Siboniso Gaxa ˈɡɑːǁɑː is a South Africa

South Africa

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n football (soccer)

Football (soccer)

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 defender

Defender (football)

Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 who currently plays for Lierse S.K.

Lierse S.K.

Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring is a Belgian professional football club, from the city of Lier in the Antwerp province. Lierse has been playing in the Belgian Pro League since the 2010-11 season and they have already won the competition 4 times. They also have won 2 Belgian Cups...

 and South Africa

South Africa national football team

The South Africa national football team represents South Africa in association football and is controlled by the South African Football Association, the governing body for football in South Africa. South Africa's home ground is Soccer City, known as FNB Stadium due to a naming rights deal, in...

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Club career

Gaxa attended the University of Port Elizabeth, which at that time had a football team controlled by Danish

Denmark

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 side F.C. Copenhagen

F.C. Copenhagen

F.C. Copenhagen is a professional Danish football club in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is part of the Parken Sport & Entertainment....

. However, he was not one of the in total three players, Elrio van Heerden

Elrio van Heerden

Elrio van Heerden is a South African footballer who plays as midfielder for Golden Arrows in the Premier Soccer League. He is also an established member of the South African national team...

, Lee Langeveldt

Lee Langeveldt

Lee Langeveldt is a South African football player who plays for Premier Soccer League club Engen Santos and South Africa.-Career:...

 and Bongumusa Mthethwa, who made it from the FCK-UPE Academy to F.C. Copenhagen

F.C. Copenhagen

F.C. Copenhagen is a professional Danish football club in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is part of the Parken Sport & Entertainment....

. He is managed by ExtraTime S.L.

Rob Moore (South African Entrepreneur)

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In 2002, he moved to Supersport United

Supersport United

SuperSport United is a South African football club based in Pretoria that plays in the Premier Soccer League.The club was originally known as Pretoria City. City was purchased by M-Net in 1994. M-Net got approval from the National Soccer League and the club was renamed.United is known as...

, where he stayed for six seasons, before joining Mamelodi Sundowns

Mamelodi Sundowns

Mamelodi Sundowns are a South African football club that plays in the Premier Soccer League.Since 2003, Sundowns are owned by rand billionaire Patrice Motsepe....

 in 2008. In 2010 he moved to Belgian club Lierse

Lierse S.K.

Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring is a Belgian professional football club, from the city of Lier in the Antwerp province. Lierse has been playing in the Belgian Pro League since the 2010-11 season and they have already won the competition 4 times. They also have won 2 Belgian Cups...

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International career

Gaxa made his international debut in a 2006 FIFA World Cup

2006 FIFA World Cup

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 qualifier against Cape Verde

Cape Verde national football team

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 on June 4, 2005.
He was part of South Africa's squad at the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup

2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup

The 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the eighth edition of the Gold Cup, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean . It was contested in the United States in July 2005. The United States emerged victorious in the final against an upstart Panama team led by tournament...

, 2006 African Cup of Nations

2006 African Cup of Nations

-Group B:---------------------Group C:---------------------Group D:---------------------Knockout stage:-Quarter-finals:-------------Semi-finals:-----Third-place play-off:-Final:-Scorers:...

, 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup

2009 FIFA Confederations Cup

The 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup was the eighth Confederations Cup, and was held in South Africa from 14 June to 28 June 2009 as a prelude to the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The draw was held on 22 November 2008 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg. The opening match was played at Ellis Park...

 and 2010 FIFA World Cup

2010 FIFA World Cup

The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...

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External links

• Career history at National Football Teams