Thato Lingwati

{{short description|South African soccer player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Thato Lingwati |image = |fullname = Cyril Thato Lingwati |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|6|11|df=y}} |birth_place = Burgersfort, South Africa |height = 1.84m |position = Centre-back |currentclub = |clubnumber = |youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = |years1 = 2013–2018 |clubs1 = Jomo Cosmos |caps1 = 114 |goals1 = 5 |years2 = 2018–2021 |clubs2 = Bloemfontein Celtic |caps2 = 30 |goals2 = 1 |years3 = 2021–2024 |clubs3 = Royal AM |caps3 = 36 |goals3 = 0 |nationalyears1 = 2017 |nationalteam1 = South Africa |nationalcaps1 = 1 |nationalgoals1 = 0 |club-update = 15 September 2024 |nationalteam-update = 15 September 2024 }} '''Cyril Thato Lingwati''' (born 11 June 1992) is a South African soccer player who last played as a centre-back for South African Premier Division side Royal AM.<ref>{{Soccerway|cyril-thato-lingwati/324032|accessdate=15 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{NFT player|68906|accessdate=15 September 2024}}</ref>

While at Bloemfontein Celtic, he would form a duo in central defense with Alfred Ndengane, but Ndengane soon left the club.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/sport/2018-10-11-lingwati-thrown-in-deep-end/|title=Lingwati thrown in deep end|author=Ndebele, Sihle|date=11 October 2018|publisher=Sowetan Live|access-date=11 September 2024}}</ref>

In 2024 Lingwati left Royal AM following a wage dispute, alongside Ruzaigh Gamildien and Menzi Masuku.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://sundayworld.co.za/sports/soccer/psl-clubs-battle-to-pay-wages/|title=PSL clubs battle to pay wages|author=Mokoena, Kgomotso|date=8 September 2024|publisher=Sunday World|access-date=11 September 2024}}</ref>

==Personal life== In 2018, he lost a child.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.citizen.co.za/sport/soccer/local-soccer/i-was-playing-for-my-dead-baby-says-cosmos-star/|title=I was playing for my dead baby, says Cosmos star|agency=AFP|date=24 May 2018|publisher=The Citizen|access-date=11 September 2024}}</ref>

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lingwati, Thato}} Category:1992 births Category:Living people Category:People from the Sekhukhune District Municipality Category:Soccer players from Limpopo Category:South African men's soccer players Category:South Africa men's international soccer players Category:Men's association football defenders Category:Jomo Cosmos F.C. players Category:Bloemfontein Celtic F.C. players Category:Royal AM F.C. players Category:South African Premier Division players Category:21st-century South African sportsmen