Ben Motshwari

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Ben Motshwari
Personal information
Full name Ben Motshwari
Date of birth (1991-03-21) 21 March 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Randfontein, South Africa
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
AmaZulu
Number 8
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2018 Bidvest Wits 66 (5)
2018–2023 Orlando Pirates 97 (5)
2023– AmaZulu 21 (0)
International career
2021 South Africa 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2024

Ben Motshwari (born 21 March 1991) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for AmaZulu. He has been capped for the South Africa national team. [1] [2]

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Professional career

Motshwari made his professional debut with Bidvest Wits in a 3–0 South African Premier Division win over Moroka Swallows F.C. on 29 August 2014. [3] He signed with Orlando Pirates in 2018. [4]

International career

Motshwari debuted with the South Africa national team in a 1–1 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification tie with Ghana on 25 March 2021. [5]

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References

  1. Ben Motshwari at Soccerway
  2. Ben Motshwari at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. "Bidvest Wits vs. Swallows – 29 August 2014". Soccerway. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  4. Wambugu, Kissa (29 May 2020). "What is going on in with Ben Motshwari?". Briefly. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  5. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin (25 March 2021). "South Africa vs. Ghana (1:1)". National Football Teams. Retrieved 29 March 2021.