Njabulo Ngcobo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 May 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Folweni, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kaizer Chiefs | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | AmaZulu | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | AmaZulu | 20 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | → Richards Bay (loan) | 35 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Uthongathi | 40 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | Moroka Swallows | 28 | (1) |
| 2021– | Kaizer Chiefs | 26 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | South Africa | 4 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 July 2021 | |||
Njabulo Ngcobo (born 27 May 1994) is a South African professional soccer player. He is a defender for South African club Kaizer Chiefs and the South African national team. Ngcobo was named the PSL Defender of the Season in 2021.[citation needed]
Club career[edit]
Ngcobo first started playing for Flamingo fc in uMzumbe SAFA Ugu Region, as a midfielder; he left there for Amazulu Academy after Matric.
Ngcobo is a youth product of the academy of AmaZulu, having made his senior debut in 2016 before he was loaned to Richards Bay. Njabulo joined Moroka Swallows in the 2020–21 season,[1] where he made 28 appearances.
On 4 July 2021, Ngcobo signed a three-year contract with Kaizer Chiefs.[2]
International career[edit]
He made his debut for South Africa national soccer team on 13 July 2021 in a 2021 COSAFA Cup game against Lesotho.[3] South Africa won the tournament, and Ngcobo score a goal in a semifinal victory over Mozambique.
References[edit]
- ^ "Swallows sign Uthongathi star". kickoff.com. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "Kaizer Chiefs beat Mamelodi Sundowns to Njabulo Ngcobo's signature!". thesouthafrican.com. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "South Africa v Lesotho game report". ESPN. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
External links[edit]
- Njabulo Ngcobo at Soccerway
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- 1994 births
- Living people
- South African men's soccer players
- South Africa men's international soccer players
- Men's association football defenders
- AmaZulu F.C. players
- Richards Bay F.C. players
- Uthongathi F.C. players
- Moroka Swallows F.C. players
- Kaizer Chiefs F.C. players
- National First Division players
- South African Premier Division players
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