Njabulo Blom

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Njabulo Blom
Personal information
Full name Njabulo Blom [1]
Date of birth (1999-12-11) 11 December 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Dobsonville, South Africa
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
Thep Xanh Nam Dinh
Number 15
Youth career
–2019 Kaizer Chiefs
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2022 Kaizer Chiefs 55 (4)
2023–2025 St. Louis City SC 42 (2)
2024–2025Kaizer Chiefs (loan) 11 (0)
2025– Thep Xanh Nam Dinh 0 (0)
International career
2019 South Africa U20 7 (0)
2021– South Africa 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:10, 18 July 2025 (CST)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:50, 14 October 2023 (CST)

Njabulo Blom (born 11 December 1999) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a central midfielder for V.League 1 club Thep Xanh Nam Dinh and the South African national team. [2]

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Club career

Born in Dobsonville, [2] Blom started his career at Kaizer Chiefs, and made his debut on 1 October 2019, starting against Lamontville Golden Arrows, before appearing again for the club on 27 October 2019 against Mamelodi Sundowns. [3] [4]

On 23 December 2022, Blom joined Major League Soccer side St. Louis City SC ahead of their ahead of their 2023 expansion season. [5]

On 3 September 2024, Blom returned his former club Kaizer Chiefs on loan for the 2024-25 season, with an option to buy. [6]

On 18 July 2025, Blom moved to Vietnam, signing for V.League 1 side Thep Xanh Nam Dinh. [7]

International career

Blom appeared for the South Africa national under-20 soccer team at the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup and the 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations. [2]

He made his debut for the South Africa national soccer team on 6 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Ghana, a 1–0 home victory. He substituted Percy Tau in the 77th minute. [8]

Career statistics

As of Sep 23, 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Nedbank Cup Telkom Knockout Continental [a] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kaizer Chiefs 2019–20 [9] South African Premier Division 3000200050
2020–21 [9] South African Premier Division27010001303 [b] 0440
St. Louis City SC 2023 [9] Major League Soccer 231000000231
Career total531102013030721
  1. Appearance(s) in CAF Champions League, CONCACAF Champions League
  2. Appearance(s) in MTN 8

Honors

St. Louis City SC

References

  1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019 – List of Players" (PDF). fifa.com. FIFA . Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 Njabulo Blom at WorldFootball.net
  3. "How Njabulo Blom performed on Kaizer Chiefs debut". Kick Off . 2 October 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  4. "Kaizer Chiefs' Njabulo Blom dubs Mamelodi Sundowns and Maritzburg United games best and worst of 2019/20". Kick Off . 10 June 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  5. "St. Louis CITY sign South African midfielder Njabulo Blom". Major League Soccer . 9 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  6. "St. Louis CITY loan Njabulo Blom to Kaizer Chiefs". Major League Soccer . 9 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  7. "Nam Định chiêu mộ người 'khổng lồ' quốc tịch Anh cao hơn 2 m và tuyển thủ Nam Phi". Thanh Niên. 18 July 2025.
  8. "South Africa v Ghana game report". FIFA. 6 September 2021.
  9. 1 2 3 Njabulo Blom at Soccerway . Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  10. "St. Louis CITY dominate Sporting KC to set another MLS record". Major League Soccer. 30 September 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2024.