Siboniso "Pa" Gaxa (born 6 April 1984 in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal) is a former South African football defender who played for Ajax Cape Town, Kaizer Chiefs F.C., Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. and the South African national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Siboniso Gaxa[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 April 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Durban, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Induna Lotz | |||
| 2001–2002 | NMMU | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2008 | SuperSport United | 131 | (4) |
| 2008–2010 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 45 | (1) |
| 2010–2012 | Lierse | 43 | (0) |
| 2012–2016 | Kaizer Chiefs | 87 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Bidvest Wits | 6 | (0) |
| 2018 | Ajax Cape Town | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 314 | (6) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1998–2001 | South Africa U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2001–2004 | South Africa U20 | 17 | (0) |
| 2005–2013 | South Africa | 57 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 March 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 March 2018 | |||
Personal
Gaxa hails from KwaMashu, Durban. He was given the nickname "Pa" because he was unusually mature as a child.[citation needed] He graduated from the University of the Witwatersrand with a degree in Political Science and Social Studies in 2019.[2]
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 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.[3] After 99 league appearances and 1 goal for Chiefs,[4] he was released at the end of the 2015–16 season.[5]
He signed a short-term contract with Bidvest Wits in November 2016,[6] but was released by Bidvest Wits in October 2017 following the expiry of his deal in the summer.[7]
Gaxa signed for Ajax Cape Town in February 2018.[8] He retired later that year after leaving Ajax Cape Town.[9]
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, 2010 FIFA World Cup and 2013 African Cup of Nations.
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
Bidvest Wits
- Premier Soccer League – 2016/17
- MTN 8 – 2016
References
External links
- Siboniso Gaxa – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Siboniso Gaxa at National-Football-Teams.com