| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Njabulo Blom [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 December 1999 | ||
| 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* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Kaizer Chiefs | 55 | (4) |
| 2023–2025 | St. Louis City SC | 42 | (2) |
| 2024–2025 | → Kaizer 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]
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]
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]
| Club | Season | League | Nedbank Cup | Telkom Knockout | Continental [a] | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kaizer Chiefs | 2019–20 [9] | South African Premier Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 [9] | South African Premier Division | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 [b] | 0 | 44 | 0 | |
| St. Louis City SC | 2023 [9] | Major League Soccer | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | |
| Career total | 53 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 72 | 1 | ||
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