Mihlali Mayambela

Mihlali Mayambela
Personal information
Full name	Mihlali Samson Mabhuti Mayambela
Date of birth	25 August 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team	Aris Limassol
Number	21
Youth career
	Old Mutual Academy
	Orlando Pirates
	Kaizer Chiefs
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014–2015	Cape Town All Stars
2016–2019	Djurgården
2017	→ Degerfors (loan)
2018	→ Brage (loan)
2018–2019	→ Farense (loan)
2019–2022	Farense
2020	→ Bnei Yehuda (loan)
2021	→ Académica (loan)
2022–	Aris Limassol
International career‡
2022–	South Africa
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of South Africa-1(1)

Last updated January 09, 2025

Mihlali Samson "Mabhuti" Mayambela (born 25 August 1996) is a South African professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cypriot club Aris Limassol and the South Africa national team.

Career

Mayambela started out his youth career with Old Mutual Academy before also spending time at the two Johannesburg clubs Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs ^[1] In 2014 and 2015 he played first team football with South African National First Division side Cape Town All Stars where he made 11 league appearances.^[2]

After trialing with the club for two weeks during the summer of 2015 Mayambela joined Swedish Allsvenskan side Djurgårdens IF on a four-year deal in January 2016. They had originally intended to sign him during the upcoming summer but due to injuries they decided to make the move six months earlier.^[3] On 28 March 2016, it was reported that the Welsh club Swansea City was tracking Mayambela.^[4] On 24 August Mayambela scored his first goal for Djurgården, scoring one goal in the Swedish Cup qualifier 5–1 win against Smedby AIS.^[5]

In 2017, Mayambela moved on loan to Swedish second tier Superettan club Degerfors IF. Mayambela was loaned out once again in 2018, this time to newly promoted IK Brage in the same division.

On 19 July 2018, Mayambela was loaned out to Farense until the summer of 2019, with an option to buy.^[6]

On 28 January 2020, he moved on loan to Israeli Premier League club Bnei Yehuda ^[7]

In the year of 2022, he was transferred to Cypriot club Aris Limassol on a two-year deal.

Personal life

He is the younger brother of Mark Mayambela.^[3] His favourite football club is Kaizer Chiefs.^[1]^{[ better source needed ]}

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 11 March 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup^[a]		League cup^[b]		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Djurgården	2016	Allsvenskan	8	0	1	0	—		—		—		9	0
	2017	Allsvenskan	0	0	4	1	—		—		—		4	1
	Total		8	0	5	1	—		—		—		13	1
Degerfors (loan)	2017	Superettan	29	7	0	0	—		—		—		29	7
	2018	Superettan	0	0	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	Total		29	7	1	0	—		—		—		30	7
Brage (loan)	2018	Superettan	10	2	0	0	—		—		—		10	2
Farense (loan)	2018–19	Liga Portugal 2	32	4	1	0	0	0	—		—		33	4
Farense	2019–20	Liga Portugal 2	14	2	1	0	1	0	—		—		16	2
	2021–22	Liga Portugal 2	28	4	2	0	2	0	—		—		32	4
	Total		42	6	3	0	3	0	—		—		48	6
Bnei Yehuda (loan)	2019–20	Israeli Premier League	7	1	0	0	0	0	—		—		7	1
Académica (loan)	2021–22	Liga Portugal 2	16	3	0	0	0	0	—		—		16	3
Aris Limassol	2022–23	Cypriot First Division	30	4	1	0	—		2	0	—		33	4
	2023–24	Cypriot First Division	18	3	1	0	—		12	3	1^[c]	1	32	7
	Total		48	7	2	0	—		14	3	1	1	65	11
Career total			192	30	12	0	3	0	14	3	1	1	224	34

↑ Includes Svenska Cupen, Taça de Portugal, Cypriot Cup
↑ Includes Taça da Liga
↑ Appearance in Cypriot Super Cup

International

As of match played on 21 November 2023.

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
South Africa	2022	2	1
South Africa	2023	8	1
Total		10	2

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	28 March 2023	Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Monrovia, Liberia	Liberia	2–1	2–1	2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Aris Limassol

Cypriot First Division: 2022–23
Cypriot Super Cup: 2023

South Africa

Africa Cup of Nations third place: 2023 ^[8]

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References

1 2 "Mihlali Mayambela – a star in the making". The Citizen. Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
↑ "Mihlali Mabhuti Mayambela".
1 2 "DIF Fotboll - Mihlali Mabhuti Mayambela klar för DIF - DIF Fotboll". DIF Fotboll. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
↑ "Swansea still tracking Mayambela". Kickoff.
↑ "FEMETTA MOT SMEDBY SÄKRADE CUPAVANCEMANGET". DIF Fotboll. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
↑ "Mayambela på lån till Portugal". Djurgårdens IF.
↑ רשמית: מילאלי מאיימבלה חתם בבני יהודה Tomer Levy, 28 January 2020 (in Hebrew)
↑ Edwards, Piers (10 February 2024). "South Africa 0–0 DR Congo". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.

External links

Mihlali Mayambela at Soccerway
Mihlali Mayambela at Elite Football
Mihlali Mayambela at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)

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[8] Includes Svenska Cupen, Taça de Portugal, Cypriot Cup

[9] Includes Taça da Liga

[10] Appearance in Cypriot Super Cup

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[elitefootball.com-2] "Mihlali Mabhuti Mayambela".

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[5] "FEMETTA MOT SMEDBY SÄKRADE CUPAVANCEMANGET". DIF Fotboll. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.

[6] "Mayambela på lån till Portugal". Djurgårdens IF.

[7] רשמית: מילאלי מאיימבלה חתם בבני יהודה Tomer Levy, 28 January 2020 (in Hebrew)

[11] Edwards, Piers (10 February 2024). "South Africa 0–0 DR Congo". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.

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