Siyethemba Sithebe

Siyethemba Sithebe
Personal information
Birth name	Siyethemba Mnguni
Date of birth	6 January 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Newcastle, South Africa
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Kaizer Chiefs
Number	6
Senior career*
Years	Team
2015–2017	Mbombela United
2017–2022	AmaZulu
2022–	Kaizer Chiefs
International career‡
2020–	South Africa
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 October 2022; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 October 2022

Siyethemba Sithebe (born Siyethemba Mnguni; 6 January 1993) is a South African soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder for South African Premier Division side Kaizer Chiefs and the South Africa national team.^[1]^[2] In 2018, he changed his surname from Mnguni to Sithebe.^[3]

Club career[edit]

In the summer of 2017, he signed for AmaZulu from Mbombela United.^[4]

He made his international debut for South Africa on 8 October 2020 in a 1–1 draw with Namibia.^[5]

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^ Mlotha, Sipho (3 August 2018). "AmaZulu midfielder Siyethemba Sithebe explains surname change". Kick Off. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
^ "AmaZulu Unveil Five New Signings". Soccer Laduma. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
^ "Player ratings: Experimental Bafana held by Namibia". FourFourTwo. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.