Morgan Gould

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Morgan Gould
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Gould with South Africa in 2010
Personal information
Full name Morgan Leonard Gould
Date of birth (1983-03-23) 23 March 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Soweto, South Africa
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Sekhukhune United
Youth career
Noordgesig Sundowns
Wits juniors
Bedfordview Country Club
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2001–2008 Jomo Cosmos 81 (0)
2008–2012 Supersport United 99 (15)
2012–2016 Kaizer Chiefs 39 (0)
2016–2019 Supersport United 56 (4)
2019–2020 Stellenbosch 11 (0)
2020– Sekhukhune United 15 (0)
International career
2008–2017 South Africa 31 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:51, 26 September 2022 (UTC)

Morgan Leonard Gould (born 23 March 1983) is a South African international footballer who plays professionally for Sekhukhune United as a defender. [1]

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Club career

Born in Soweto, Gould began his senior career with Jomo Cosmos in 2001, before moving to Supersport United in 2008. [2] He signed for Kaizer Chiefs in May 2012. [3]

Kaizer Chiefs

Gould was signed to Chiefs in July 2012 for R8.4million. He made his debut on 5 August 2012 against Mamelodi Sundowns losing 4-1. [4] He scored his first goal against student outfit Bidvest Wits in the Nedbank Cup winning 3-0 with him scoring the second goal in 49th from a header from the near post. In the first half Siboniso Gaxa also scored his first goal for Chiefs. Earlier that day Orlando Pirates lost 4-1 to SAFA Second Division student outfit, Maluti FET College. [5] He went to play only nine games and 721 minutes in the 2012-13 season due to an achilles tendon surgery and a knee injury only recovering in pre-season. [6]

Supersport United

In July 2016, Gould made his return to Supersport United, to be reunited with his former Kaizer Chiefs coach Stuart Baxter. He made his first start in a league match of the PSL Absa Premiership 2016–2017 season, in a 1-0 loss to Platinum Stars.

International career

Gould made his international debut for South Africa in 2008, [2] and was a squad member at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup. [7]

International goals

Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first. [2]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.9 June 2012 University of Botswana Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 1–01–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Personal life

He is the son of late former Kaizer Chiefs and Penarol player Goodenough Nkomo. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Morgan Gould at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 Morgan Gould at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. ↑ Ramatsiti Mohola (29 May 2012). "Gould joins Kaizer Chiefs - Amakhosi signal title intentions". Sowetan Live.
  4. ↑ "Brilliant Brazilians Thump Chiefs | Local | Soccer Laduma". Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  5. ↑ www.realnet.co.uk. "Kaizer Chiefs beat Bidvest Wits in Nedbank Cup". Kick Off. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "ABSA Premiership 2013/14 - Morgan Gould Player Profile - MTNFootball". Archived from the original on 11 November 2013.
  7. ↑ FIFA.com. "FIFA Confederations Cup archive". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  8. ↑ "Gould to Honour His Father | Local | Soccer Laduma". Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
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