Emile Witbooi

Emile Amoreece Witbooi is a South African professional soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder and as a winger for Cape Town City.
Emile Witbooi was added to the yearly The guardian list of the best 2008 talents, with him being the only South African on the list.

Club career

A youth product of the Tshwaragano All Stars and the School of Excellence, Witbooi joined the academy of Cape Town City on 20 January 2024. In November, he went on a month-long trial with the Premier League club Chelsea. He made his senior and professional debut with Cape Town City as a substitute in a 2–0 South African Premier Division loss to on 2 March 2025. At 16 years, six months and five days, he was the youngest ever debutant for his club, and the 9th youngest in the history of the league.

Witbooi was part of the soccer team|South Africa U20]s that won the 2024 COSAFA U-20 Cup. Later that year, he played for the South Africa U17s at the 2024 COSAFA Under-17 Championship. In March 2025 he again was called up for the South Africa U17s for the 2025 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations.

Witbooi was born in Kimberley, Northern Cape to his mother Avril Witbooi, a civil servant, and Surprise Ralani, his biological father, who was a professional soccer player. On 17 February 2025, Emile Witbooi is signed to roc nation.

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COSAFA U-20 Cup: 2024