Oswin Appollis

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Oswin Appollis
Personal information
Full name Oswin Reagan Appollis [1]
Date of birth (2001-08-25) 25 August 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth Bishop Lavis, Cape Town, South Africa
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Orlando Pirates
Number 12
Youth career
Ajax Cape Town
2018–2019 SuperSport United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2022 SuperSport United 5 (0)
2021 → University of Pretoria (loan) 12 (2)
2022–2023 Pretoria Callies 28 (6)
2023–2025 Polokwane City FC 29 (6)
2025– Orlando Pirates 2 (1)
International career‡
2019 South Africa U20 3 (0)
2023– South Africa 22 (6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 December 2025

Oswin Reagan Appollis (born 25 August 2001) is a South African soccer player who currently plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for South African Premiership club Orlando Pirates and the South Africa national team.

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Club career

Polokwane City

He featured for Polokwane City during the 2023/24 and 2024/25 season in the South African Premier Division. [2]

Orlando Pirates

He joined Orlando Pirates at the start of the 2025/26 season. [3] [4]

International career

Appollis scored his debut goal for South Africa against South Sudan in the 2025 Afcon qualifiers. He scored his fourth goal of 2025 against Angola at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. [5]

International goals

List of international goals scored by Oswin Appollis
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.10 September 2024 Juba Stadium, Juba, South SudanFlag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan 1–13–2 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2.2–1
3.5 September 2025 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, South AfricaFlag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho 3–03–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.14 October 2025 Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela, South AfricaFlag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 2–03–0
5.15 November 2025 Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Gqeberha, South AfricaFlag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 1–03–1 Friendly
6.22 December 2025 Marrakesh Stadium, Marrakesh, MoroccoFlag of Angola.svg  Angola 1–02–1 2025 Africa Cup of Nations
7.29 December 2025Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 3–23–2

Career statistics

As of 26 December 2025 [6]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
South Africa 202310
2024112
2025104
Total226
Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Appollis goal.

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References

  1. ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: South Africa" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
  2. ↑ "Polokwane City unwilling to budge on Oswin Appollis interest | soccer". SABC. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
  3. ↑ "Appollis: I Made The Right Decision To Join Pirates". Soccer Laduma. 7 December 2025. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
  4. ↑ "Agent lifts the lid on how Orlando Pirates 'hijacked' Oswin Appollis, beating Kaizer Chiefs, Mamelodi Sundowns and Esperance to the Bafana Bafana star player's signature | Goal.com South Africa". www.goal.com. 12 November 2025. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
  5. ↑ Mahlase, Eliot (22 December 2025). "Oswin Appollis: Four goals in five matches for Bafana". The South African. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "Appollis, Oswin". National Football Teams. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
  7. ↑ "South Africa 0-0 DR Congo: Bafana Bafana win on penalties to finish third". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
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