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South African soccer player

Tshegofatso Mabasa
Personal information
Full name Tshegofatso John Mabasa
Date of birth (1996-10-01) 1 October 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Bloemfontein, South Africa
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team Orlando Pirates
Number 19
Youth career
Bloemfontein Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2019 Bloemfontein Celtic 49 (9)
2019– Orlando Pirates 61 (24)
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 30 June 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.

Career

Club

Born in Bloemfontein, Mabasa's first career club was Bloemfontein Celtic. 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. 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. His first goal in league action arrived on 5 August 2018 in a 2–0 win over Chippa United.

In the 2023/24 season he finished as a top goal scorer in the league while playing for Orlando Pirates

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. He had previously featured for the South Africa under-23s.

Career statistics

Club

As of 17 September 2018.
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bloemfontein Celtic 2014–15 Premier Division 1 0 0 0 1 0 — 0 0 2 0
2015–16 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 1 0
2016–17 12 0 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 13 0
2017–18 12 0 1 0 2 2 — 0 0 15 2
2018–19 23 9 3 1 1 0 — 0 0 27 10
Orlando Pirates 2019-20 Premier Division 22 7 0 0 1 0 - - 2 0 25 7
2020-21 11 5 1 1 1 0 6 2 - - 19 8
2021-22 16 2 1 0 0 0 5 1 - - 22 3
2023-24 13 10 5 3 - - - - - - 18 13
Sekhukhune United (loan) 2022-23 Premier Division 18 2 2 0 - - - - - - 20 2
Moroka Swallows (loan) 2023-24 Premier Division 13 6 - - 1 0 - - 1 0 16 6
Career total 142 41 11 4 7 2 11 3 3 0 178 51
  1. Includes the Nedbank Cup
  2. Includes the Telkom Knockout
  3. Includes the MTN 8

References

  1. ^ "Tshegofatso Mabaso". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  2. ^ 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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