Kgosi Ntlhe

Kgosietsile Ntlhe (born 21 February 1994) is a South African footballer who plays as a defender for English League Two club Barrow.

Kgosi Ntlhe
Personal information
Full name Kgosietsile Ntlhe[1]
Date of birth (1994-02-21) 21 February 1994[2]
Place of birth Pretoria, South Africa
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Barrow
Number 24
Youth career
2009–2011 Peterborough United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2016 Peterborough United 76 (4)
2011 → St Albans City (loan) 4 (0)
2016–2017 Stevenage 22 (0)
2017–2019 Rochdale 41 (3)
2019–2020 Scunthorpe United 18 (1)
2020– Barrow 6 (0)
National team‡
2012 South Africa U20 5 (0)
2013 South Africa 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:00, 31 December 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 October 2013

Career

Born in Pretoria, Ntlhe joined Peterborough United in 2009 from Southside United and signed a two-year apprenticeship in the summer of 2010.[3] He signed his first professional contract for the club in February 2011.[4] In October 2011, Ntlhe joined Southern Premier side St Albans City on a one-month loan deal.[5] He made his debut for the Saints in a 2–2 draw with Bedford Town.[6] On 21 April 2012, Ntlhe made his professional debut for Posh, coming on as a half-time substitute for Lee Frecklington in a 2–2 draw with Watford.[7] Following the club's relegation to League One in 2013, Nthle played regularly in the following two seasons.[8][9] However, he only made eight appearances in 2015-16[10] and joined Stevenage on undisclosed terms at the end of that season.[11]

After one season with Stevenage, Nthle was released in June 2017.[12]

In July 2017, he joined Rochdale on a two-year contract.[13] He was offered a new contract by Rochdale at the end of the 2018–19 season.[14]

Instead, on 4 July 2019, Ntlhe signed for EFL League Two side Scunthorpe United on a one-year deal.[15]

In September 2020 he signed for League Two newcomers Barrow.[16]

International career

In May and June 2012, Ntlhe participated in the 2012 Cape Town International Challenge, an exhibition tournament open to players under 20 years of age. He played in all of South Africa's games, meeting Argentina, Nigeria and Ghana in the group stage before losing to Brazil in the semi-final on penalties after a 2–2 draw. South Africa finished third place in the competition, having beaten Japan on penalties in the third place playoff. In mid-August, Ntlhe was called up to the South African senior team for the first time to play two friendlies against Brazil and Mozambique. He made his international début on 12 October 2013 in a 1–1 draw against Morocco at the Adrar Stadium.[17]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 2 September 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Peterborough United 2011–12[18] Championship 200000—20
2012–13[19] Championship 1210020—141
2013–14[8] League One 27230203[lower-alpha 1]1353
2014–15[9] League One 281101000301
2015–16[10] League One 7000100080
Peterborough Total 764406031895
St Albans City (loan) 2011–12[20] Southern Premier Division 4000—1[lower-alpha 2]050
Stevenage 2016–17[21] League Two 22010001[lower-alpha 3]0240
Rochdale 2017–18[22] League One 22020205[lower-alpha 3]0290
2018–19[23] League One 19 3 0 0 2 0 2[lower-alpha 3] 0 23 1
Rochdale Total 41 3 2 0 4 0 7 0 54 3
Scunthorpe United 2019–20[24] League Two 18 1 0 0 1 0 2[lower-alpha 3] 0 21 1
Barrow 2020–21[25] League Two 6 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 10 0
Career totals 1678801201612039
  1. Two appearances in the Football League Trophy and one in the League One play-offs
  2. Appearance in the FA Trophy
  3. Appearances in the Football League Trophy

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Scunthorpe United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 63. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  2. "Kgosi Ntlhe". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  3. "Kgosi Ntlhe profile". Up the Posh. 30 April 2012.
  4. "Youngster Joins St. Albans". PUFC. 6 October 2011.
  5. "Posh Youngster Heads To St Albans". Football League Education. 7 October 2011.
  6. "Past Players". SACFC. 30 April 2012.
  7. "SA players on the ball overseas". Sowetan Live. 23 April 2012.
  8. "Games played by Kgosi Ntlhe in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  9. "Games played by Kgosi Ntlhe in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  10. "Games played by Kgosi Ntlhe in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  11. "Stevenage sign Peterborough United left-back". The Comet. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  12. "Stevenage release left-back Ntlhe". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  13. "Rochdale sign Ntlhe from Stevenage". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  14. "Aaron Wilbraham: Rochdale offer forward, 39, new deal". BBC Sport. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  15. "Scunthorpe United defender Kgosi Ntlhe reacts after signing for League Two club". GrimsbyLive. 4 July 2019.
  16. "Barrow bring in defender Ntlhe". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  17. "Bafana draw in Morocco". KickOff. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  18. "Games played by Kgosi Ntlhe in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  19. "Games played by Kgosi Ntlhe in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  20. "Kgosi Ntlhe Football Stats Season 2011/2012". St Albans City. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  21. "Games played by Kgosi Ntlhe in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  22. "Games played by Kgosi Ntlhe in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  23. "Kgosi Ntlhe | Football Stats | Barrow | Season 2018/2019 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  24. "Kgosi Ntlhe | Football Stats | Barrow | Season 2019/2020 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  25. "Kgosi Ntlhe | Football Stats | Barrow | Season 2020/2021 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
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