Happy Jele

Happy Quinton Jele (born 1 January 1987) is a South African association football player who played as a defender and captained the Orlando Pirates FC in the South African Premier Division. Mostly regarded as a club legend for the Soweto based giants, Jele holds the record for having the most appearances for Orlando Pirates.^[1][2]

Happy Jele

Personal information
Full name	Happy Quinton Jele
Date of birth	(1987-01-01) 1 January 1987 (age 38)
Place of birth	Middelburg, South Africa
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Columbus FC (South Africa)
	Thushaganang Swallows
	Walter Stars
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2022	Orlando Pirates	400+	(29)
2022-2023	Royal AM	12	(2)
International career‡
2011–2013	South Africa	3	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 August 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 April 2016

Honours

Domestic competitions

South African League titles :

• Premier Soccer League : 2010–11, 2011–12

Cup competitions

• Nedbank Cup: 2011, 2014
• Telkom Knockout  :

2011

• MTN 8  : 2011, 2020