| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patrick Pule Zolile Ntsoelengoe | ||
| Date of birth | 26 February 1952 | ||
| Place of birth | Randfontein, Transvaal, Union of South Africa | ||
| Date of death | 8 May 2006 (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]
- ^ "Blue Ribbon - Patrick 'Ace' Ntsoelengoe | Soccer Laduma". www.soccerladuma.co.za. Archived from the original on 8 October 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Ace: South Africa's greatest footballer?". www.southafrica.info. Archived from the original on 4 December 2013.