Mario Booysen

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Mario Booysen
Personal information
Full name Mario John Booysen
Date of birth (1988-08-15) 15 August 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Cape Town, South Africa
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
Bluegum United
–2007 Ajax Cape Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2011 Ajax Cape Town 4 (1)
2008–2009Bloemfontein Celtic (loan) 8 (0)
2009–2010Maritzburg United (loan) 11 (1)
2010–2011SuperSport United (loan) 17 (0)
2011–2012 SuperSport United 17 (0)
2012–2014 Maritzburg United 56 (6)
2014–2017 Mamelodi Sundowns 14 (0)
2016SuperSport United (loan) 15 (1)
2016–2017SuperSport United (loan) 13 (0)
2017–2018 Ajax Cape Town 17 (0)
2018–2019 Kaizer Chiefs 14 (0)
2019–2021 AmaZulu 26 (0)
International career
2017 South Africa 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 October 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 October 2022

Mario Booysen (born 15 August 1988) is a South African professional soccer player who last played as a defender for Amazulu in the South African Premier Division.

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International career

Booysen was selected in the South Africa senior team preliminary squad for the 2016 CHAN qualifier against Angola on 17 October 2015. [1]

Personal life

His younger brother David Booysen is also a footballer. [2]

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References

  1. Gleeson, Mark (12 October 2015). "Bafana Bafana assemble mangy looking mix of players for Angola match". TimesLIVE . South Africa.
  2. "United sign striker Sibisi and defender Booysen from Ajax". The Witness. 26 August 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2020 via pressreader.com.