Thapelo Tale
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thapelo Tale | ||
| Date of birth | 22 April 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Maseru, Lesotho | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Liphakoe | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2011 | Likhopo | ||
| 2011–2012 | Srem | 4 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Likhopo | 19 | (10) |
| 2013–2014 | FC Andorra | ||
| 2014–2016 | Likhopo | ||
| 2016–2017 | Lioli | ||
| 2017–2019 | LCS | ||
| 2019–2020 | Matlama | ||
| 2020– | Liphakoe | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008–2019 | Lesotho | 44 | (7) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 August 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 August 2019 | |||
Thapelo Tale (born 22 April 1988) is a Mosotho footballer who plays as a striker for Liphakoe.
Club career
[edit | edit source]Tale made his senior debut for Likhopo in 2007. During the following seasons he became among the best strikers in the country,[1] and he became a member of the national team. Usually among the strongest domestic teams, Likhopo failed to win the domestic championship during the period Tale was in the club, and it was only in 2010 that they managed to win the Vodacom Soccer Spectacular. That same year, Tale had his first trial with FK Srem in Serbia, however Likhopo President only wanted to agree to a loan. The following year, in April 2011, Tale went again to Serbia, this time along his national team teammate Nkau Lerotholi, to trials with a top league Serbian club FK Jagodina, however both of them did not stayed in the team, and Tale went back to FK Srem who still wanted to sign him since his previous trial a year earlier.
After confirming his health form and after the agreement between the two clubs was reached, Tale finally joined Srem in late August 2011[2] making his league debut on September 4[3] in a match against RFK Novi Sad, already counting for the 4th round of the 2011–12 Serbian First League, the second Serbian tier.
At the end of the season Srem got relegated, and Tale returned to FC Likhopo, but soon after he was back in Europe, this time joining FC Andorra, an Andorran club playing in Spanish football league system.[4]
International career
[edit | edit source]Tale has been a member of the Lesotho U-17 and U-20 teams.[5]
In 2008, he made his debut for the Lesotho national football team, and since then has made over 40 appearances.[4]
International goals
[edit | edit source]- Scores and results list Lesotho's goal tally first.[4]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 19 June 2009 | Trade Fair Ground, Manzini, Swaziland |  Swaziland |
1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 2. | 15 November 2011 | Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura, Burundi |  Burundi |
1–0 | 2–2 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3. | 8 July 2013 | Arthur Davies Stadium, Kitwe, Zambia |  Kenya |
2–1 | 2–2 | 2013 COSAFA Cup |
| 4. | 9 July 2013 | Arthur Davies Stadium, Kitwe, Zambia | File:Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2013 COSAFA Cup |
| 5. | 14 July 2013 | Nkana Stadium, Kitwe, Zambia | Error creating thumbnail: Angola | 1–1 | 1–1 (5–3 p) | 2013 COSAFA Cup |
| 6. | 18 May 2015 | Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Phokeng, South Africa | File:Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2015 COSAFA Cup |
| 7. | 10 June 2017 | Chamazi Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | File:Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Honours
[edit | edit source]Likhopo
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Tale Serbia bond Archived 2012-04-02 at the Wayback Machine at publiceye.co.ls
- ^ Likhopo striker bound to Serbia at sundayexpress.co.ls
- ^ Thapelo Tale at Soccerway
- ^ a b c Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Likhopo striker bound to Serbia at sundayexpress.co.ls
External links
[edit | edit source]- Thapelo Tale – FIFA competition record (archived)Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Thapelo Tale at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Thapelo Tale at Serbian First League official website
- Thapelo Tale at Srbijafudbal
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Maseru
- Men's association football forwards
- Lesotho men's footballers
- Lesotho men's international footballers
- FK Srem players
- FC Andorra players
- FC Likhopo players
- Lioli FC players
- Lesotho Correctional Services FC players
- Matlama FC players
- Serbian First League players
- Lesotho expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Andorra