The 34-year-old made his professional debut for Wits in October 1996 and went on to play for Swiss side Grasshoppers Zurich, Kaizer Chiefs, FC Moscow in Russia, Orlando Pirates, SuperSport United and in Greece for Pierikos.
Now he's decided to call it quits after starting one League match for the Clever Boys all season.
“I always knew when I signed the last contract that there was an option for me to play for another year – which is next season, but if I played regularly (during 2012/13) it could have been easier for me to carry on. For example, Matthew Booth is playing at Ajax so it is easier for him to carry on,” Stiga tells snl24.com/kickoff.
“I didn't see much action this season so that was one of the deciding factors. I also knew I wasn't gonna carry on forever. If not this season, I could have quit the next season,” he admits.
Fredericks played well over 300 matches in the topflight and he also starred 14 times for South Africa at senior international level as well as 35 times for the Under-23s.
Today he reveals the games that stood out for him in his career.
“There are a few. One of them was when I scored the goal against Ghana for us (the U-23s) to end up qualifying for the Olympics in 2000. If we lost that game, we could not have made it to the Olympics in the end.
“The other game was when I played for Bafana Bafana against England (Bafana lost 2-1 on 22 May 2003 in Durban). I was man of the match there coming up against players I idolised and I don't say that lightly; Frank Lampard, David Beckham, Michael Owen and so on,” Fredericks recalls.
The Florida-born midfielder is satisfied with how things turned out for him in a career spanning 17 years in the pro ranks.
“All I can do is smile and say thank you for the blessings. I more than enjoyed my career. It is not football that's given me the life, it comes from the Lord. Through the Lord, football has not only changed my life but also that of my children.”
Fredericks will stay on at Wits, but he is waiting for the club to identify a suitable role for him. In the meantime, though, there is more on his plate.
“I will be involved in some business ventures and I will also be working on some developmental programmes. People like to say, ‘I want to give back' but they just say it. They don't do it. I'm opening an indoor soccer school where I will provide coaching in my local community,” he concludes.