Gerald Sithole
Personal information
Full name Gerald Albert Sithole[1]
Date of birth (2002-12-28) 28 December 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Ashford, Kent, England[2]
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[3]
Position(s) Winger, striker
Team information
Current team
 Bolton Wanderers
Youth career
0000–2021 Gillingham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Gillingham 16 (0)
2022– Bolton Wanderers 0 (0)
2023 → Altrincham (loan) 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:40, 21 SEPT 2023 (UTC)

Gerald Albert Sithole (born 28 December 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger or striker EFL League One side Bolton Wanderers.

Career

Having come through Gillingham's youth set-up, he signed his first professional contract with the club on 17 April 2021, hours before being named on the first-team bench for their match against Oxford United.[4] He made his league debut for the club on 24 April 2021 as an 88th-minute substitute in a 2–2 draw with Northampton Town.[5][6] He made his first appearance of the 2021–22 season on 7 August 2021 in a 1–1 draw with Lincoln City, before scoring the first goal of his career three days later with the opening goal of a 2–2 draw with Crawley Town in the EFL Cup.[7] Following the club's relegation to League Two, Sithole was released by the club at the end of the 2021–22 season.[8]

On 24 June 2022 it was announced that he had signed for League One side Bolton Wanderers, and would feature initially for its B team.[9] He missed eight months of the 2022–23 due to a knee injury.[10]

On 21 September 2023 Sithole signed on a 1 month loan for Altrincham.[11]

Style of play

Sithole can play as a winger or as a striker.[4]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Gillingham 2020–21[6] EFL League One 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2021–22[7] 15 0 2 1 1 1 3[a] 0 21 2
Total 16 0 2 1 1 1 3 0 22 2
Bolton Wanderers 2022–23[12] EFL League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023–24[13] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Altrincham (loan) 2023–24[13] National League 2 0 0 0 — 0 0 2 0
Career total 18 0 2 1 1 1 3 0 24 2
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 23rd June 2020: Gillingham" (PDF). 23 June 2020. p. 39. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  2. ^ https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/20234314., Bolton Wanderers sign ex-Gillingham winger Gerald Sithole for their B Team, The Bolton News, 24 June 2022
  3. ^ Gerald Sithole at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  4. ^ a b Cawdell, Luke (17 April 2021). "Gillingham hand youth player Gerald Sithole a professional contract and a place on the bench at Oxford United". Kent Online. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Gaffer at the Weekend". gillinghamfootballclub.com. Gillingham F.C. 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Games played by Gerald Sithole in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Games played by Gerald Sithole in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Retained list confirmed". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Whites Add To B Team Striking Strength". www.bwfc.co.uk. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  10. ^ The Bolton News: "Bolton Wanderers prospect Gez Sithole on Altrincham loan"
  11. ^ SITHOLE SECURES LOAN MOVE
  12. ^ "Games played by Gerald Sithole in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  13. ^ a b "Games played by Gerald Sithole in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2023.

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