Abbubaker Mobara

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Abbubaker Mobara
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Personal information
Full name Abbubaker Mobara [1]
Date of birth (1994-02-18) 18 February 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Cape Town, South Africa
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender, midfielder
Team information
Current team
 AmaZulu
Number 2
Youth career
Woodlands FC
Ajax Cape Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2016 Ajax Cape Town 45 (2)
2016–2019 Orlando Pirates 39 (0)
2019–2022 Cape Town City 51 (1)
2022– AmaZulu 44 (1)
International career‡
2015 South Africa U23 5 (0)
2016– South Africa 8 (0)
2016 South Africa Olympic 5 (0)
Medal record

COSAFA CUP 2016 Champions

*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 January 2022

Abbubaker Mobara (born 18 February 1994) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a defender and midfielder for AmaZulu in the Premier Soccer League. [2] He can play as right back, centre back and defensive midfielder. [3]

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Early life

Mobara, who hails from Mitchells Plain on the Cape Flats, started playing soccer at his school and was spotted by Ajax Cape Town scouts after scoring for his local club against them in a cup final. [4]

Early career

Mobara previously underwent trials with FC Twente, FC Porto, and RC Lens before returning to Ajax Cape Town. Mobara also spent time with AFC Ajax but was not signed. [5]

International career

He has caps at U17, U18 and U20 levels for South Africa. [4]

Honours

Individual

Club

Ajax Cape Town [6]

National

Bafana Bafana

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References

  1. ↑ "2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations - Group A squads" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "MTN Football - News and Stats about Abbubaker Mobara". Archived from the original on 9 April 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "Official: Abbubaker Mobara joins AmaZulu from Cape Town City". Kick Off. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  4. 1 2 ExtraTime Archived 13 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ Ajax Register Mobara | www.soccerladuma.co.za
  6. ↑ "Abbubaker Mobara – Career Honours". Soccerway.
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