Gerald Sithole
Personal information
Full name Gerald Albert Sithole[1]
Date of birth (2002-12-28) 28 December 2002
Place of birth Ashford, Kent, England[2]
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[3]
Position(s) Winger, striker
Team information
Current team
 Bolton Wanderers
Youth career
0000–2021 Gillingham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Gillingham 16 (0)
2022– Bolton Wanderers 0 (0)
2023 → Altrincham (loan) 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:40, 21 SEPT 2023 (UTC)

Gerald Albert Sithole (born 28 December 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger or striker EFL League One side Bolton Wanderers.

Career

Having come through Gillingham's youth set-up, he signed his first professional contract with the club on 17 April 2021, hours before being named on the first-team bench for their match against Oxford United.[4] He made his league debut for the club on 24 April 2021 as an 88th-minute substitute in a 2–2 draw with Northampton Town.[5][6] He made his first appearance of the 2021–22 season on 7 August 2021 in a 1–1 draw with Lincoln City, before scoring the first goal of his career three days later with the opening goal of a 2–2 draw with Crawley Town in the EFL Cup.[7] Following the club's relegation to League Two, Sithole was released by the club at the end of the 2021–22 season.[8]

On 24 June 2022 it was announced that he had signed for League One side Bolton Wanderers, and would feature initially for its B team.[9] He missed eight months of the 2022–23 due to a knee injury.[10]

On 21 September 2023 Sithole signed on a 1 month loan for Altrincham.[11]

Style of play

Sithole can play as a winger or as a striker.[4]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Gillingham 2020–21[6] EFL League One 1000000010
2021–22[7] 15021113[lower-alpha 1]0212
Total 160211130222
Bolton Wanderers 2022–23[12] EFL League One 0000000000
2023–24[13] 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Altrincham (loan) 2023–24[13] National League 2000—0020
Career total 180211130242
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "Club list of registered players: As at 23rd June 2020: Gillingham" (PDF). 23 June 2020. p. 39. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  2. ↑ https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/20234314., Bolton Wanderers sign ex-Gillingham winger Gerald Sithole for their B Team, The Bolton News, 24 June 2022
  3. ↑ Gerald Sithole at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  4. 1 2 Cawdell, Luke (17 April 2021). "Gillingham hand youth player Gerald Sithole a professional contract and a place on the bench at Oxford United". Kent Online. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  5. ↑ "Gaffer at the Weekend". gillinghamfootballclub.com. Gillingham F.C. 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  6. 1 2 "Games played by Gerald Sithole in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  7. 1 2 "Games played by Gerald Sithole in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "Retained list confirmed". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  9. ↑ "Whites Add To B Team Striking Strength". www.bwfc.co.uk. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  10. ↑ The Bolton News: "Bolton Wanderers prospect Gez Sithole on Altrincham loan"
  11. ↑ SITHOLE SECURES LOAN MOVE
  12. ↑ "Games played by Gerald Sithole in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  13. 1 2 "Games played by Gerald Sithole in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2023.


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