Aubrey Modiba

Aubrey Modiba

Personal information
Full name	Maphosa Modiba
Date of birth	(1995-07-22) 22 July 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	Polokwane, South Africa
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Position	Left back
Team information
Current team	Mamelodi Sundowns
Number	6
Youth career
	School of Excellence
	Mpumalanga Black Aces
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2016	Mpumalanga Black Aces	26	(0)
2016	Cape Town City	1	(0)
2016–2020	SuperSport United	98	(19)
2020–	Mamelodi Sundowns	108	(6)
International career‡
2016	South Africa Olympic	14	(4)
2016–	South Africa	45	(3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 December 2025

Aubrey "Postman" Modiba (born 22 July 1995) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a left-midfielder and left-back for Mamelodi Sundowns in the Premier Soccer League and South Africa national team.

Club career

Modiba began his professional soccer career at 19 years old representing Mpumalanga Black Aces in the 2014–15 PSL season. He managed only 1 appearance in his opening season, but grew to strength quickly earning himself 25 appearances in only his second season. In 2016, he was signed by Cape Town City]] after the relocation of Aces.

Cape Town City

During the summer of 2016, Mpumalanga Black Aces were dissolved. He initially chose to continue with Cape Town City, the club's successor. He made only two appearances on 23 August in the South African Premiership against Polokwane City, a 2–0 victory, and three days later in the MTN 8 against Kaizer Chiefs, a 1–0 win.

SuperSport United

On 31 August 2016, he joined SuperSport United. He made his debut on 14 September against Chippa United in a 0–0 draw and scored his first professional goal on 4 April 2017 in the Nedbank Cup against KwaDukuza United, a 2–0 victory. His first season at the club was promising, as he won the Nedbank Cup and reached the final of the Telkom Knockout.

He became a regular starter during the 2017–18 season, scoring eight league goals. He also won the MTN 8 that season. In the following campaign, he finished as runner-up in the competition before winning it again in 2019.

Mamelodi Sundowns

In August 2020, he joined Malelodi Sundowns, on a five-year deal. ^{[1] [2]}

International career

Modiba currently plays for the South Africa national U23 team as a midfielder. He has earned 6 caps at the U23 level and 17 with the U20 team.

In 2016, Modiba was selected to represent South Africa at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He featured in every one of the team's three games, starting in midfield for two out of three. ^[3]

In December 2023, he was included in the list of twenty-seven South African players selected by Hugo Broos to compete in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

He also played during the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, where he scored an own goal in the last group stage match against Zimbabwe. South Africa did however manage to proceed to the round of 16. ^[4]

Career statistics

International

As of match played on 29 December 2025. ^[5]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
South Africa	2016	4	0
	2018	7	2
	2021	1	0
	2022	3	1
	2023	7	0
	2024	17	0
	2025	6	0
Total		45	3

International goals

As of match played on 24 September 2022. South Africa score listed first, score column indicates score after each Modiba goal. ^[5]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	5 June 2018	Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane, South Africa	Namibia	1–0	4–1	2018 COSAFA Cup
2.	8 June 2018	Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane, South Africa	Botswana	2–0	3–0
3.	24 September 2022	FNB Stadium, Soweto, South Africa	Sierra Leone	4–0	4–0	2022 COSAFA Cup

Honours

South Africa

• Africa Cup of Nations third place: 2023 ^[6]

References

1. FourFourTwo Staff (7 October 2020). "All Mamelodi Sundowns' new signings for 2020/21 season". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
2. "United decide to cash in on Modiba". Daily Dispatch. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
3. Nekhavhambe, Maano (22 July 2016). "Modiba chuffed with Olympic call-up". Sport24. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
4. Baleka, Mihlali (29 December 2025). "VAR finally on Bafana Bafana's side as dramatic AFCON win over Zimbabwe seals last-16 spot" . Retrieved 29 December 2025.
5. "Modiba, Aubrey". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
6. Edwards, Piers (10 February 2024). "South Africa 0–0 DR Congo". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.

External links

• Aubrey Modiba at Soccerway
• Aubrey Modiba at National-Football-Teams.com