Nyiko Mobbie

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Nyiko Mobbie
Personal information
Full name Nyiko Sydney Mobbie [1]
Date of birth (1994-09-11) 11 September 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Xikundu, Malamulele, South Africa
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
Sekhukhune United
Number 2
Youth career
FC Basel
Free State Stars
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2019 Free State Stars 58 (1)
2019–2022 Mamelodi Sundowns 0 (0)
2019–2020Stellenbosch (loan) 27 (1)
2020–2021Chippa United (loan) 20 (0)
2021–2022Sekhukhune United (loan) 22 (1)
2022– Sekhukhune United 25 (0)
International career
2019– South Africa 18 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 May 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 May 2021

Nyiko Sydney Mobbie (born 11 September 1994) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a right back for Sekhukhune United and the South African national team.

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Club career

Free State Stars

Born in Xikundu, Malamulele, South Africa, [2] After playing amateur football for local side FC Basel, he joined Free State Stars in 2014. [3] He made his debut on 11 May 2016 in a 2–2 draw at home to Kaizer Chiefs. [1] He scored once in 58 appearances before the club were relegated to the National First Division in 2019. [1] [4]

Mamelodi Sundowns

Following Free State Stars' relegation, Mobbie signed for Mamelodi Sundowns in summer 2019. [4] However, Mobbie was left out of the club's pre-season training camp and signed for Stellenbosch on a season-long loan in August. [5] [6] He scored once in 27 league appearances for Stellenbosch. [1] In December 2020, Mobbie joined Chippa United on loan until the end of the season. [7] He made 20 league appearances for Chippa United. [1] On 9 September 2021, it was announced that Mobbie had joined Sekhukhune United on a season-long loan, with the deal having been completed a week before. [8] The move became permanent ahead of the 2022–23 season. [9]

International career

Mobbie made his debut for the South African national team on 4 August 2019 in a 3–0 2020 African Nations Championship qualification defeat to Lesotho. [10] He made 5 appearances at the 2021 COSAFA Cup tournament, which South Africa won after beating Senegal in the final. [2]

Career statistics

International

As of match played on 14 November 2021. [2]
National teamYearAppsGoals
South Africa 201910
2021110
Total120

Honours

South Africa

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References

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