| Kegs Chauke | |
| Fullname: | Kgaogelo Chauke[1] |
| Birth Date: | 8 January 2003 |
| Birth Place: | Pretoria, South Africa |
| Height: | 1.77 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Burton Albion |
| Clubnumber: | 33 |
| Youthyears1: | –2017 |
| Youthclubs1: | Thatcham Town |
| Youthyears2: | 2017–2021 |
| Youthclubs2: | Southampton |
| Years1: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs1: | Southampton |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs2: | → Exeter City (loan) |
| Caps2: | 20 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2023– |
| Clubs3: | Burton Albion |
| Caps3: | 5 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam1: | South Africa U23 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 06:35, 12 March 2024 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 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 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Southampton | 2020–21 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Exeter City (loan) | 2022–23 | League One | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 2 | |
| Burton Albion | 2023–24 | League One | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Career total | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 2 | |||