Lyle Lakay (born 17 August 1991) is a South African professional soccer player who plays a midfielder for SuperSport United in the Premier Soccer League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 August 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Cape Town, South Africa[1] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SuperSport United | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Stephanians Ottery | |||
| Hellenic FC | |||
| Old Mutual Academy | |||
| –2009 | SuperSport United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | SuperSport United[2] | 14 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Cape Town (loan) | ||
| 2011–2012 | → Cape Town (loan) | ||
| 2012–2017 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 93 | (8) |
| 2017–2018 | Cape Town City | 28 | (2) |
| 2018–2023 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 103 | (8) |
| 2022–2023 | → Cape Town City (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2023– | SuperSport United | 28 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | South Africa U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015– | South Africa | 11 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2023 | |||
Club career
editLakay is a product of the SuperSport United's youth academy, he was promoted to the first team in 2009 but spent the 2009–10 season with National First Division side Cape Town. For the 2010–11 season he returned to Supersport United. After another loan spell with FC Cape Town, Lakay joined Bloemfontein Celtic in 2012. He is expected to sign for the big spending Pretoria side, Mamelodi Sundowns FC during the January transfer window 2014. On 14 November 2013, the player was quoted to have said, "Yes, I arrived today in Tshwane, but I will start training with Sundowns tomorrow (Friday). I hope everything will go well."
In 2023, he returned to his former club SuperSport United for free.[3]
International career
editIn 2011, he was called up to the South Africa U-20 team for the 2011 African Youth Championship.
References
edit- ^ a b "Lyle Lakay". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ "ABSA Premiership 2010/11 – Lyle Lakay Player Profile". ABSA Premiership. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
- ^ "Lakay: I left Downs for free".
External links
edit- Lyle Lakay at Soccerway
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