Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mario John Booysen | ||
Date of birth | 15 August 1988 | ||
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* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2011 | Ajax Cape Town | 4 | (1) |
2008–2009 | → Bloemfontein Celtic (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2009–2010 | → Maritzburg United (loan) | 11 | (1) |
2010–2011 | → SuperSport United (loan) | 17 | (0) |
2011–2012 | SuperSport United | 17 | (0) |
2012–2014 | Maritzburg United | 56 | (6) |
2014–2017 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 14 | (0) |
2016 | → SuperSport United (loan) | 15 | (1) |
2016–2017 | → SuperSport 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 |
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His younger brother David Booysen is also a footballer. [2]
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