Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | June 6, 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Quthing, Lesotho | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Lommel | ||
Number | 64 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2017 | Pollok | ||
2017–2021 | Celtic | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2021–2023 | Celtic B | ||
2023– | Lommel | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2019 | Scotland U16 | 3 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 November 2019 |
Tsoanelo Letsosa, also stylized as Ts'oanelo Lets'osa (born 6 June 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Challenger Pro League club Lommel. Born in Lesotho, he represented Scotland at youth international level.
Born in Lesotho, [1] [2] Letsosa moved to Scotland with his family and played in the youth teams of Glasgow-based club Pollok, [3] before joining Celtic's youth academy in 2017. [3] [4]
After signing his first professional contract with the Hoops in July 2020, [5] Letsosa went on to feature for the club's B team in the Lowland League, [4] [6] and established himself as a regular member of the squad throughout the 2022–23 season, [6] [7] [8] while also playing in the UEFA Youth League [2] [6] and contributing to the victory of the Glasgow Cup. [9] [10] During the same campaign, he also started training with the first team under manager Ange Postecoglou. [4]
After leaving Celtic in the summer of 2023, having turned down an offer for a new deal, [4] [8] on 7 July of the same year Letsosa officially joined Belgian side Lommel on a free transfer, signing a five-year contract with the club. [11] [12]
Letsosa represented Scotland at youth international level, having featured for the under-16 national team at the 2019 Victory Shield, where they finished as joint winners, together with Wales. [13] [14]