Evidence Makgopa

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Evidence Makgopa
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-06-05) 5 June 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth GaMampa, South Africa
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Orlando Pirates
Number 17
Youth career
2018–2019 Baroka
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2022 Baroka 71 (15)
2022– Orlando Pirates 18 (5)
International career‡
2021– South Africa Olympic 3 (1)
2021– South Africa 15 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:26, 30 January 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:30, 30 January 2024 (UTC)

Evidence Makgopa (born 5 June 2000) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a forward for South African Premier Division side Orlando Pirates and the South Africa national team. He represented the South Africa under-23 team at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

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Early life

Makgopa was born in GaMampa, near Burgersfort in Limpopo. He attended Poo Secondary School. [2]

Club career

Makgopa was scouted by Baroka in 2018, and was promoted to their first team from their development squad in January 2020. [2] [3] He made his debut for the club on 23 February 2020 in a 2–2 Nedbank Cup draw with Hungry Lions; Makgopa scored their second goal as they advanced to the next round of the competition after winning the penalty shoot-out. [4] He made his league debut on 1 March 2020 in a 2–1 defeat to Bloemfontein Celtic, [5] He scored his first league goals for the club the following week as he scored a brace in a 2–0 victory over Black Leopards. [5] [6] He made 11 appearances for Baroka in all competitions during the 2019–20 season, scoring 5 goals. [5]

International career

On 8 June 2021, Makgopa made his debut for South Africa as a substitute against Uganda and scored a brace in a 3–2 win. [7] He represented the South Africa under-23 team at the 2020 Summer Olympics, and scored once in 3 appearances. [8] [5]

Career statistics

International

Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Makgopa goal.
List of international goals scored by Evidence Makgopa [1]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
110 June 2021 Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, South AfricaFlag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 1–13–2 Friendly
23–1
39 October 2021 Bahir Dar Stadium, Bahir Dar, EthiopiaFlag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 3–13–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
430 January 2024 Laurent Pokou Stadium, San-Pédro, Ivory CoastFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 1–02–0 2023 Africa Cup of Nations

Honours

South Africa

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References

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  2. 1 2 Ndebele, Sihle (20 March 2020). "Teenage star Evidence Makgopa aims to stop Baroka's demise". The Sowetan. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "DStv Prem Team Profile: Baroka FC". supersport.com. MultiChoice. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  4. ↑ Madyira, Michael (23 February 2020). "Nedbank Cup: Baroka sneak through Hungry Lions after penalty shootout". Goal . Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Evidence Makgopa at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  6. ↑ Khoza, Neville (9 March 2020). "Dylan Kerr positive Baroka will stay up after victory". The Sowetan. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  7. ↑ Workman, Dean (10 June 2021). "Makgopa shines as Bafana begin new era with victory over Uganda". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  8. ↑ Ditlhobolo, Austin (6 August 2021). "Makgopa: South Africa Olympic star comments amid Orlando Pirates links". Goal. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  9. ↑ 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.
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