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Kegs Chauke

Kegs Chauke
Personal information
Full name Kgaogelo Chauke[1]
Date of birth (2003-01-08) 8 January 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth Pretoria, South Africa
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Burton Albion
Number 33
Youth career
–2017 Thatcham Town
2017–2021 Southampton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Southampton 0 (0)
2022–2023 → Exeter City (loan) 20 (0)
2023– Burton Albion 31 (1)
International career‡
2023– South Africa U23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:57, 19 February 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 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 EFL League One club Burton Albion.

Club career

Southampton

Having joined Southampton from Thatcham Town in 2017,[2] Chauke signed his first professional contract in January 2020.[3] On 19 January 2021, he made his first professional appearance in a 2–0 victory against 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] He made his debut for the club on 6 August 2022 in a 4–0 victory against Port Vale.[6] On 30 August 2022, Chauke scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 home defeat to Newport County.[7]

Burton Albion

On 29 June 2023, Chauke signed a two-year contract with Burton Albion for an undisclosed fee.[8] He made his debut for the club on 9 August 2023 in a 2–0 home defeat against Leicester City in the EFL Cup.[9] During his first season at the club, he made only eight senior appearances.[10][11]

On 1 January 2025, Chauke scored his first goal for the club in a 2–2 draw against Peterborough United.[12]

International career

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.[13] In February 2021, Chauke was named in a 78-man preliminary squad representing South Africa at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic games.[14] He was, however, left out of the final squad of 22.[15] He was called up to play for the South Africa U23s for 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches in March 2023.[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 February 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Southampton 2020–21[17] Premier League 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Exeter City (loan) 2022–23[18] League One 20 0 1 0 2 0 3[a] 2 26 2
Burton Albion 2023–24[19] League One 5 0 0 0 1 0 2[a] 0 8 0
2024–25[20] League One 26 1 1 0 1 0 1[a] 0 29 1
Total 31 1 1 0 2 0 3 0 37 1
Career total 51 1 3 0 4 0 6 2 64 3
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ^ "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  2. ^ "SA teen signs 2-year contract with Southampton". News24. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Chauke secures pro deal". Southampton FC. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Southampton 2–0 Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  5. ^ "✍️ Kegs Chauke is a Grecian!". www.exetercityfc.co.uk. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  6. ^ Clark, Daniel (6 August 2022). "Exeter City 4 Port Vale 0 – Grecians run riot in home opener". Devon Live. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  7. ^ "Match Report: City 1 Newport County 2". Exeter City FC. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  8. ^ "Brewers sign Kegs Chauke on a two-year deal". Burton Albion FC. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Match report – Burton Albion 0–2 Leicester City". Burton Albion FC. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  10. ^ Crawford, Colston (7 August 2024). "Kegs in from the cold with a real chance now". Staffordshire Live. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  11. ^ Crawford, Colston (10 September 2024). "Why Bennett and Chauke made the cut for Albion". Derbyshire Live. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  12. ^ "Burton Albion 2–2 Peterborough United". BBC Sport. 1 January 2025. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  13. ^ "Three England Men's development squads will meet for training camps in November". The FA. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  14. ^ "Safa may have to fight England for services of Southampton teen Kgaogelo Chauke". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  15. ^ "Football at Olympics Tokyo 2020: Which Premier League stars are heading to the Games?". Sky Sports. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  16. ^ "Notoane names SA squad for CAF U23 Olympic Qualifiers clash against Congo". SAFA.net. 16 March 2023.
  17. ^ "Games played by Kegs Chauke in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  18. ^ "Games played by Kegs Chauke in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  19. ^ "Games played by Kegs Chauke in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  20. ^ "Games played by Kegs Chauke in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kegs_Chauke