Lesley Manyathela Golden Boot

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Lesley Manyathela Golden Boot
Awarded forThe leading goalscorer in a given Premiership season
CountrySouth Africa
Presented by Premier Soccer League
First award1997
Final award2024
Currently held by Tshegofatso Mabasa (1st award)
Most wins Peter Shalulile (3)

The Lesley Manyathela Golden Boot is an annual association football award presented by the Premier Soccer League to the leading goalscorer in the South African Premiership. [1] The award, colloquially known as the PSL Golden Boot or simply the Golden Boot, has been presented since the inception of the post-apartheid format of the league in 1996. It was named in 2003 in honour of Lesley Manyathela, a South African international footballer and former recipient of the award who died in a motor vehicle collision in August of that year. [2]

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Wilfred Mugeyi was the first recipient of the award after he scored 22 goals for Bush Bucks in the inaugural Premiership season. [3] He is one of five players to have scored 20 or more goals in a season alongside Pollen Ndlanya, Collins Mbesuma, Siyabonga Nomvethe and Peter Shalulile. [3] Mbesuma holds the record for the most goals scored in a single campaign following his return of 25 goals for Kaizer Chiefs in the 2004–05 season. [4] He was also the first player to have won the award more than once, having claimed the trophy for a second time during his spell with Mpumalanga Black Aces in 2016, while Shalulile equalled this record in 2022, and broke it the following year. [4] [5] [6] In doing so, the latter also became the only player to have won the award in back-to-back seasons.

Bernard Parker holds the record for the fewest goals needed to win the award, with his return of 10 goals for Kaizer Chiefs in the 2013–14 season earning him the accolade. [7] The award has been shared three times in the Premiership's history, an occurrence which first took place in the 2017–18 season after Rodney Ramagalela of Polokwane City and Percy Tau of Mamelodi Sundowns both ended the campaign on 11 goals. [7] Players from Moroka Swallows and Kaizer Chiefs have won the award the most times, with each club having four unique winners. [3]

Winners

Bernard Parker (pictured here during his time with Dutch side Twente) holds the record for the fewest goals needed to win the award. His tally of 10 goals for Kaizer Chiefs earned him the Golden Boot in 2014. Bernard Parker FC Twente.jpg
Bernard Parker (pictured here during his time with Dutch side Twente) holds the record for the fewest goals needed to win the award. His tally of 10 goals for Kaizer Chiefs earned him the Golden Boot in 2014.
Key
Player (X)Name of the player and number of times they had won the award at that point (if more than one)
†Indicates multiple award winners in the same season
‡Denotes the club were South African Premiership champions in the same season
§Denotes the record for the most goals scored in a South African Premiership season
¢Denotes the record for the less goals scored in a South African Premiership season
Lesley Manyathela Golden Boot winners
SeasonPlayerNationalityClubGoalsRef
1996–97 Wilfred Mugeyi Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe Bush Bucks 22 [3]
1997–98 Keryn Jordan Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Manning Rangers 11 [3]
1998–99 Pollen Ndlanya Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Kaizer Chiefs 21 [3]
1999–2000 Dennis Lota Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia Orlando Pirates 18 [3]
2000–01 Gilbert Mushangazhike Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe Manning Rangers 19 [3]
2001–02 Ishmael Maluleke Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Manning Rangers 18 [3]
2002–03 Lesley Manyathela Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Orlando Pirates ‡18 [3]
2003–04 Jackie Ledwaba Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Zulu Royals 14 [3]
2004–05 Collins Mbesuma Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia Kaizer Chiefs ‡25§ [4]
2005–06 Mame Niang Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal Moroka Swallows 14 [8]
2006–07 Christopher Katongo Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia Jomo Cosmos 15 [9]
2007–08 James Chamanga Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia Moroka Swallows 14 [10]
2008–09 Richard Henyekane Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Golden Arrows 19 [11]
2009–10 Katlego Mphela Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 17 [3]
2010–11 Knowledge Musona Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe Kaizer Chiefs 17 [3]
2011–12 Siyabonga Nomvethe Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Moroka Swallows 20 [12]
2012–13 Katlego Mashego Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Moroka Swallows 13 [13]
2013–14 Bernard Parker Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Kaizer Chiefs 10¢ [14]
2014–15 Moeketsi Sekola Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Free State Stars 14 [15]
2015–16 Collins Mbesuma (2)Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia Mpumalanga Black Aces 14 [16]
2016–17 Lebogang Manyama Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Cape Town City 13 [17]
2017–18 † Rodney Ramagalela Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Polokwane City 11 [18]
2017–18 † Percy Tau Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns ‡11 [18]
2018–19 Mwape Musonda Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia Black Leopards 16 [19]
2019–20 † Gabadinho Mhango Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi Orlando Pirates 16 [20]
2019–20 † Peter Shalulile Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia Highlands Park 16 [20]
2020–21 Bradley Grobler Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa SuperSport United 16 [21]
2021–22 Peter Shalulile (2)Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia Mamelodi Sundowns ‡23 [22]
2022–23 † Peter Shalulile (3)Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia Mamelodi Sundowns ‡12 [6]
2022–23 † Khanyisa Mayo Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Cape Town City 12 [6]
2023–24 Tshegofatso Mabasa Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Orlando Pirates 16 [23]
2024–25 Lucas Ribeiro Costa Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Mamelodi Sundowns ‡16 [24]

