Njabulo Blom

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Njabulo Blom
Personal information
Full name Njabulo Blom [1]
Date of birth (1999-12-11) 11 December 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Dobsonville, South Africa
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
St. Louis City SC
Number 6
Youth career
0000–2019 Kaizer Chiefs
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2022 Kaizer Chiefs 55 (1)
2023– St. Louis City SC 36 (4)
International career
2019 South Africa U20 7 (0)
2021– South Africa 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:50, 14 October 2023 (CST)

Njabulo Blom (born 11 December 1999) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a central midfielder for Major League Soccer club St. Louis City SC and the South African national team. [2]

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Club career

Born in Dobsonville, [2] Blom started his career at Kaizer Chiefs, and made his debut on 1 October 2019, starting against Lamontville Golden Arrows, before appearing again for the club on 27 October 2019 against Mamelodi Sundowns. [3] [4]

In January 2023, Blom went to United States and the joined St. Louis City in St. Louis, Missouri.

International career

Blom appeared for the South Africa national under-20 soccer team at the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup and the 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations. [2]

He made his debut for the South Africa national soccer team on 6 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Ghana, a 1–0 home victory. He substituted Percy Tau in the 77th minute. [5]

Career statistics

As of 23 September 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Nedbank Cup Telkom Knockout Continental [lower-alpha 1] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kaizer Chiefs 2019–20 [6] South African Premier Division 3000200050
2020–21 [6] South African Premier Division27010001303 [lower-alpha 2] 0440
St. Louis City SC 2023 [6] Major League Soccer 231000000231
Career total531102013030721
  1. Appearance(s) in CAF Champions League, CONCACAF Champions League
  2. Appearance(s) in MTN 8

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References

  1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019 – List of Players" (PDF). fifa.com. FIFA . Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 Njabulo Blom at WorldFootball.net
  3. "How Njabulo Blom performed on Kaizer Chiefs debut". Kick Off . 2 October 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  4. "Kaizer Chiefs' Njabulo Blom dubs Mamelodi Sundowns and Maritzburg United games best and worst of 2019/20". Kick Off . 10 June 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  5. "South Africa v Ghana game report". FIFA. 6 September 2021.
  6. 1 2 3 Njabulo Blom at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 July 2020.