| Thela Ngobeni | |
| Birth Date: | 4 February 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Katlehong, South Africa |
| Height: | 1.77m |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Currentclub: | Swallows |
| Clubnumber: | 17 |
| Youthyears1: | 2008 |
| Youthclubs1: | Kaizer Chiefs Youth |
| Years1: | 2008–2012 |
| Clubs1: | Kaizer Chiefs |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2013–2019 |
| Clubs2: | Mamelodi Sundowns |
| Caps2: | 2 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs3: | → Free State Stars (loan) |
| Caps3: | 25 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2018 |
| Clubs4: | → Free State Stars (loan) |
| Caps4: | 1 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs5: | Highlands Park |
| Caps5: | 9 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2020- |
| Clubs6: | Swallows |
| Caps6: | 10 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2009 |
| Nationalteam1: | South Africa U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 13 June 2023 |
Thela Ngobeni (born 4 February 1989) is a South African footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier Soccer League club Swallows.
Thela Ngobeni has played for many Premier Soccer League clubs including The Free State Stars,[1] Mamelodi Sundowns and Kaiser Chiefs.[2] Thela had to join Highland Park as he was not usually included in the squad of Mamelodi Sundowns.
As of match played 23 August 2021
| Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Kaizer Chiefs | 2009–10 | South African Premier Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2010–11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Mamelodi Sundowns | 2012–13 | South African Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | South African Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Free State Stars (loan) | 2016–17 | South African Premier Division | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 26 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |||
| Highlands Park | 2019–20 | South African Premier Division | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Swallows F.C. | 2020–21 | South African Premier Division | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Career total | 37 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 52 | 0 | |||