Oswin Appollis

Oswin Reagen 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	Left winger attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Orlando Pirates
Number	12
Youth career
	Ajax Cape Town
2018–2019	SuperSport United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(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	55	(8)
2025–	Orlando Pirates	12	(2)
International career‡
2019	South Africa U20	3	(0)
2023–	South Africa	23	(7)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 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.

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.

On 1 December 2025, Appollis was called up to the South Africa squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. ^[5] He scored his fourth goal of 2025 against Angola at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. ^[6]

International goals

List of international goals scored by Oswin Appollis

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	10 September 2024	Juba Stadium, Juba, South Sudan	South Sudan	1–1	3–2	2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2.				2–1
3.	5 September 2025	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa	Lesotho	3–0	3–0	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.	14 October 2025	Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela, South Africa	Rwanda	2–0	3–0
5.	15 November 2025	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Gqeberha, South Africa	Zambia	1–0	3–1	Friendly
6.	22 December 2025	Marrakesh Stadium, Marrakesh, Morocco	Angola	1–0	2–1	2025 Africa Cup of Nations
7.	29 December 2025	Marrakesh Stadium, Marrakesh, Morocco	Zimbabwe	3–2	3–2

Career statistics

As of 29 December 2025 ^[7]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
South Africa	2023	1	0
	2024	11	2
	2025	11	5
Total		23	7

Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Appollis goal.

^[8]

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. "TotalEnergies AFCON Morocco 2025 fever rises as Broos become first coach to unveil final squad". Confederation of African Football. 1 December 2025. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
6. Mahlase, Eliot (22 December 2025). "Oswin Appollis: Four goals in five matches for Bafana". The South African. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
7. "Appollis, Oswin". National Football Teams. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
8. "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.