| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thabane Rankara | ||
| Date of birth | 12 March 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Lesotho | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lesotho Prison Service | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007– | Lesotho Prison Service | 74 | (31) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008– | Lesotho | 11 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:27, 23 December 2009 (UTC) | |||
Thabane Rankara (born 12 March 1978) is a Mosotho footballer who currently plays as a striker for Lesotho Prison Service. He has won 11 caps and scored three goals for the Lesotho national football team.
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 21 May 2008 | Estádio da Machava, Matola, Mozambique |  Mozambique | 2–1 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 2. | 3–2 | |||||
| 3. | 22 July 2008 | Lilian Ngoyi Stadium, Secunda, South Africa |  Namibia | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2008 COSAFA Cup |
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