Thabo Cele (born 15 January 1997) is a South African professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Mamelodi Sundowns.
Career Cele was born in KwaMashu.
In 2016, Cele signed for Portuguese third division side Real from the KZN Academy in South Africa.Carlos Catalino: «Benfica está entusiasmado com Thabo Cele». futebol365.pt.
In 2017, he signed for Benfica, Portugal's most successful club, before returning to Real on loan.
In 2018, Cele moved to Cova da Piedade in the Portuguese second division.
On 12 October 2021, after training with the team since September, Cele joined Polish side Radomiak Radom on a two-year deal.
On 16 August 2023, Cele was transferred to Russian Premier League club Fakel Voronezh. In January 2025, Cele left Fakel by mutual consent.
On 27 January 2025, Cele signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Kaizer Chiefs.In September 2026, he agreed to mutually terminate his contract with the club.
On 10 September 2026, Cele signed for Mamelodi Sundowns as a free agent on a two-year contract, with an option to extend the deal.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsReal2016–17Campeonato de Portugal2424100——283Benfica B2017–18Liga Portugal 260————60Real (loan)2017–18Liga Portugal 2141————141Cova da Piedade2018–19Liga Portugal 2272000000002722019–20Liga Portugal 21400010——1502020–21Liga Portugal 22932000——313Total7052010——735Radomiak Radom2021–22Ekstraklasa13000———1302022–23Ekstraklasa20000———200Total33000———330Fakel Voronezh2023–24Russian Premier League9040———1302024–25Russian Premier League9050———140Total18090———270Career total16581511000001819
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsSouth Africa201710202340Total50
Honours Kaizer Chiefs Nedbank Cup: 2024–25
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