Teboho Mokoena (soccer, born 1997)

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Teboho Mokoena
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-01-24) 24 January 1997 (age 27) [1]
Place of birth Bethlehem, South Africa [2]
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) [3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Mamelodi Sundowns
Number 4
Youth career
SuperSport United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2022 SuperSport United 127 (15)
2022– Mamelodi Sundowns 42 (2)
International career‡
2017 South Africa U20 6 (0)
2018 South Africa U23 5 (2)
2017– South Africa 36 (6)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Africa Cup of Nations
Bronze medal icon.svg 2023 Ivory Coast
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 February 2024

Teboho Mokoena [1] (born 24 January 1997) 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. [4]

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Club career

During his schooling, Mokoena was discovered by Charles Molefe, a teacher doubling up as a soccer coach at Bodikela Junior Secondary School. His performances at school level earned him a sport at the Harmony Sports Academy from where he was picked up by SuperSport United. [5] At SuperSport United, he progressed through the academy and later captained the club at U-19 level. [6] He was promoted to the first-team in 2016 by Stuart Baxter and made his professional debut in February the following year, coming on as a late substitute for Cole Alexander in a 5–2 league win over Golden Arrows. [7] [8] [9] In March 2017, after having become a regular feature in SuperSport United's midfield alongside Dean Furman and Reneilwe Letsholonyane, Mokoena was at the centre of a club-versus-country row when Baxter refused to release him for international duty for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup due his commitment to the club's impending Nedbank Cup semi-final match. A compromise was ultimately reached between the two parties, which resulted in Mokoena being specially flown up to join his international teammates after SuperSport United confirmed their progression in the tournament. [8] [10] He returned in time for the final but was an unused substitute as the club beat Orlando Pirates 4–1 to claim the title. [11] Before the final, he had also scored his first professional goal in a 2–2 CAF Confederations Cup draw with TP Mazembe. [12]

The following season, Mokoena continued to feature regularly for SuperSport United. He managed two goals and two assists for the season, and, despite the club finishing a disappointing eighth in the league, he was nominated for the PSL Young Player of the Season award. [13] On 13 March 2019, he was awarded the league's Goal of the Month award for January following his strike against Bloemfontein Celtic. [14]

International career

In July 2017, Mokoena received his first call-up to the senior national team by former SuperSport United manager Stuart Baxter, who had departed the club at the end of the 2016–17 domestic season, for the nation's 2018 African Nations Championship qualifiers. He made his debut on 15 July against Botswana and was praised following the match for his ability to "carry the team on his shoulders". [15] The following year, he scored his first international goal in South Africa's 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Seychelles. [16] His goal also contributed towards the nation recording its largest ever victory with the match ending 6–0 in favour of South Africa. [17]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 January 2024 [1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup1League Cup2Continental3Other4Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
SuperSport United 2016–17 PSL 100300011100241
2017–18 25210104030342
2018–19 28310200030343
2019–20 29210200041363
2020–21 22400000030254
2021–22 13400000010144
Total12715605015114116717
Mamelodi Sundowns 2021–22 PSL 8120007100172
2022–23 241100010100352
2023–24 10000005250202
Total422300022450726
Career total16917905037519123923

1 Includes Nedbank Cup matches.
2 Includes Telkom Knockout matches.
3 Includes CAF Confederations Cup matches.
4 Includes MTN 8 matches.

International

As of 11 February 2024 [3]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
South Africa 201710
201831
201930
202020
202162
202261
202370
202482
Total366
Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mokoena goal.
List of international goals scored by Teboho Mokoena
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
113 October 2018 FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 6–06–0 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [18]
29 October 2021 Bahir Dar Stadium, Amhara Region, Ethiopia Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 1–03–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
311 November 2021 FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 1–01–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
427 September 2022 FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 1–01–0 Friendly
530 January 2024 Laurent Pokou Stadium, San-Pédro, Ivory Coast Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 2–02–0 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
67 February 2024 Stade de la Paix, Bouaké, Ivory Coast Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1–11–1 ( a.e.t. )2023 Africa Cup of Nations

Honours

SuperSport United

Mamelodi Sundowns

South Africa

Individual

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