| Thabo Cele | |
| Birth Date: | 15 January 1997 |
| Birth Place: | KwaMashu, South Africa |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Fakel Voronezh |
| Clubnumber: | 5 |
| Youthyears1: | 2012-2013 |
| Youthclubs1: | Kwamashu Arsenal |
| Youthyears2: | 2014–2015 |
| Youthclubs2: | KwaMashu All Stars |
| Youthyears3: | 2015–2016 |
| Youthclubs3: | KZN Football Academy |
| Years1: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs1: | Real |
| Caps1: | 24 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs2: | Benfica B |
| Caps2: | 6 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2018 |
| Clubs3: | → Real (loan) |
| Caps3: | 14 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2018–2021 |
| Clubs4: | Cova da Piedade |
| Caps4: | 70 |
| Goals4: | 5 |
| Years5: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs5: | Radomiak Radom |
| Caps5: | 33 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2023– |
| Clubs6: | Fakel Voronezh |
| Caps6: | 18 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | South Africa U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019–2021 |
| Nationalteam2: | South Africa U23 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2017– |
| Nationalteam3: | South Africa |
| Nationalcaps3: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 9 November 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 19:55, 14 July 2023 (UTC) |
Thabo Cele (born 15 January 1997) is a South African soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Russian Premier League club Fakel Voronezh.
Cele was born in KwaMashu.
In 2016, Cele signed for Portuguese third division side Real S.C. from the KZN Academy in South Africa.[1]
In 2017, he signed for S.L. Benfica, Portugal's most successful club, before returning to Real S.C. on loan.
In 2018, he signed for Cova da Piedade in the Portuguese second division.
On 12 October 2021, after training with the team since September, he joined Polish side Radomiak Radom on a two-year deal.[2]
On 16 August 2023, Cele was transferred to Russian Premier League club Fakel Voronezh.[3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Real | 2016–17 | Campeonato de Portugal | 24 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 3 | |||
| Benfica B | 2017–18 | Liga Portugal 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Real (loan) | 2017–18 | Liga Portugal 2 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||||
| Cova da Piedade | 2018–19 | Liga Portugal 2 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | |
| 2019–20 | Liga Portugal 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Liga Portugal 2 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 70 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 73 | 5 | |||||
| Radomiak Radom | 2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||||
| 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 20 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 33 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 0 | |||||||
| Fakel Voronezh | 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 18 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 0 | ||||||
| Career total | 165 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 9 | |||