Awards won by nationality

CountryTotal
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 17
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 6
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 3
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 3
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1
Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 1
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 1

Awards by club

Mame Niang (pictured here during his time with Norwegian side Viking) is one of four Moroka Swallows players to have won the Golden Boot award. Mame Niang.jpg
Mame Niang (pictured here during his time with Norwegian side Viking) is one of four Moroka Swallows players to have won the Golden Boot award.
ClubTotal
Mamelodi Sundowns 5
Moroka Swallows 4
Kaizer Chiefs 4
Orlando Pirates 4
Manning Rangers 3
Orlando Pirates 3
Cape Town City 2
Black Leopards 1
Bush Bucks 1
Free State Stars 1
Golden Arrows 1
Highlands Park 1
Jomo Cosmos 1
Mpumalanga Black Aces 1
Polokwane City 1
SuperSport United 1
Zulu Royals 1

References

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  4. 1 2 3 "Can Anyone Break Mbesuma's Record?". Soccer Laduma. 19 April 2016. Archived from the original on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
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  6. 1 2 3 Ditlhobo, Austin (23 May 2023). "PSL top scorers 2022-23: Shalulile, Mayo, Grobler, Bimenyimana & the race for the PSL Golden Boot". Archived from the original on 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
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  12. ↑ "Moroka Swallows striker Siyabonga Nomvethe was the big winner at PSL Awards". Kick Off. 28 May 2012. Archived from the original on 14 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  13. ↑ "Moroka Swallows striker Katlego Mashego wins Golden Boot". Kick Off. 18 May 2013. Archived from the original on 14 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  14. ↑ "PSL Golden Boot, or bronze boot?". Kick Off. 12 May 2014. Archived from the original on 5 September 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  15. ↑ "Moeketsi Sekola wins Lesley Manyathela Golden Boot award". Kick Off. 9 May 2015. Archived from the original on 14 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
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  17. ↑ "Cape Town City's Lebogang Manyama wins PSL's Golden Boot". Kick Off. 27 May 2017. Archived from the original on 14 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  18. 1 2 "Sundowns dominate PSL Award nominations". News 24. 21 May 2018. Archived from the original on 23 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
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  20. 1 2 Kelly-Klate, Chad (6 September 2020). "Gaba shares Absa Prem Golden Boot". Kick Off. Archived from the original on 7 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  21. ↑ Lambley, Garrin (8 June 2021). "Golden Boot winner Bradley Grobler sets his sights higher next season". The South African. Archived from the original on 9 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  22. ↑ "The top 10 PSL goalscorers in 2021/22". Kick Off. 31 May 2022. Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  23. ↑ "Riveiro gives special praise to Golden Boot winner Mabasa". Soccer Laduma. 25 May 2024. Archived from the original on 26 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  24. ↑ Raophala, Mauwane (29 July 2025). "Ribeiro reigns supreme: Sundowns star sweeps PSL Awards". FARPost. Retrieved 30 July 2025.

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