Leletu Skelem | |
Birth Date: | 12 May 1998 |
Position: | Midfielder |
Years1: | 2018–2021 |
Clubs1: | Stellenbosch |
Caps1: | 52 |
Goals1: | 5 |
Years2: | 2021–2023 |
Clubs2: | Maritzburg United |
Caps2: | 28 |
Goals2: | 1 |
Nationalteam1: | South Africa U20 |
Club-Update: | 11 January 2024 |
Nationalteam-Update: | 22:05, 15 February 2021 (UTC) |
Leletu Skelem (born 12 May 1998) is a South African professional soccer player who last played for South African Premier Division side Maritzburg United as a midfielder.
Skelem grew up in Mthatha, Eastern Cape. Despite showing a preference for cricket and swimming in his early childhood but chose to pursue a career in football after his father bought him a replica of the 1996 Bafana Bafana kit.[1]
Having been spotted playing for South Africa at under-20 level, Skelem signed for Stellenbosch in 2018. He scored twice in 26 league games for Stellenbosch in the 2018–19 season, as the club were promoted as to the South African Premier Division as champions of the National First Division.[2]
In August 2021, Skelem signed for Maritzburg United.[3]