Kgosietsile "Kgosi" Ntlhe (, ; born 21 February 1994) is a South African professional

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player who last played as a defender for English

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Club career

Born in

Pretoria Pretoria () is South Africa's administrative capital, serving as the seat of the Executive (government), executive branch of government, and as the host to all foreign embassies to South Africa. Pretoria straddles the Apies River and extends ...

, Ntlhe joined Peterborough United in 2009 from Southside United and signed a two-year apprenticeship in the summer of 2010. He signed his first professional contract for the club in February 2011. In October 2011, Ntlhe joined Southern Premier side St Albans City on a one-month loan deal. He made his debut for the Saints in a 2–2 draw with

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. On 21 April 2012, Ntlhe made his professional debut for Posh, coming on as a half-time substitute for

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in a 2–2 draw with

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. Following the club's relegation to League One in 2013, Ntlhe played regularly in the following two seasons. However, he only made eight appearances in 2015-16 and joined

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on undisclosed terms at the end of that season. After one season with Stevenage, Ntlhe was released in June 2017. In July 2017, he joined Rochdale on a two-year contract. He was offered a new contract by Rochdale at the end of the 2018–19 season. Instead, on 4 July 2019, Ntlhe signed for

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side

on a one-year deal. In September 2020 he signed for League Two newcomers

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. After two seasons with the club, he was released in May 2022. On 12 July 2022, Ntlhe returned to former club Scunthorpe United on a six-month deal following their relegation to the

. He left the club in January.

International career

In May and June 2012, Ntlhe participated in the

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, an exhibition tournament open to players under 20 years of age. He played in all of South Africa's games, meeting Argentina, Nigeria and Ghana in the group stage before losing to Brazil in the semi-final on penalties after a 2–2 draw. South Africa finished third place in the competition, having beaten Japan on penalties in the third place playoff. In mid-August, Ntlhe was called up to the

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senior team for the first time to play two friendlies against

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and

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. He made his international debut on 12 October 2013 in a 1–1 draw against

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at the Adrar Stadium.

Drinkwater dispute

In September 2019, he was involved in a dispute with

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Career statistics

Club

Honours

Peterborough United *

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: 2013–14

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ntlhe, Kgosi 1994 births Living people Soccer players from Pretoria Men's association football defenders Peterborough United F.C. players St Albans City F.C. players Stevenage F.C. players Rochdale A.F.C. players Scunthorpe United F.C. players Barrow A.F.C. players English Football League players Southern Football League players National League (English football) players South African soccer players