| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 July 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Ficksburg, Free State, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mamelodi Sundowns | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Maluti FET College | 46 | (9) |
| 2015–2024 | Orlando Pirates | 120 | (18) |
| 2015–2016 | → Cape Town All Stars (loan) | 23 | (5) |
| 2016–2017 | → Chippa United (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| 2024– | Mamelodi Sundowns | 10 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2022 | South Africa | 9 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2024 | |||
Thembinkosi "Nyoso" Lorch (born 22 July 1993) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder for Mamelodi Sundowns and the South African national team. He is named the "South African Player of the Season and Players' Player" of the Season in 2019. He is regarded as one of the best players of his generation in the south African topflight division. [1] [2] ' [3]
Thembinkosi Lorch nicknamed "Nyoso" started his career at Katlehong young Stars based at Qwa-Qwa before Joining Maluti FET College FC. And after a game against Jomo Cosmos, got a call from Screamer Tshabalala who told him that Pirates was interested in him. His first PSL game was against Free State Stars, playing for Chippa United on loan from Orlando Pirates in the 2016-2017. He has also been loaned out to NFD outfit Cape Town All Stars in the 2015-2016 season.
Thembinkosi Lorch is famous for being one of the most skilled South African footballers today. He is best known for his striking skills, which have gained him a lot of fans and popularity. He is a Left Winger who also plays Right Winger and Attacking Midfielder.
DJ Maphorisa and Kabza De Small's 2019 song, titled Lorch, was inspired by and named after him, following a stellar season he enjoyed with Orlando Pirates [4]
In the early morning of 7 September 2020, Lorch was arrested for allegedly assaulting his then-girlfriend, Nokuphiwa Mathithibala. This came after she had opened a case of assault against him at Midrand Police station indicating that Lorch had strangled her after she had asked about his whereabouts. [5] In January 2021, the assault case was provisionally withdrawn with the prosecutor instructing police to investigate further. [6]
Lorch briefly dated actress Natasha Thahane from June to September 2021, with whom he allegedly shares a son. [7]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 1 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 July 2019 | Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt |  Egypt | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations |
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