Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ben Motshwari | ||
Date of birth | 21 March 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Randfontein, South Africa | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Orlando Pirates | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2018 | Bidvest Wits | 66 | (5) |
2018– | Orlando Pirates | 64 | (5) |
International career | |||
2021– | South Africa | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2019 |
Ben Motshwari (born 21 March 1991) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Orlando Pirates and the South Africa national team.
Motshwari made his professional debut with Bidvest Wits in a 3–0 South African Premier Division win over Moroka Swallows F.C. on 29 August 2014. [1] He signed with Orlando Pirates in 2018. [2]
Motshwari debuted with the South Africa national team in a 1–1 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification tie with Ghana on 25 March 2021. [3]
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