Cephas Malele

Cephas Malele

Malele with CFR Cluj in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Cephas Malele
Date of birth	(1994-01-08) 8 January 1994 (age 30)[1]
Place of birth	Buco-Zau, Angola[2]
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Shanghai Shenhua
Number	11
Youth career
2004–2005	Industrie Zürich
2005–2011	Zürich
2011–2013	Palermo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2011	Zürich II	7	(0)
2013–2017	Palermo	6	(0)
2014	→ Virtus Entella (loan)	13	(0)
2015	→ Trapani (loan)	15	(0)
2015–2016	→ Atlético CP (loan)	40	(9)
2016–2017	→ Leixões (loan)	11	(0)
2017	→ Varzim (loan)	21	(5)
2017–2018	Varzim	29	(2)
2018–2019	Arouca	29	(9)
2019–2020	Oliveirense	14	(3)
2020–2021	Argeș Pitești	30	(18)
2021–2023	Al-Tai	26	(4)
2022–2023	→ CFR Cluj (loan)	18	(4)
2023–	Shanghai Shenhua	47	(24)
International career‡
2009	Switzerland U15	2	(0)
2009–2010	Switzerland U16	5	(5)
2011	Switzerland U17	4	(0)
2011–2012	Switzerland U18	6	(2)
2013	Switzerland U19	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2013

Cephas Malele (born 8 January 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua.

After starting out as a senior at FC Zürich II, he went on to appear for teams in Italy, Portugal, Romania Saudi Arabia and China.

Born in Angola, Malele represented Switzerland internationally at under-16, under-17, under-18 and under-19 levels.