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Innocent Maela

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Innocent Maela
Personal information
Full name Sakhile Innocent Maela
Date of birth (1992-08-14) 14 August 1992 (age 32)
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 144 (5)
International career
2017– South Africa 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 June 2024
‡ 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]

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

References

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  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. [1] orlandopiratesfc.com

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