| Siphelele Mthembu | |
| Fullname: | Siphelele Promise Mthembu |
| Birth Date: | 1987 8, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Melmoth, South Africa |
| Position: | Striker |
| Youthyears3: | 2008 |
| Youthclubs1: | Classic FC |
| Youthclubs2: | Maritzburg City |
| Youthclubs3: | Kaizer Chiefs |
| Years1: | 2008–2011 |
| Clubs1: | Orlando Pirates |
| Caps1: | 36 |
| Goals1: | 4 |
| Years2: | 2010–2011 |
| Clubs2: | → Bloemfontein Celtic (loan) |
| Caps2: | 18 |
| Goals2: | 6 |
| Years3: | 2012 |
| Clubs3: | Golden Arrows |
| Caps3: | 1 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2012–2014 |
| Clubs4: | Platinum Stars |
| Caps4: | 43 |
| Goals4: | 10 |
| Years5: | 2014–2016 |
| Clubs5: | Kaizer Chiefs |
| Caps5: | 27 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs6: | Free State Stars |
| Caps6: | 10 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Years7: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs7: | Cape Town City |
| Caps7: | 34 |
| Goals7: | 8 |
| Years8: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs8: | AmaZulu |
| Caps8: | 42 |
| Goals8: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2013–2014 |
| Nationalteam1: | South Africa |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 19:04, 16 October 2022 (UTC) |
Siphelele Mthembu (born 15 August 1987) is a South African football player who plays as a striker.
Mthembu joined the Kaizer Chiefs reserve team from Maritzburg City in 2008. In the 2007–08 season, Mthembu scored 25 goals in the KZN stream of the Vodacom League.[1]
He made his pre-season debut on 26 July 2008 in a 4–0 loss to Manchester United with Ryan Giggs, Wayne Rooney, Fraizer Campbell and Tom Cleverley. Mthembu came in for Gert Schalkwyk. came close to scoring after slotting the ball past Tomasz Kuszczak but was cleared off the line by Nemanja Vidic.[2] Mthembu had to sign for Orlando Pirates after management won a legal argument that his services belonged to the club. Mthembu failed to live up to expectations with the Buccaneers with not much playing time on offering. He had short stints with Bloemfontein Celtic and Golden Arrows, before moving to Dikwena at the start of 2012–13.[3] He scored 4 goals in 9 league starts in his first season. By the end of his spell he had 10 goals in 30 league starts.[4]
Mthembu made his debut on 13 August 2014 after joining in July against Mpumalanga Black Aces winning 2–1.[5] He scored his first Chiefs goal on 6 December 2014 in a 2–0 win over Orlando Pirates.[6] Mthembu scored a usual hat-trick against EduSports on 21 February 2015, scoring all with his head at FNB Stadium.[7]
He joined Cape Town City in summer 2018 on a one-year contract with an option for a further year.[8]
After joining the club on a trial period in September 2020,[9] he joined AmaZulu in October 2020.[10]