Patrick Ntsoelengoe

Ace Ntsoelengoe
Personal information
Full name Patrick Pule Zolile Ntsoelengoe
Date of birth (1952-02-26)26 February 1952
Place of birth Randfontein, Transvaal, Union of South Africa
Date of death 8 May 2006(2006-05-08) (aged 54)
Place of death Lenasia, Gauteng, South Africa
Position(s) Striker, Midfielder
Youth career
Powerlines
1968 Mohlakeng Home Stars
1969–1970 Kaizer XI
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971–1988 Kaizer Chiefs 542 (250)
1973 Miami Toros 9 (3)
1975 Denver Dynamos 21 (10)
1976–1981 Minnesota Kicks 155 (50)
1979–1980 Minnesota Kicks (indoor) 5 (2)
1982–1984 Toronto Blizzard 59 (23)
1986–1988 Toronto Blizzard
Total 791 (338)
International career
1977 South Africa 1 (0)
Managerial career
1985 Ace's Mates
1997 South Africa U-23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Patrick Pule "Ace" Ntsoelengoe OIS (26 February 1952[1] – 8 May 2006) was a South African soccer player who is widely considered as one of the greatest the country has ever produced.[2]

  1. ^ "Blue Ribbon - Patrick 'Ace' Ntsoelengoe | Soccer Laduma". www.soccerladuma.co.za. Archived from the original on 8 October 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Ace: South Africa's greatest footballer?". www.southafrica.info. Archived from the original on 4 December 2013.