Njabulo Ngcobo

Njabulo Ngcobo
Personal information
Date of birth	27 May 1994 (age 27)
Place of birth	, KwaZulu-Natal
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Kaizer Chiefs
Youth career
0000–2016	AmaZulu
Senior career*
Years	Team
2016–2019	AmaZulu
2017–2019	→ Richards Bay (loan)
2019–2020	Uthongathi
2020–2021	Moroka Swallows
2021–	Kaizer Chiefs
National team‡
2021–	South Africa
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:35, 29 May 2021 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 01:21, 12 July 2021 (UTC)

Njabulo Ngcobo (born 27 May 1994) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a defender for South African club Kaizer Chiefs and the South African national team. He was named the PSL Defender of the Season in 2021.

Club career[]

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[]

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[]

^ "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[]

Njabulo Ngcobo at Soccerway

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[1] "Swallows sign Uthongathi star". kickoff.com. Retrieved 9 July 2021.

[2] "Kaizer Chiefs beat Mamelodi Sundowns to Njabulo Ngcobo's signature!". thesouthafrican.com. Retrieved 9 July 2021.

[3] "South Africa v Lesotho game report". ESPN. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.

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Personal information
Date of birth	(1994-05-27) 27 May 1994 (age 27)
Place of birth	, KwaZulu-Natal
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Kaizer Chiefs
Youth career
0000–2016	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	3	(0)
National team^‡
2021–	South Africa	4	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:35, 29 May 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 01:21, 12 July 2021 (UTC)