Franklin Cale (born 10 May 1983) is a South African

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who plays for National Professional Soccer League club Ubuntu Cape Town.

Personal

He hails from Ocean View, Cape Town.

Career

Long poised for an overseas move Cale joined

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in December 2009 for a reported fee of R5.5m. This effectively made him one of the most expensive players in the history of South African soccer.

International career

He made his international debut in a friendly against

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on 10 October 2009. He has so far been capped five times.

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* * 1983 births South African soccer players Association football midfielders Living people Cape Town Spurs F.C. players Sportspeople from Cape Town Cape Coloureds Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. players South Africa international soccer players SuperSport United F.C. players {{SouthAfrica-footy-midfielder-stub