| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Calvin Anele Ngcongca | ||
| Date of birth | 21 October 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Cape Town, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.80 metres (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Racing Genk | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Aces United | |||
| FC Fortune | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2003–2007 | FC Fortune | ? | (?) |
| 2007– | Racing Genk | 88 | (4) |
| National team | |||
| 2009– | South Africa | 10 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 May 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Calvin Anele Ngcongca (born 21 October 1987 in Cape Town, Western Cape) is a South African football player who currently plays for Belgian Jupiler League club Racing Genk. Ngcongca left South Africa without having played top-flight football domestically.
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Ngcongca hails from Guguletu on the Cape Flats, Cape Town. He went on trial with Arsenal in 2007 after being discovered by scout Colin Gie - the same man who discovered Quinton Fortune. It was while he was on trial that Arsene Wenger persuaded him to convert from an attacking midfielder to a right back[1], with Ngcongca eventually signing for Racing Genk later that year.
Ngcongca started his career at now defunct FC Fortune as a midfielder.
On 5 September 2007, Genk announced the signing of Anele Ngcongca on a 4 year deal. According to several South African newspapers the Belgian club paid around € 500,000.
He made his international debut against Japan in a friendly in November 2009. He was part of South Africa's squad at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
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