Simisani Mathumo

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Simisani Mathumo
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-11-11) 11 November 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Francistown, Botswana
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centreback
Team information
Current team
 Olympique Khouribga
Youth career
2005–2007 Township Rollers U19
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2019 Township Rollers
2019 Free State Stars 11 (0)
2019–2020 Township Rollers
2020– Olympique Khouribga
International career
2018– Botswana 20 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Simisani Mathumo (born 11 November 1991) is a Motswana footballer who plays for Township Rollers FC and the Botswana national football team. Mathumo played briefly for the Botola side Olympique Khouribga in 2020. [1]

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Simisani began his football career in the Township Rollers academy in 2005. He was given his first senior appearance by then manager Madinda Ndlovu as a sixteen year old. After impressing Simisani would go on to become a mainstay in the Township Rollers FC defense, playing for them over twelve years and winning all of the cups on offer including six Premier Leagues, one FA Cup and two Mascom Top 8 Cups. In January 2019, he left Township Rollers Football Club to join South African side Free State Stars but his contract was terminated after the club was relegated from the Absa Premiership and he returned to Township Rollers FC in August 2019. [2]

Style of play

Throughout his career he has featured predominantly as a classic sweeper defender, mainly due to his mobility and ability to tackle. [3] Due to his size and height he is also dependable for ball clearance and is a constant goal threat especially in setpieces. [4]

Honours

Clubs

Township Rollers
2009-10, 2010-11, 2013-14, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18
2009-10
2011-12, 2017-18

Individual honours

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References

  1. ↑ Simisani Mathumo at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "Mamelodi Sundowns crowned champions, Free State Stars relegated". SowetanLIVE. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  3. ↑ "Ajax Cape Town assess Township Rollers defender Simisani Mathumo". KickOff. 21 March 2017.
  4. 1 2 koorengJanuary 22, thapelo; amPermalink, 2019 at 10:52 (21 January 2019). "Mathumo finally leaves for Free State Stars".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ↑ "Galaxy are the new Mascom Top 8 stars | Sunday Standard". www.sundaystandard.info. Archived from the original on 19 May 2019.
  6. ↑ https://www.mmegi.bw/index.phpaid=71458&dir=2017/september/05 [ dead link ]
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