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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)[1]
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.[2]

Career

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Club

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Born in Bloemfontein,[1] Mabasa'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.

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

International

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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

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Club

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As of 17 September 2018.[2]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup[a] League Cup[b] Continental Other[c] 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

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  1. ^ a b "Tshegofatso Mabaso". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f 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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