Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joslin Mbatjiua Kamatuka | ||
Date of birth | 27 July 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Windhoek, Namibia | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Maritzburg | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2011 | Nashua Young Ones | ||
2011–2013 | SK Windhoek | ||
2013–2016 | African Stars | ||
2016–2018 | United Africa Tigers | ||
2018–2020 | Cape Umoya United | 35 | (7) |
2021–2022 | Baroka | 23 | (1) |
2022–2023 | African Stars | ||
2023– | Maritzburg United | 15 | (5) |
International career‡ | |||
2015– | Namibia | 23 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 January 2024 |
Joslin Mbatjiua Kamatuka (born 27 July 1991) is a Namibian football player. He plays in South Africa for Baroka F.C.
He made his Namibia national football team debut on 19 May 2015 in a 2015 COSAFA Cup game against Mauritius. [1]
He was selected for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations squad and scored his country's only goal in the tournament, in the last group game against the Ivory Coast on 1 July 2019. [2]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 26 May 2019 | King Zwelithini Stadium, Umlazi, South Africa | Mozambique | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2019 COSAFA Cup |
2. | 1 July 2019 | 30 June Stadium, Cairo, Egypt | Ivory Coast | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations |
3. | 9 October 2021 | Stade Lat-Dior, Thiès, Senegal | Senegal | 1–3 | 1–4 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
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