Themba Zwane

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Themba Zwane
Personal information
Full name Themba Zwane [1]
Date of birth (1989-08-03) 3 August 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Tembisa, South Africa
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Mamelodi Sundowns
Number 18
Youth career
M Tigers
Vardos FC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011– Mamelodi Sundowns 263 (53)
2013–2014Mpumalanga Black Aces (loan) 27 (4)
International career
2014– South Africa 51 (12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:00, 11 October 2024 (UTC)

Themba Zwane also known as Mshishi, Shikabala, and The Immortal 10+1 (born 3 August 1989) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier Soccer League club Mamelodi Sundowns and South Africa. He is widely regarded as one of the best South African players of all time.

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On 11 October 2024 he got his 50th international cap for South Africa. [2]

Honours

Mamelodi Sundowns

South Africa

Individual

Career statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague Cup CAF Champions League OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsgoalsAppsGoals
Mamelodi Sundowns 2010-11 PSL 2020
2011-12 1410010----151
2012-13 11---1-----120
Mpumalanga Black Aces 2013-14 271--1-----281
Mamelodi Sundowns 2014-15 222--212-1-273
2015-16 2233-429-1-396
2016-17 2781-118-1-389
2017-18 2764-1-7-1-406
2018-19 2451-2-952-399
2019-20 25113-2-82314114
2020-21 2510311052--3414
2021-22 255413181--408
2022-23 23320308320386
2023-24 180314110060412 [4]
2024-25 20--30000050
Career Total26955243296771717141687
As of matches played on 7 June 2024 [5]
South Africa
YearAppsGoals
201440
201520
201600
201781
201820
201971
202032
202120
202232
202361
2024135
Total5012

International goals

Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first. [5]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.7 October 2017 FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South AfricaFlag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 2–03–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.13 October 2019 Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South AfricaFlag of Mali.svg  Mali 2–02–2 Friendly
3.16 November 2020Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South AfricaFlag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  São Tomé and Príncipe 1–04–2 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
4.3–2
5.24 September 2022FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South AfricaFlag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 1–04–0Friendly
6.3–0
7.17 October 2023 Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory CoastFlag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 1–01–1Friendly
8.21 January 2024 Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium, Korhogo, Ivory CoastFlag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 2–04–0 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
9.3–0
10.23 March 2024 Nelson Mandela Stadium, Algiers, AlgeriaFlag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 1–13–3Friendly
11.2–1
12.7 June 2024 Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, NigeriaFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1–01–1 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

  1. "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2016: List of Players: Memelodi Sundowns" (PDF). FIFA. 14 December 2016. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2017.
  2. "Bafana Bafana's midfield maestro getting his flowers with 50th cap in the offing | soccer". SABC. 11 October 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  3. Edwards, Piers (10 February 2024). "South Africa 0–0 DR Congo". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  4. "Themba Zwane". footystats. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Zwane, Themba". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 10 October 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2017.