Innocent Maela
Personal information
Full name Sakhile Innocent Maela
Date of birth (1992-08-14) 14 August 1992
Place of birth Witbank, South Africa
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Orlando Pirates
Number 23
Youth career
2008-2012 Orlando Pirates
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Witbank Spurs 35 (4)
2014–2017 Thanda Royal Zulu 82 (5)
2017– Orlando Pirates 89 (2)
International career
2017– South Africa 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:23, 28 March 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:00, 28 March 2023 (UTC)

Innocent Maela (born 14 August 1992) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Orlando Pirates, which he captains, and the South Africa national team.[2]

Personal

He is the son of footballer Eric Maela and he is also paternal half-brother of Tsepo Masilela.[3]

References

  1. "Innocent Maela". www.orlandopiratesfc.com. Orlando Pirates F.C. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  2. Innocent Maela at Soccerway
  3. "Innocent Maela". Pretoria News. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2019 via PressReader.

4. orlandopiratesfc.com


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