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Victor Letsoalo
South African soccer player
Sepana Victor Letsoalo (born 1 April 1993) is a South African soccer player who plays as a forward for South African Premier Division side AmaZulu and South African national team.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sepana Victor Letsoalo | ||
| Date of birth | (1993-04-01) 1 April 1993 (age 31) | ||
| Place of birth | Cape Town, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AmaZulu | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | Baroka | 62 | (18) |
| 2017–2021 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 92 | (22) |
| 2021–2022 | Royal AM | 27 | (15) |
| 2022–2023 | Sekhukhune United | 27 | (4) |
| 2023– | AmaZulu | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | South Africa | 11 | (4) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 July 2023 | |||
Born in Cape Town,[1] Letsoalo signed for Bloemfontein Celtic from Baroka in 2017.[3]
He made his debut for South Africa national soccer team on 13 July 2021 in a 2021 COSAFA Cup game against Lesotho and scored a hat-trick in a 4–0 victory, becoming the first South African player to score three times on his national team debut.[5] He scored one more goal in the semi-final against Mozambique as South Africa won the tournament and he became the top goal scorer with 4 goals.[6]
- South Africa score listed first, score column indicates score after each Letsoalo goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 July 2021 | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa |  Lesotho | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2021 COSAFA Cup | [7][8] |
| 2 | 3–0 | ||||||
| 3 | 4–0 | ||||||
| 4 | 16 July 2021 |  Mozambique | 3–0 | 3–0 | [9] | ||
Baroka
- "Victor Letsoalo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- Victor Letsoalo at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- "Bloemfontein Celtic confirm the signings of Victor Letsoalo and Sipho Jembula". Kick Off. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- "Victor Letsoalo makes history with hat-trick as Bafana crush Lesotho in COSAFA Cup". The South African. 13 July 2021.
- "Bafana Bafana striker Victor Letsoalo wins 2021 COSAFA Cup Golden Boot award". Kick Off. 18 July 2021.
- "Victor Letsoalo makes history with hat-trick as Bafana crush Lesotho in COSAFA Cup". The South African. 13 July 2021.
- "Bafana Bafana striker Victor Letsoalo wins 2021 COSAFA Cup Golden Boot award". Kick Off. 18 July 2021.
- "Bafana Bafana striker Victor Letsoalo wins 2021 COSAFA Cup Golden Boot award". Kick Off. 18 July 2021.
- Victor Letsoalo at National-Football-Teams.com
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