Gerald Sithole

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Gerald Sithole
Personal information
Full name Gerald Albert Sithole[1]
Date of birth (2002-12-28) 28 December 2002 (age 19)
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s) Winger, striker
Club information
Current team
 Gillingham
Number 22
Youth career
0000–2021 Gillingham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Gillingham 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:42, 10 November 2021 (UTC)

Gerald Albert Sithole (born 28 December 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger or striker for EFL League One club Gillingham.

Career[]

Having come through Gillingham's youth set-up, he signed his first professional contract with the club on 17 April 2021, hours before being named on the first-team bench for their match against Oxford United.[3] He made his league debut for the club on 24 April 2021 as an 88th-minute substitute in a 2–2 draw with Northampton Town.[4][5] He made his first appearance of the 2021–22 season on 7 August 2021 in a 1–1 draw with Lincoln City, before scoring the first goal of his career three days later with the opening goal of a 2–2 draw with Crawley Town in the EFL Cup.[6]

Style of play[]

Sithole can play as a winger or as a striker.[3]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 6 November 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Gillingham 2020–21[5] EFL League One 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2021–22[6] EFL League One 7 0 1 1 1 1 3[a] 0 12 2
Career total 8 0 1 1 1 1 3 0 13 2
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References[]

  1. ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 23rd June 2020: Gillingham" (PDF). 23 June 2020. p. 39. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  2. ^ Gerald Sithole at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b Cawdell, Luke (17 April 2021). "Gillingham hand youth player Gerald Sithole a professional contract and a place on the bench at Oxford United". Kent Online. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Gaffer at the Weekend". gillinghamfootballclub.com. Gillingham F.C. 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Games played by Gerald Sithole in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Games played by Gerald Sithole in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2021.

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