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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mario John Booysen | ||
| Date of birth | (1988-08-15) 15 August 1988 (age 36) | ||
| Place of birth | Cape Town, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bluegum United | |||
| –2007 | Ajax Cape Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2011 | Ajax Cape Town | 4 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | → Bloemfontein Celtic (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Maritzburg United (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | → SuperSport United (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | SuperSport United | 17 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Maritzburg United | 56 | (6) |
| 2014–2017 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 14 | (0) |
| 2016 | → SuperSport United (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | → SuperSport United (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Ajax Cape Town | 17 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Kaizer Chiefs | 14 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | AmaZulu | 26 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | South Africa | 7 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 October 2022 | |||
Mario Booysen (born 15 August 1988) is a South African professional soccer player who last played as a defender for Amazulu in the South African Premier Division.
International career
Booysen was selected in the South Africa senior team preliminary squad for the 2016 CHAN qualifier against Angola on 17 October 2015.
Personal life
His younger brother David Booysen is also a footballer.
References
- Gleeson, Mark (12 October 2015). "Bafana Bafana assemble mangy looking mix of players for Angola match". TimesLIVE. South Africa.
- "United sign striker Sibisi and defender Booysen from Ajax". The Witness. 26 August 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2020 – via pressreader.com.
External links
- Mario Booysen at WorldFootball.net
- Mario Booysen at National-Football-Teams.com
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