Siyabonga Ngezana (born 15 July 1997) is a South African professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga I club FCSB and the South Africa national team.
In November 2023, The South African awarded Ngezana the award for the Best South African Footballer In Europe.
International career
On 1 December 2025, Ngezana was called up to the South Africa squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
Career statistics
Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsKaizer Chiefs2017–18South African Premiership1510030——1812018–19South African Premiership122002000301722019–20South African Premiership810000——812020–21South African Premiership26000—130204102021–22South African Premiership15010——001602022–23South African Premiership19240——00232Total9565050130501236FCSB2023–24Liga I30011—00—3112024–25Liga I23110—160104112025–26Liga I18010—141103412026–27Liga I0000—00—00Total71131—301201063Career total16678150431702299
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsSouth Africa201820202450202570Total140
Honours
Kaizer Chiefs Nedbank Cup runner-up: 2018–19 Carling Black Label Cup: 2021 CAF Champions League runner-up: 2020–21
FCSB Liga I: 2023–24, 2024–25 Supercupa României: 2024, 2025
South Africa U23 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations third place: 2019
Individual The South African Best South African Footballer in Europe: 2023 Liga I Team of the Season: 2023–24, 2024–25 SuperLiga Defender of the Season: 2024
References