Sphephelo Sithole

Personal information
Full name	Sphephelo S'Miso Sithole
Date of birth	3 March 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth	Ulundi, South Africa
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Tondela
Number	15
Youth career
2016–2017	KZN Academy
2017–2018	Sporting
2018–2019	Vitória Setúbal
Senior career*
Years	Team
2019–2023	B-SAD
2023–	Tondela
2024–2025	→ Gil Vicente (loan)
International career‡
2015–?	South Africa under-17
2022–	South Africa
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 August 2025; ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 September 2024
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Sphephelo S'Miso "Yaya" Sithole (born 3 March 1999) is a South African professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga Portugal club CD Tondela and the South Africa national team.

Professional career

Sithole made his professional debut with B-SAD in a 1–1 Primeira Liga tie with Braga on 15 July 2020.^[1]

On 11 July 2023, following B-SAD's relegation from the Liga Portugal 2, Sithole signed a two-year contract with Tondela.^[2]

On 22 July 2024, Sithole joined Primeira Liga club Gil Vicente on a season-long loan deal with the option to purchase.^[3]

As of match played 10 September 2024

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps
South Africa	2022	3
	2023	6
	2024	11
Total		20

South Africa

^ "Sporting Braga vs. Belenenses – 15 July 2020 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
^ "Oficial: Sithole contratado à B SAD (Tondela)" [Official: Sithole signed from B SAD (Tondela)]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
^ "YAYA SITHOLE É GALO E JÁ SE JUNTOU AO GRUPO" [YAYA SITHOLE IS A GALO AND HAS ALREADY JOINED THE GROUP]. gilvicentefc.pt (in Portuguese). 22 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
^ Edwards, Piers (10 February 2024). "South Africa 0–0 DR Congo". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.