| Gerald Sithole | |
| Fullname: | Gerald Albert Sithole[1] |
| Birth Date: | 28 December 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Ashford, Kent, England[2] |
| Height: | 1.8m (05.9feet) |
| Position: | Winger, striker |
| Currentclub: | Bolton Wanderers |
| Youthyears1: | –2021 |
| Youthclubs1: | Gillingham |
| Years1: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Gillingham |
| Caps1: | 16 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs2: | Bolton Wanderers |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2023 |
| Clubs3: | → Altrincham (loan) |
| Caps3: | 4 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2024 |
| Clubs4: | → Chorley (loan) |
| Caps4: | 3 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 12:30, 23 April 2024 (UTC) |
Gerald Albert Sithole (born 28 December 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger or striker for Warrington Town.
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.[3] 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.[4] 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. Following the club's relegation to League Two, Sithole was released by the club at the end of the 2021–22 season.[5]
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.[6] He missed eight months of the 2022–23 due to a knee injury.[7]
On 21 September 2023, Sithole joined National League club Altrincham on an initial one-month loan.[8] In March 2024, he joined Chorley on loan for the remainder of the season.[9] On 22 May, the club confirmed that he would be leaving at the end of his contract on 30 June.[10]
On 8 August 2024, Warrington Town announced Sithole had signed for the club after impressing during their pre-season programme.[11]
Sithole can play as a winger or as a striker.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Gillingham | 2020–21 | EFL League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 2 | |||
| Total | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 2 | |||
| Bolton Wanderers | 2022–23 | EFL League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | 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 | National League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chorley (loan) | 2023–24[12] | National League North | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 23 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 2 | |||