenbosch in 2018. [1] He scored twice in 26 league games for Stellenbosch in the 2018–19 season, [2] as the club were promoted as to the South African Premier Division as champions of the National First Division. [3]
In August 2021, Skelem signed for Maritzburg United. [4]
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Date of birth | 12 May 1998 | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2018–2021 | Stellenbosch | 52 | (5) |
2021–2023 | Maritzburg United | 28 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
South Africa U20 | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:05, 15 February 2021 (UTC) |
Leletu Skelem (born 12 May 1998) is a South African professional soccer player who last played for South African Premier Division side Maritzburg United as a midfielder.
Skelem grew up in Mthatha, Eastern Cape. Despite showing a preference for cricket and swimming in his early childhood but chose to pursue a career in football after his father bought him a replica of the 1996 Bafana Bafana kit. [1]
Having been spotted playing for South Africa at under-20 level, Skelem signed for Stellenbosch in 2018. [1] He scored twice in 26 league games for Stellenbosch in the 2018–19 season, [2] as the club were promoted as to the South African Premier Division as champions of the National First Division. [3]
In August 2021, Skelem signed for Maritzburg United. [4]