Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 13 December 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Tembisa, South Africa | ||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Royal AM | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
Leicester City (South Africa) | |||
Mighty Tigers | |||
M Tigers | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2011 | Free State Stars | 33 | (3) |
2012–2019 | Orlando Pirates | 149 | (9) |
2019–2020 | Black Leopards | 24 | (1) |
2020–2021 | Swallows | 40 | (0) |
2022– | Royal AM | 61 | (4) |
International career‡ | |||
2011– | South Africa | 29 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 November 2016 |
Thabo "Festival" Matlaba (born 13 December 1987) is a South African professional association footballer who plays as a left-back for Premier Soccer League club Royal AM. He is known for his long range shots with both his feet. Although he plays mostly as a left back, Matlaba is naturally right-footed.
Matlaba made his debut for South Africa on 14 May 2011 versus Tanzania in an international friendly. [1]
Matlaba scored his first international goal with a 40-yard (37 m) drive in a World Cup qualifier against the Central African Republic on 23 March 2013. [2] [3]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Free State Stars | 2010–11 | Premier Soccer League | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 |
2011–12 | Premier Soccer League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
Total | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 3 | ||
Orlando Pirates | 2011–12 | Premier Soccer League | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
2012–13 | Premier Soccer League | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 27 | 2 | |
2013–14 | Premier Soccer League | 25 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 [lower-alpha 2] | 2 | 45 | 4 | |
2014–15 | Premier Soccer League | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 [lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 23 | 2 | |
2015–16 | Premier Soccer League | 24 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3 | |
2016–17 | Premier Soccer League | 24 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
2017–18 | Premier Soccer League | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
Total | 139 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 190 | 13 | ||
Career total | 172 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 223 | 16 |
Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 23 March 2013 | Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
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