Happy Jele

{{Short description|South African footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}

{{Use South African English|date=August 2012}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Happy Jele

| image =

| fullname = Happy Quinton Jele

| height = 1.82 m

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1987|01|01}}

| birth_place = Middelburg, South Africa

| currentclub =

| clubnumber = 4

| position = Defender

| youthyears1 =

| youthyears2 =

| youthyears3 =

| youthclubs1 = Columbus FC (South Africa)

| youthclubs2 = Thushaganang Swallows

| youthclubs3 = Walter Stars

| years1 = 2006–2022

| years2 = 2022-2023

| clubs1 = Orlando Pirates

| clubs2 = Royal AM

| caps1 = 400+

| goals1 = 29

| caps2 = 12

| goals2 = 2

| nationalyears1 = 2011–2013

| nationalteam1 = South Africa

| nationalcaps1 = 3

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| pcupdate = 5 August 2019

| ntupdate = 3 April 2016

}}

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.{{NFT player|44495|access-date=1 May 2023}}{{Soccerway|happy-jele/62457|access-date=1 May 2023}}