Thamsanqa Gabuza

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Thamsanqa Gabuza
Personal information
Full name Thamsanqa Aubrey Gabuza [1]
Date of birth (1987-07-27) 27 July 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Ladysmith, South Africa [1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 TS Galaxy
Number 31
Youth career
Tornado FC [2]
Maritzburg City [2]
Abaqulusi [2]
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2009 Durban Stars 21 (16)
2009–2013 Golden Arrows 88 (23)
2013–2019 Orlando Pirates 71 (8)
2019–2023 SuperSport United 103 (19)
2023– TS Galaxy 8 (0)
International career‡
2012–2017 South Africa 16 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 October 2022

Thamsanqa Aubrey Gabuza (born 27 July 1987) is a South African soccer player who plays as a striker for TS Galaxy in South Africa and formerly played for Bafana Bafana. [3]

Contents

International career

International goals

Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first. [3]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.16 June 2015 Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town, South AfricaFlag of Angola.svg  Angola 1–12–1 Friendly
2.20 June 2015 Dobsonville Stadium, Johannesburg, South AfricaFlag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 1–03–0 2016 African Nations Championship qualification
3.5 September 2015 Stade Olympique, Nouakchott, MauritaniaFlag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg  Mauritania 1–11–3 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
4.13 November 2015 Estádio Nacional de Ombaka, Benguela, AngolaFlag of Angola.svg  Angola 2–13–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.4 June 2016 Independence Stadium, Bakau, GambiaFlag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia 1–04–02017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
6.2–0

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References

  1. 1 2 Thamsanqa Gabuza at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. 1 2 "Thamsanqa Gabuza". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 October 2022.


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