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Lehlohonolo Seema

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Lehlohonolo Seema
Personal information
Full name Lehlohonolo Simon Seema
Date of birth (1980-06-09) 9 June 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Mafeteng, Lesotho
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Position(s) Defender, Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994 Chelsea Maseru 26 (2)
1995–1997 Matlama Maseru 47 (3)
1997–1998 Bantu United 26 (0)
1998–2006 Bloemfontein Celtic 113 (8)
2006–2011 Orlando Pirates 63 (1)
2010Mpumalanga Black Aces (loan) 1 (0)
International career
1998–2008 Lesotho[1] 23 (2)
Managerial career
2016–2017 Bloemfontein Celtic
2018–2020 Bloemfontein Celtic
2020 Chippa United
2021 Black Leopards
2021 Chippa United
2021–2022 Lamontville Golden Arrows
2023 Polokwane City
2023–2024 Sekhukhune United
2024– Sekhukhune United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lehlohonolo Seema (born 9 June 1980) is a Mosotho retired footballer who played as a defender and midfielder. He began his coaching career at Bloemfontein Celtic where he was Assistant Manager in 2013. He went on to manage Black Leopards, Lamontville Golden Arrows, Chippa United and Polokwane City in the South African Premier Soccer League. He is currently the manager of Sekhukhune United in the South African Premier Soccer League where he was appointed on 15 August 2024. [2]

Career

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Joining South African team Bloemfontein Celtic in the 1998/99 season, he moved to Orlando Pirates in 2006. Having previously captained Bloemfontein Celtic,[3] he was a captain of Orlando Pirates and retired from the club on 1 July 2011.[4]

International career

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The star of the Lesotho national team, Seema was their only player who in 2003 played club football abroad. In 2001, he scored the winning goal from a penalty kick in the 87th minute of an African Cup of Nations qualifier versus Zimbabwe in Bulawayo to give Lesotho a famous victory.

References

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  1. ^ Lehlohonolo Seema at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ^ "Lesotho - L. Seema - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  3. ^ Jonty, Mark (13 September 2004). "Money does buy happiness". IOL. Retrieved 22 December 2006.
  4. ^ Nkareng, Matshe (6 December 2006). "Bucs duo in trouble again". IOL. Retrieved 22 December 2006.