Sibusiso Mabiliso

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Sibusiso Mabiliso
Personal information
Full name Sibusiso Gideon Mabiliso [1]
Date of birth (1999-04-14) 14 April 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Rustenburg, South Africa
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
AmaZulu
Number 42
Youth career
0000–2017 Platinum Stars
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2021 AmaZulu 79 (1)
2021–2022 Kaizer Chiefs 6 (0)
2022– AmaZulu 1 (0)
International career
2019 South Africa U20 5 (0)
2021 South Africa Olympic 1 (0)
2021– South Africa 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:50, 10 December 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 July 2021

Sibusiso Gideon Mabiliso (born 14 April 1999) is a South African soccer player who currently plays as a defender for AmaZulu.

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Club career

Mabiliso was born in Rustenburg. [2]

Mabiliso signed for Kaizer Chiefs in summer 2021. [3] In August 2022, his contract with Chiefs was terminated by mutual consent, having made 6 appearances during the 2021–22 season. [4] He resigned for AmaZulu two weeks later. [5]

International career

He made his debut for South Africa national soccer team on 10 June 2021 in a friendly against Uganda. [6] He was later selected for the South Africa Olympic team and appeared in their opening game at the Tokyo Olympics.

Career statistics

Club

As of 10 December 2022 [7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Nedbank Cup Telkom Knockout OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AmaZulu 2017–18 South African Premier Division 170200000190
2018–19 South African Premier Division211002000231
2019–20 South African Premier Division170101000190
2020–21 South African Premier Division240100000250
Total791403000861
Kaizer Chiefs 2021–22 South African Premier Division6000000060
AmaZulu 2022–23 South African Premier Division 1000000010
Total861403000931

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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. 1 2 "Sibusiso Mabiliso". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
    3. "Amakhosi welcome new faces to Naturena". Kaizer Chiefs. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
    4. "Mabiliso: Kaizer Chiefs release ex-South Africa under-23 star after signing Dove | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
    5. Ndubane, Khaya (25 August 2022). "Mabiliso rejoins AmaZulu after Chiefs exit". The Citizen.
    6. "South Africa v Uganda game report". ESPN. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
    7. Sibusiso Mabiliso at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 June 2019.