Domestic-league season · Tondela.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Primeira Liga | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1560 | 6.62 |
Following his move to Tondela, Sithole's current-season form is up 1900% on last season (Season 1→20), while his Rating held around 44. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Tondela · 17th | 26 | 1 | 0 | 6.62 | 44 | 20 |
| 2024/25 | GIL Vicente · 13th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 | 45 | 1 |
| 2023/24 | Tondela · 6th | 22 | 2 | 0 | — | 47 | 8 |
| 2022/23 | Belenenses · 16th | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | 41 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | Belenenses · 18th | 25 | 0 | 0 | 6.52 | 55 | 13 |
| 2020/21 | Belenenses · 10th | 25 | 0 | 0 | 6.49 | 61 | 19 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
| Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|
| Africa Cup of Nations | 3 | 0 |
| Africa Cup of Nations Qualification | 2 | 0 |
| Friendlies | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 6 | 1 |
Caps & goals this season.
S. Sithole is a 27-year-old central midfielder at Tondela, rated 44.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 239th of 315 in the Primeira Liga. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (52.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.77 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sithole.
Judged on this season alone, Sithole graded 20 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 20th of 41 of the 41 central midfielders in the Primeira Liga, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 2.769 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 1 → 20). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 44, 35th of 41 of the 41 central midfielders in the Primeira Liga. At 27 Sithole is in his prime years, and a market index of 47.1 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Sithole is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
2.77 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 26 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (17th of 18) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 44.4, Sithole carries the 35th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Primeira Liga of 41, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Tondela finished 17th of 18) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.77 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~47), then tapers with age. At 27, Sithole sits on 47.1, at or near its peak. The blue line is Sithole's projected Rating — 44.4 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
No transfer news found for this player.
