Lennox Bacela

Lennox Bacela
Personal information
Full name	Luyanda Lennox Bacela
Date of birth	(1983-04-13) 13 April 1983
Place of birth	Knysna, South Africa
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current team	University of Pretoria F.C.
Number	17
Youth career
	Eden Young Blues
	Engen Santos
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2008-2010	Engen Santos	12	(0)
2010-2011	→ Bloemfontein Celtic (loan)	19	(6)
2011-2013	Bloemfontein Celtic	56	(13)
2013-2015	Orlando Pirates	31	(4)
National team^‡
2013-	South Africa	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 May 2015. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 December 2013

Lennox Bacela (born 13 April 1983 in Knysna, Western Cape) is a South African football (soccer) player who plays as a striker for University of Pretoria (Ama Tuks)^[1] in the Premier Soccer League.^[2]

Early Life

Lennox was born in Knysna in 1983 and grew up in a very liberal and open-minded family. School years were spent at York High in Knysna and, after matriculating, Lennox spent a year interning at First National Bank which later led to his financial clerk position at George Municipality. Another year in finance made him realize he wanted to follow a more active path in life, so he further explored his sporting talents and enlisted in the Vodacom League Games (second division).

Professional Career

Lennox's first soccer big break was playing for Cape Town based Santos FC for the season 2008-2010 and since then he progressed through the ranks and has been signed to Bloemfontein Celtic (2010-2013) where he was among the top scorers. Since then he and has found homage at Orlando Pirates FC (2013 -2015) and is now at University of Pretoria F.C. Lennox made his international debut in 2013 during an international friendly for Bafana Bafana against Swaziland

References

↑ "Bacela Joins AmaTuks". University Of Pretoria Football Club. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
↑ http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/south-africa/absa-premiership/players/2012-2013/bloemfontein-celtic/lennox-bacela.html

Orlando Pirates – current squad

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