Iqraam Rayners

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Iqraam Rayners
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-12-19) 19 December 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Cape Town
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Mamelodi Sundowns
Number 13
Youth career
Kenpark United
–2014 Santos
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2017 Santos 58 (14)
2017–2020 Stellenbosch 80 (53)
2020–2023 SuperSport United 51 (6)
2023–2024 Stellenbosch 38 (24)
2024– Mamelodi Sundowns 12 (9)
International career‡
2023– South Africa 15 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 October 2024

Iqraam Rayners (born 19 December 1995) is a South African football player who plays as a forward for South African Premier Division side Mamelodi Sundowns. [2] and the South Africa National Team. He is regarded as one of the best strikers in South Africa.

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Career

Rayners played youth football with Kenpark United before joining Santos at under-17 level. He made his debut for them during the 2014–15 season. [3] He played for Stellenbosch before joining SuperSport United in summer 2020 after signing a pre-contract agreement in January 2020. [4] [5] Rayners returned to Stellenbosch FC in 2023 and wears the number nine jersey.

Rayners was called up for South Africa for the 2023 COSAFA Cup, where he made his international debut. [6]

International goals

Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first. [6]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.8 July 2023 King Zwelithini Stadium, Durban, South AfricaFlag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 1–12–1 2023 COSAFA Cup
2.26 March 2024 Nelson Mandela Stadium, Algiers, AlgeriaFlag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 3–23–3 2024 FIFA Series
3.11 June 2024 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, South AfricaFlag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 1–03–1 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.11 October 2024 Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Gqeberha, South AfricaFlag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 5–05–0 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
5.19 November 2024 Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town, South AfricaFlag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan 1–03–02025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

References

  1. ↑ Iqraam Rayners at WorldFootball.net OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ Iqraam Rayners at Soccerway OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. ↑ Moses, Liam (6 April 2016). "Iqraam's hard work is paying off". Cape Times. Retrieved 18 October 2020– via pressreader.com.
  4. ↑ de Bruyn, Mike (18 January 2020). "Iqraam Rayners to join Supersport". Independent Online. Archived from the original on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  5. ↑ Makhaya, Ernest (8 October 2020). "SuperSport United parade four new signings". Goal. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  6. 1 2 Iqraam Rayners at National-Football-Teams.com
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