| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Surprise Mohlomolleng Moriri [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 March 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Matibidi, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder Second striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Wattville Watford Brothers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2004 | Silver Stars | 51 | (19) |
| 2004–2016 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 115 | (39) |
| 2016–2017 | Highlands Park | 22 | (2) |
| Total | 188 | (60) | |
| International career | |||
| 2003–2010 | South Africa | 34 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2017 | |||
Surprise Mohlomolleng Moriri (born 20 March 1980 in Matibidi, Mpumalanga) is a South African former professional footballer who used to play as a midfielder or striker. He has also represented South Africa internationally and has amassed 34 caps since his debut in 2003.
Moriri is a free-scoring midfielder who was chosen as South Africa's PSL Player of the Season in 2005–06. He usually plays as a second striker or behind the striker as a supporting striker. He can also be deployed on the right side of midfield. He scored 12 goals in all competitions (11 in the league) to be Sundowns' top scorer and help the 'Brazilians' to their first league title since 2000.
In the 2006–07 season he eclipsed that amount, with again 11 league goals and three in the CAF Champions League.
The 2007–08 season saw him less prolific in the league only managing three league goals but in the process scoring two Nedbank Cup goals, one MTN 8 goal, one Tekom Knockout goal and four CAF Champions League, giving him a total of 11 goals.
On 18 June 2007, Sundowns played a friendly against FC Barcelona in South Africa. Moriri scored within one minute and 30 seconds to make it 1–0. After many missed chances from both teams, Barcelona eventually went on to win the game 2–1 after two late goals from substitutes Santiago Ezquerro and Marc Crosas Luque.
Moriri made his debut in a friendly match against Lesotho on 8 October 2003.
He scored his first goal for South Africa in their 3–0 win over Chad in the MTN Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
He was in the South African squad for the 2008 African Nations Cup.
He was part of the Bafana Bafana squad for the 2010 World Cup, coming off the bench against Uruguay.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2007-03-24 | Ndjamena, Chad |  Chad | 1–0 | 3–0 | African Nations Cup qualifier |
| 2 | 2008-03-26 | Atteridgeville, South Africa |  Paraguay | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 3 | 2008-06-07 | Atteridgeville, South Africa |  Equatorial Guinea | 2–1 | 4–1 | WCQ |
| 4 | 2010-04-28 | Berlin, Germany |  Jamaica | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 5 | 2010-05-31 | Polokwane, South Africa |  Guatemala | 3–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
Benedict Saul McCarthy is a South African football coach, former player and singer who is a first-team coach at Manchester United. He previously worked as head coach of South African Premier Division team AmaZulu.
Dean Furman is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for English side Warrington Rylands 1906. He has previously played for Scottish Premiership side Rangers, English League Two side Bradford City, League One sides Oldham Athletic and Doncaster Rovers, and South African Premier Soccer League side SuperSport United.
Teko Tsholofelo Modise, nicknamed The General and Techno M, is a South African retired professional footballer, former Bafana Bafana captain who played as a midfielder and who is currently a staff member at Cape Town City Football Club.
Kermit Romeo Erasmus is a South African professional soccer player who plays for South African Premier Soccer League side Orlando Pirates and the South Africa national team.
Thulani Caleb Serero is a South African soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Khor Fakkan and the South African national team.
Siyanda Xulu is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a centre-back for SuperSport United and the South Africa national team.
Andile Ernest Jali is a South African professional soccer player who once played for Orlando Pirates, Mamelodi Sundowns and is currently signed to Moroka Swallows. He also plays for the South African national team.
Khama Billiat is a Zimbabwean professional footballer.
Lebogang Manyama, nicknamed “Kaka” is a retired South African professional soccer player who is the assistant coach of Cape Town City F.C.
Oupa Manyisa is a South African footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Eastern Cape side Chippa United FC. He started his senior career with Orlando Pirates F.C. and went on to become a crowd pleaser and one of the key players in the squad, helping them dominate local football for two consecutive seasons, winning 2 trebles, also being runners up on the CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup.
Ronwen Hayden Williams is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier Soccer League club Mamelodi Sundowns and captains the South Africa national team.
Keagan Larenzo Dolly is a South African professional football player who plays as an attacking midfielder for Kaizer Chiefs in the Premier Soccer League and the South Africa national team. He won the Premier Soccer League Young Player of the Season award for the 2013–14 season after showing great performances and becoming a key player for Mamelodi Sundowns.
Peter Shalulile is a Namibian professional footballer who plays as a striker for South African Premier Division club Mamelodi Sundowns and the Captain for Namibia national team.
Kudakwashe Mahachi is a Zimbabwean professional footballer, who played as a midfielder for South African clubs and the Zimbabwe national team.
Lebogang Mothiba is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a striker for Ligue 1 club Strasbourg and the South Africa national team.
Percy Muzi Tau is a South African professional footballer who plays as a forward for Egyptian Premier League club Al Ahly and the South Africa national team.
Teboho Mokoena is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Premier Soccer League side Mamelodi Sundowns and the South Africa national team. He joined Mamelodi Sundowns on 27 January 2022 during the January transfer window.
Rushine De Reuck is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a defender or defensive midfielder for South African Premier Division side Mamelodi Sundowns and the South Africa national team.
Cassius Tumelo Mailula is a South African professional soccer player who plays for Major League Soccer club Toronto FC and the South Africa national team.
Relebohile Mofokeng is a South African professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and winger for Orlando Pirates.
Awards | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
South Africa Squads | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||
