1. Kamohelo Mokotjo was born on 11 March 1991 and is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Cape Town City.
26 Facts About Kamohelo Mokotjo
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Kamohelo Mokotjo returned to South Africa in 2023, where he played for Sekhukhune United and Cape Town City.
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Kamohelo Mokotjo was named as the club's Young Player of the Year.
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Kamohelo Mokotjo made his Feyenoord debut with a start in a KNVB Cup third round shootout defeat to Roda JC Kerkrade on 22 September 2010.
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Kamohelo Mokotjo departed Feyenoord in May 2013, having made 38 appearances in three seasons as a first team player with the club.
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On 10 May 2013, Kamohelo Mokotjo transferred to Eredivisie club PEC Zwolle.
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On 8 August 2014, Kamohelo Mokotjo joined Eredivisie club FC Twente on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee, which was rumoured to be a club record.
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Kamohelo Mokotjo had a solid first season at De Grolsch Veste, making 40 appearances and scoring one goal as Twente finished in mid-table.
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Kamohelo Mokotjo made 33 appearances and scored one goal during a season in which the Tukkers would have qualified for the Eredivisie European competition playoffs, had the club not been in the middle of a ban from playing in European competitions.
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Kamohelo Mokotjo left the club in July 2017, having made 105 appearances and scored three goals during three seasons at De Grolsch Veste.
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When fit, Kamohelo Mokotjo was a regular starter and finished the season with 37 appearances and four goals.
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Kamohelo Mokotjo finished the season with 26 appearances and one goal, but did not feature during the Bees' unsuccessful playoff campaign and was released when his short-term contract expired.
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On 20 August 2020, Kamohelo Mokotjo moved to the United States to sign an undisclosed-length contract with Major League Soccer club FC Cincinnati on a free transfer.
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Kamohelo Mokotjo made just 13 appearances during a 2021 season in which FC Cincinnati finished bottom of Major League Soccer.
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Kamohelo Mokotjo was left unprotected by the club in the 2021 MLS Expansion Draft, but was not picked.
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Kamohelo Mokotjo made just 22 appearances during 18 months at the TQL Stadium.
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On 12 January 2023, Kamohelo Mokotjo signed an 18-month contract with South African Premier Division club Sekhukhune United.
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Kamohelo Mokotjo departed the club after his contract expired and finished his career with the club on 51 appearances.
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On 4 July 2024, Kamohelo Mokotjo signed an undisclosed-length contract with South African Premier Division club Cape Town City.
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Kamohelo Mokotjo captained South Africa's U12 national team to victory at the 2003 Danone Nations Cup in France and was named as the Player of the Tournament.
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Kamohelo Mokotjo played for the U23 team during its unsuccessful attempt to qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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Kamohelo Mokotjo made five further appearances over the following three years before announcing his retirement from international football in April 2016, citing "that current circumstances are not conducive to for me to break into the Bafana line-up".
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Kamohelo Mokotjo was named in South Africa's 2019 Africa Cup of Nations squad and played in each match of the team's run to the quarter-finals.
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Together with radio DJ Nyakallo Leine, Kamohelo Mokotjo is co-owner and chairman of South African football club D'General.
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In 2010, Kamohelo Mokotjo revealed that in order to become a professional footballer, he had to move out of his family home at age 11.
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Kamohelo Mokotjo received Dutch citizenship in December 2016 and subsequently lost his South African citizenship, but regained it in March 2017.