Mothobi Mvala

Mothobi Mvala

Mvala (2023)
Personal information
Date of birth	(1994-06-14) 14 June 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth	Theunissen, South Africa [1]
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Mamelodi Sundowns
Number	40
Youth career
	Berea Albion Academy
0000–2014	Highlands Park
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2020	Highlands Park	145	(39)
2020–	Mamelodi Sundowns	75	(3)
International career‡
2016–	South Africa U23	3	(0)
2017–	South Africa	20	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:54, 3 February 2024 (UTC)

Mothobi Mvala (born 14 June 1994) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Mamelodi Sundowns and the South Africa national team. He represented the South Africa under-23 team at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Career statistics

International

As of matches played on 3 February 2024 ^[2]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
South Africa	2017	2	0
	2019	0	0
	2020	2	0
	2021	3	1
	2022	2	0
	2023	6	0
	2024	5	0
Total		20	1

Honours

South Africa

• Africa Cup of Nations third place: 2023 ^[3]

References

1. "Mothobi Mvala". Highlands Park F.C. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
2. "Mothobi Mvala". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
3. 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

• Mothobi Mvala at Soccerway
• Mothobi Mvala at Olympics.com
• Mothobi Mvala at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)