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Kagisho Dikgacoi 
Personal information Full name Kagisho Evidence Dikgacoi Date of birth 24 November 1984 Place of birth Brandfort, South Africa Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Playing position Defensive midfielder, Central midfielder Club information Current club Crystal Palace Number 8 Youth career Cardiff Spurs Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2005 Bloemfontein Young Tigers 10 (0) 2005–2009 Golden Arrows 82 (8) 2009–2011 Fulham 13 (0) 2011 → Crystal Palace (loan) 13 (1) 2011– Crystal Palace 8 (0) National team‡ 2007– South Africa 38 (2) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:13, 12 November 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 Noember 2011Kagisho Evidence Dikgacoi (born 24 November 1984) is a South African footballer who plays for Crystal Palace, and for South Africa.
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Club career
Early career
Dikgacoi began his career at local club Cardiff Spurs, before moving to Golden Arrows in 2005 as a little-known holding midfielder from lower league side Bloemfontein Young Tigers. At Arrows, he developed into one of the country's best players in his position and was subsequently awarded with the captain's armband.
Fulham
On 4 August 2009, Dikgacoi announced that he had reached an agreement with Fulham after a successful trial at the club. The deal was only finalized on 26 August after a work permit was granted. Dikgacoi had trained with his former club Golden Arrows while the work permit process took place in order to maintain fitness.[1][2] He made his debut on 4 October, but was sent off in the 41st minute for slapping Scott Parker.[3]
Crystal Palace
After only appearing once for Fulham under Mark Hughes in the 2010–11 season, Dikgacoi was allowed to drop down a division and join Crystal Palace in February on a loan deal until the end of the season. He scored his first goal for Crystal Palace against Cardiff on 8 March 2011, before moving permanently to the Eagles on 4 July 2011 for a fee of £600,000.[4]
Club career statistics
- (correct as of 5 November 2011)
Club Season League Cup[5] Europe Play-Offs Total Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Fulham 2009–10 12 0 0 3 0 0 - - - - - - 15 0 0 Fulham 2010–11 1 0 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 1 0 0 Total 2010–present 13 0 0 3 0 0 - - - - - - 16 0 0 Crystal Palace 2010–11 13 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 13 1 0 Crystal Palace 2011–12 8 0 0 1 0 0 - - - - - - 9 0 0 Total 2011–present 8 0 0 1 0 0 - - - - - - 9 0 0 Career totals 35 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 39 1 0 International career
Dikgacoi made his international debut on 27 May 2007, in a COSAFA Cup match against Mauritius. He scored his first two goals on 7 June 2008, in a 2010 World Cup qualifier against Equatorial Guinea, which ended 4–1. He was part of Bafana Bafana's 2008 African Nations Cup squad and was also a participant at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup and 2010 FIFA World Cup, held in his home country.
International goals
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 7 June 2008 Atteridgeville, South Africa 
Equatorial Guinea1 – 0 4 – 1 2010 WCQ 2. 7 June 2008 Atteridgeville, South Africa Equatorial Guinea4 – 1 4 – 1 2010 WCQ References
- ^ "Fulham's Dikgacoi gets UK permit". BBC News. 26 August 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/8223373.stm.
- ^ Midfielder Dikgacoi joins Fulham
- ^ "West Ham 2-2 Fulham". BBC News. 4 October 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8282382.stm.
- ^ "Eagles to complete £600,000 purchase of Kagisho Dikgacoi". This is Croydon Today. 6 July 2011. http://www.thisiscroydontoday.co.uk/Eagles-complete-600-000-purchase-Kagisho-Dikgacoi/story-12877123-detail/story.html.
- ^ Includes FA Cup, League Cup and FA Community Shield
External links
- Kagisho Dikgacoi career stats at Soccerbase
- Kagisho Dikgacoi – FIFA competition record
- Kagisho Dikgacoi at National-Football-Teams.com
- Kagisho Dikgacoi palace.footballblog Profile
South Africa Squad South Africa squad – 2008 Africa Cup of Nations 1 Fernández • 2 Fransman • 3 Masilela • 4 Mokoena • 5 Morris • 6 Davids • 7 Nhlapo • 8 Tshabalala • 9 Moriri • 10 Pienaar • 11 van Heerden • 12 Modise • 13 Mhlongo • 14 Chabangu • 15 Zuma • 16 Josephs • 17 Mphela • 18 Walaza • 19 Moon • 20 Evans • 21 Fanteni • 22 Dikgacoi • 23 Khune • Coach: Parreira
South Africa squad – 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup Fourth Place South Africa squad – 2010 FIFA World Cup 1 Josephs • 2 Gaxa • 3 Masilela • 4 Mokoena (c) • 5 Ngcongca • 6 Sibaya • 7 Davids • 8 Tshabalala • 9 Mphela • 10 Pienaar • 11 Modise • 12 Letsholonyane • 13 Dikgacoi • 14 Booth • 15 Thwala • 16 Khune • 17 Parker • 18 Nomvethe • 19 Moriri • 20 Khumalo • 21 Sangweni • 22 Walters • 23 Khuboni • Coach: ParreiraCrystal Palace F.C. – current squad 1 Speroni · 2 Clyne · 3 Wright · 4 Parr · 5 McCarthy · 6 Gardner · 7 Ambrose · 8 Dikgacoi · 9 Iversen · 10 Garvan · 11 Scannell · 12 Marrow · 14 Cadogan · 15 Jedinak · 16 Zaha · 17 Murray · 18 Hills · 19 Easter · 20 Williams · 21 Moxey · 22 Wynter · 24 Holland · 25 Pedroza · 26 Parsons · 27 Sekajja · 28 O'Keefe · 31 Andrew · 32 Holness · 33 Caprice · 34 Price · 37 Tunchev · 38 Ramage · 39 Taylor · Manager: Freedman
Categories:- 1984 births
- Living people
- People from the Free State (South African province)
- South African association football players
- Association football midfielders
- South Africa international football (soccer) players
- 2008 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- Bloemfontein Young Tigers players
- Golden Arrows players
- South African expatriate football (soccer) players
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Premier League players
- Fulham F.C. players
- The Football League players
- Crystal Palace F.C. players
- South African expatriates in England
- 2010 FIFA World Cup players
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