Tshegofatso Mabaso
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Tshegofatso John Mabasa | ||
Date of birth | (1996-10-01) 1 October 1996 (age 27) | ||
Place of birth | Bloemfontein, South Africa | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Orlando Pirates | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
Bloemfontein Celtic | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2019 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 49 | (9) |
2019– | Orlando Pirates | 61 | (24) |
2022–2023 | → Sekhukhune United (loan) | 18 | (2) |
2023–2024 | → Moroka Swallows (loan) | 13 | (6) |
International career‡ | |||
South Africa U23 | |||
2017– | South Africa | 6 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 July 2023 |
Tshegofatso John Mabasa (born 1 October 1996) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Orlando Pirates.[2]
Career
Club
Born in Bloemfontein,[1] Mabasa's first career club was Bloemfontein Celtic.[2][3] He made his first-team debut during a 2014 Telkom Knockout encounter with AmaZulu on 4 October, which was followed by his professional league debut in the South African Premier Division in May 2015 versus Free State Stars.[2] In total, he made thirty-one appearances for the club in his first four seasons; during which time he also scored his first senior goals, netting in Telkom Knockout ties with Platinum Stars and Polokwane City in November 2017.[2] His first goal in league action arrived on 5 August 2018 in a 2–0 win over Chippa United.
[2]
In the 2023/24 season he finished as a top goal scorer in the league while playing for Orlando Pirates
International
Mabaso has represented South Africa at senior level, winning his first cap during a 2018 African Nations Championship qualifier with Zambia on 19 August 2017.[4][5] He had previously featured for the South Africa under-23s.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 17 September 2018.[2]
Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Continental | Other[c] | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Bloemfontein Celtic | 2014–15 | Premier Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
2015–16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
2016–17 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||
2017–18 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | |||
2018–19 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 27 | 10 | |||
Orlando Pirates | 2019-20 | Premier Division | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 25 | 7 |
2020-21 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | - | - | 19 | 8 | ||
2021-22 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 22 | 3 | ||
2023-24 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | 13 | ||
Sekhukhune United (loan) | 2022-23 | Premier Division | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | 2 |
Moroka Swallows (loan) | 2023-24 | Premier Division | 13 | 6 | - | - | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 |
Career total | 142 | 41 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 11 3 | 3 | 0 | 178 | 51 |
- ^ Includes the Nedbank Cup
- ^ Includes the Telkom Knockout
- ^ Includes the MTN 8
References
- ^ a b "Tshegofatso Mabaso". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f Tshegofatso Mabaso at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "Bloemfontein Celtic's Tshegofatso Mabaso finishes top scorer in MultiChoice Diski Challenge". Kick Off. 26 February 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ^ "Tshegofatso Mabaso". World Football. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ^ "Baxter announces Bafana Bafana squad for Chan qualifier tie against Zambia". Goal. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ^ "Mabaso aims to be Bafana regular". Daily Sun. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
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