Aubrey Modiba

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Aubrey Modiba
Personal information
Full name Maphosa Posman Modiba
Date of birth (1995-07-22) 22 July 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Polokwane Bochum, South Africa
Height1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) left back
Team information
Current team
 Mamelodi Sundowns
Number 6
Youth career
School of Excellence
Mpumalanga Black Aces
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2016 Mpumalanga Black Aces 26 (0)
2016 Cape Town City 1 (0)
2016–2020 SuperSport United 98 (19)
2020– Mamelodi Sundowns 74 (6)
International career‡
2016– South Africa 36 (3)
2016 South Africa Olympic 14 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 October 2022

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.

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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.

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. [1]

Career statistics

International

As of match played on 8 June 2018. [2]
National teamYearAppsGoals
South Africa 201640
201872
202110
202211
Total133

International goals

As of match played on 8 June 2018. South Africa score listed first, score column indicates score after each Modiba goal. [2]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.5 June 2018Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane, South Africa Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 1–04–1 2018 COSAFA Cup
2.8 June 2018 Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane, South AfricaFlag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 2–03–0
3.24 September 2022 FNB Stadium, Soweto, South AfricaFlag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 4–04–0 2022 COSAFA Cup

Honours

South Africa

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References

  1. ↑ Nekhavhambe, Maano (22 July 2016). "Modiba chuffed with Olympic call-up". Sport24. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Modiba, Aubrey". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  3. ↑ 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.
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