Kagisho Dikgacoi
.jpg)
Dikgacoi warming-up for Cardiff City in 2015
|
|||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kagisho Evidence Dikgacoi | ||
| Date of birth | 24 November 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Brandfort, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder, Central midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
|
Current team
|
Unattached | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cardiff Spurs | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Bloemfontein Young Tigers | 10 | (0) |
| 2005–2009 | Golden Arrows | 82 | (8) |
| 2009–2011 | Fulham | 14 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Crystal Palace (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2011–2014 | Crystal Palace | 92 | (6) |
| 2014–2016 | Cardiff City | 25 | (0) |
| 2016– | Golden Arrows | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007– | South Africa | 54 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05:17 9 May 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 September 2013 |
|||
Kagisho Evidence Dikgacoi /diːˈxʌʃwɑː/ (born 24 November 1984) is a South African professional footballer who is currently without a club. He also represents South Africa at international level.
He made his international debut in 2007, and since then has earned 54 caps, scoring twice. He played at the Africa Cup of Nations in 2008 and 2013, and at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Dikgacoi began his career at local club Cardiff Spurs, before moving to Golden Arrows in 2005 as a little-known holding midfielder from lower league side Bloemfontein Young Tigers. At Arrows, he developed into one of the country's best players in his position and was subsequently rewarded with the captain's armband.
On 4 August 2009, Dikgacoi announced that he had reached an agreement with Fulham after a successful trial at the club. The deal was only finalised on 26 August after a work permit was granted. Dikgacoi had trained with his former club Golden Arrows while the work permit process took place in order to maintain fitness. He made his debut on 4 October, but was sent off in the 41st minute for slapping Scott Parker.
After appearing only once for Fulham under Mark Hughes in the 2010–11 season, Dikgacoi was allowed to drop down a division and join Crystal Palace in February on a loan deal until the end of the season. He scored his first goal for Crystal Palace against Cardiff on 8 March 2011, before moving permanently to the Eagles on 4 July 2011 for a fee of £600,000.
...
Wikipedia