Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kgaogelo Chauke [1] | ||
Date of birth | 8 January 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Pretoria, South Africa | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Burton Albion | ||
Number | 16 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2017 | Thatcham Town | ||
2017–2021 | Southampton | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2021–2023 | Southampton | 0 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → Exeter City (loan) | 20 | (0) |
2023– | Burton Albion | 5 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2023– | South Africa U23 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:35, 12 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:04, 29 June 2023 (UTC) |
Kgaogelo "Kegs" Chauke (born 8 January 2003) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for League One club Burton Albion.
Having joined Southampton from Thatcham Town in 2017, [2] Chauke signed his first professional contract in January 2020. [3] On 19 January 2021, Chauke made his first professional appearance in Southampton's victory over Shrewsbury Town in the FA Cup. [4]
On 26 July 2022, Chauke signed for EFL League One club Exeter City after impressing as a trialist on a season-long loan deal. [5]
On 29 June 2023, Chauke signed a two-year contract with Burton Albion for an undisclosed fee. [6]
Chauke was born in South Africa and is eligible to represent both South Africa and England internationally. He was named in the England under-18 squad for a training camp in November 2020. [7] In February 2021, Chauke was named in a 78-man preliminary squad representing South Africa at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic games. [8] He was, however, left out of the final squad of 22. [9] He was called up to play for the South Africa U23s for 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches in March 2023. [10]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Southampton | 2020–21 [12] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Exeter City (loan) | 2022–23 [13] | League One | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 [a] | 2 | 26 | 2 |
Burton Albion | 2023–24 [14] | League One | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Career total | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 2 |