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Happy Jele

€103KMarket Value
Retired (2023)
•Defender•
South AfricaSouth Africa
1.9
Season Score
39
Jan 1, 1987
183 cm
Height
Card stats based on
2022/2023

Performance Overview

Season Performance 22/23
All Competitions
Matches
4
Goals
0
Assists
0
Goal Contributions
0
Mins/game
65
Avg Rating
—
Career Statistics

Career

Career Progress

Career Progress

Appearances per Season

Appearance Distribution

118
Full match
7
Substituted off
7
From Bench

Happy Jele — computed career insights

Career figures, computed
Career involvement (league)
0.05 G+A per 9013 goals + 2 assists across 16 league seasons (per-90 from 18636 minutes on record)
League seasons on record
16 (2009–2022)
Clubs with recorded appearances
2
Among position peers, computed
Goals rank
#19 of 570 goals
G+A per 90 percentile
67th0.07 per 90

Cohort: 57 Premier League (South Africa) defenders, 2020/2021, min. 450 minutes. Computed by ranking the full league corpus, not taken from any feed.

Figures computed from the GioScore season-stats database · as of 2026-09-03

Rival Clubs(37)

Player stats against each opponent club

TeamMPWDLGA
Marumo Gallants FCMarumo Gallants FC41300000
SuperSport UnitedSuperSport United31110010
BarokaBaroka31200010
Bidvest WitsBidvest Wits21101000
Cape Town CityCape Town City20200000
Free State StarsFree State Stars22000000
AmaZuluAmaZulu20110000
Polokwane CityPolokwane City21100010
Chippa UnitedChippa United22001000
Black LeopardsBlack Leopards22000000
Al-IttihadAl-Ittihad20110000
Al AhlyAl Ahly11000000
Golden ArrowsGolden Arrows10100000
Al Ahli BenghaziAl Ahli Benghazi11000000
Cape Town SpursCape Town Spurs10010000
Kaizer ChiefsKaizer Chiefs10100000
StellenboschStellenbosch11000000
Bloemfontein CelticBloemfontein Celtic11000010
ES TunisES Tunis10010000
BooBoo11000000
1–20 of 37
Transfers

Transfers

Transfer History

Royal AM
Royal AM
-
—
Jul 1, 2023Transfer
-
—
Royal AM
Royal AM
Feb 2, 2023Transfer
Orlando Pirates
Orlando Pirates
-
Free Agent
Jul 18, 2022Transfer
Trophies

Trophies & Awards

3 titles won

Championships

CAF Champions League
CAF Champions League
1x Winner(2013)
1x
CAF Confederations Cup
CAF Confederations Cup
1x Winner(2021/2022)
1x
MTN8 Cup
MTN8 Cup
1x Winner(2020/2021)
1x

About Happy Jele

Happy Jele's 6 outings in the 2021/2022 Premier League (South Africa) (385 minutes) produced no goals and no assists. Set beside a cohort of 57 Premier League (South Africa) defenders with a minimum of 450 minutes in 2020/2021, his goal involvements per 90 placed in the 67th percentile — above the cohort median, and 19th of 57 for goals scored.

Those league minutes are spread over 2 domestic leagues: Premier League (South Africa) (253 appearances, 12 goals) and Premier League (33 appearances, 1 goal). 4 of those 16 recorded campaigns ended with 25 league appearances or more. Across 2016/2017–2018/2019, the heaviest three-year block, he totalled 98 league appearances (33 a season).

Frequently Asked Questions

What position does Happy Jele play?
Happy Jele plays as a Defender.
How old is Happy Jele?
Happy Jele is 39 years old, born on January 1, 1987. He is from South Africa. At 39, he has already won 3 trophies in his professional career.
How tall is Happy Jele?
Happy Jele is 183 cm tall. He weighs 78 kg.
How many trophies has Happy Jele won?
Happy Jele has won 3 trophies throughout his career.
What nationality is Happy Jele?
Happy Jele is from South Africa and represents them at international level.