Tshegofatso Mabaso

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Tshegofatso Mabasa
Personal information
Full name Tshegofatso John Mabasa
Date of birth (1996-10-01) 1 October 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Bloemfontein, South Africa
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Orlando Pirates
Number 19
Youth career
Bloemfontein Celtic
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2019 Bloemfontein Celtic 49 (9)
2019– Orlando Pirates 56 (19)
2022–2023 → Sekhukhune United (loan) 18 (2)
2023–2024 → Moroka Swallows (loan) 13 (6)
International career‡
South Africa U23
2017– South Africa 6 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 July 2023

Tshegofatso John Mabasa (born 1 October 1996) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Orlando Pirates. [2]

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Career

Club

Born in Bloemfontein, [1] Mabaso's first career club was Bloemfontein Celtic. [2] [3] He made his first-team debut during a 2014 Telkom Knockout encounter with AmaZulu on 4 October, which was followed by his professional league debut in the South African Premier Division in May 2015 versus Free State Stars. [2] In total, he made thirty-one appearances for the club in his first four seasons; during which time he also scored his first senior goals, netting in Telkom Knockout ties with Platinum Stars and Polokwane City in November 2017. [2] His first goal in league action arrived on 5 August 2018 in a 2–0 win over Chippa United. [2]

International

Mabaso has represented South Africa at senior level, winning his first cap during a 2018 African Nations Championship qualifier with Zambia on 19 August 2017. [4] [5] He had previously featured for the South Africa under-23s. [6]

Career statistics

Club

As of 17 September 2018. [2]
Club statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [lower-alpha 1] League Cup [lower-alpha 2] ContinentalOther [lower-alpha 3] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bloemfontein Celtic 2014–15 Premier Division 100010—0020
2015–16 100000—0010
2016–17 1201000—00130
2017–18 1201022—00152
2018–19 530000—0053
Career total3132032—00365
  1. ↑ Includes the Nedbank Cup
  2. ↑ Includes the Telkom Knockout
  3. ↑ Includes the MTN 8

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References

  1. 1 2 "Tshegofatso Mabaso". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Tshegofatso Mabaso at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  3. ↑ "Bloemfontein Celtic's Tshegofatso Mabaso finishes top scorer in MultiChoice Diski Challenge". Kick Off. 26 February 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Tshegofatso Mabaso". World Football. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "Baxter announces Bafana Bafana squad for Chan qualifier tie against Zambia". Goal. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "Mabaso aims to be Bafana regular". Daily Sun. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
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