Khotso Benny Malope (born 18 June 1994) is a South African soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Richards Bay.[1][2]

Khotso Malope
Personal information
Full name Khotso Benny Malope
Date of birth (1994-06-18) 18 June 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Benoni, South Africa
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Richards Bay
Youth career
0000–2015 Kaizer Chiefs
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Kaizer Chiefs 5 (1)
2015–2016Moroka Swallows (loan) 10 (3)
2016–2017Thanda Royal Zulu (loan) 22 (3)
2019– Richards Bay 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:55, 9 July 2020 (UTC)

Career

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Malope was born in Benoni, Gauteng.[3]

He spent the 2015–16 season at Moroka Swallows, before spending the 2016–17 season again on loan, this time at Thanda Royal Zulu.[4][5] Malope made his debut for the club in September 2017,[5] and he scored his first goal of the 2018–19 season for Chiefs in August 2018 against Bloemfontein Celtic as the club drew 2–2,[6] but left the club shortly before the end of the 2018–19 season.[7]

He joined Richards Bay in the summer of 2019.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Khotso Malope at Soccerway
  2. ^ Khotso Malope at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ "A dream start – Malope". kaizerchiefs.com. Kaizer Chiefs F.C. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  4. ^ Makhaya, Ernest (15 August 2017). "Kaizer Chiefs promote four players to the first team". www.goal.com. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Khotso Malope Is Happy With His Winning Kaizer Chiefs Debut". Soccer Laduma. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  6. ^ Klate, Chad (31 August 2018). "Malope delights in maiden Chiefs goal". Kick Off. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  7. ^ Gumbi, Sibongiseni (31 July 2019). "It hurt to leave Chiefs – Malope". The Citizen. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Former Chiefs midfielder joins NFD side". The Citizen. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2020.