Siboniso Gaxa’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro South African footballer
Is Athlete 
Football player 
Association football player 
From South Africa 
Type Sports 
Gender male
Birth 6 April 1984, Durban, Port Elizabeth
Age: 36 years

Siboniso Gaxa Zulu pronunciation: [ˈɡɑːǁɑː] (born 6 April 1984 in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal) is a South African football defender who currently plays for Kaizer Chiefs F.C. and South Africa.

Personal

He hails from KwaMashu, Durban. He was given the nickname “Pa” which is shortened from “Papa” which means “father” because when was a child he behaved like an adult. He was always very mature.

Club career

Gaxa attended the University of Port Elizabeth, which at that time had a football team controlled by Danish side F.C. Copenhagen. However, he was not one of the in total three players, Elrio van Heerden, Lee Langeveldt and Bongumusa Mthethwa, who made it from the FCK-UPE Academy to F.C. Copenhagen. He is managed by ExtraTime S.L..

In 2002, he moved to Supersport United, where he stayed for six seasons, before joining Mamelodi Sundowns in 2008. In 2010 he moved to Belgian club Lierse. After the 2011–12 season, he was released by the team. On 15 May 2012 Gaxa signed a three-year contract for Kaizer Chiefs with the option to renew for one year.

International career

Gaxa made his international debut in a 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Cape Verde on 4 June 2005. He was part of South Africa’s squad at the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup, 2006 African Cup of Nations, 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup and 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Statistics

Club

Club performance League
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
League
2001–02 NMMU 29 8
2002–03 Supersport United 6 0
2003–04 Supersport United 17 0
2004–05 Supersport United 25 0
2005–06 Supersport United 27 2
2006–07 Supersport United 28 0
2007–08 Supersport United 28 2
2008–09 Mamelodi Sundowns 26 1
2009–10 Mamelodi Sundowns 19 0
2010–11 Lierse 19 0

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2011–12 Lierse 33 0
2012–13 Kaizer Chiefs 26 1
2013–14 Kaizer Chiefs 25 0
2014–15 Kaizer Chiefs 6 0
Career total 314 14

Honours

Supersport United

  • MTN 8 – 2004
  • Nedbank Cup – 2005
  • Premier Soccer League – 2007/08

Kaizer Chiefs

  • Premier Soccer League – 2012/13

Premier Soccer League – 2014/15

  • Nedbank Cup – 2013
  • Carling Black Label – 2013
  • MTN 8 – 2014
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