Gift Motupa

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Gift Motupa
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Personal information
Full name Gift Motupa [1]
Date of birth (1994-09-23) 23 September 1994 (age 28)
Place of birth South Africa
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Mamelodi Sundowns
Number 19
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2015 Baroka 50 (18)
2015–2018 Orlando Pirates 30 (2)
2017–2018 → Baroka (loan) 5 (3)
2018 Chippa United 0 (0)
2018–2020 Bidvest Wits 37 (14)
2020– Mamelodi Sundowns 14 (1)
International career‡
2015 South Africa U23 4 (2)
2016 South Africa Olympic 3 (1)
2015–2018 South Africa 12 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 May 2023

Gift Motupa (born 23 September 1994) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for South African Premier Division side Mamelodi Sundowns.

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Club career

Motupa started his career at Baroka before joining Orlando Pirates in 2015. [3] He spent the 2017–18 season on loan at Baroka. [4]

He was sold to Chippa United in May 2018, but was sold to Bidvest Wits in July 2018 without playing a single match for Chippa United. [4]

He joined Mamelodi Sundowns on a five-year contract in September 2020. [5]

International career

International goals

Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first. [6]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.18 June 2016 Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, NamibiaFlag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho 1–11–1 Friendly
2.25 June 2016Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, NamibiaFlag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 1–13–2Friendly
3.3–2
4.15 July 2017 Francistown Stadium, Francistown, BotswanaFlag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 2–02–0 2018 African Nations Championship qualification

Career statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Orlando Pirates 2015-16 PSL 21220200000251
2016-17 900000000090
Total30220200000341
Mamelodi Sundowns 2020-21 PSL 000001010
Career Total3022010351

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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. ↑ "Olympic Football Tournaments Rio 2016 – Men: List of Players: South Africa Olympic" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 9 January 2017. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "Gift Motupa Joining Orlando Pirates". Soccer Laduma. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  4. 1 2 Ditlhobolo, Austin (4 July 2018). "Former Orlando Pirates forward Gift Motupa completes shock move to Bidvest Wits". Goal . Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  5. ↑ Ditlhobolo, Austin (26 September 2020). "Mamelodi Sundowns confirm signing of Goss, Domingo and Motupa". Goal . Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  6. ↑ Gift Motupa at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 May 2023.


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