Thembinkosi Lorch
Thembinkosi Lorch (born July 22, 1996) is a South African professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Orlando Pirates and the South African national team. He was named the South African Player of the Season and Players' Player of the Season in 2019.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 July 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Orlando Pirates | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Maluti FET College | 46 | (9) |
| 2015–2016 | Cape Town All Stars | 23 | (5) |
| 2016–2017 | Chippa United | 13 | (3) |
| 2017– | Orlando Pirates | 111 | (23) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2016– | South Africa | 7 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:50, 7 January 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 01:21, 12 July 2019 (UTC) | |||
Thembinkosi Lorch nicknamed "Nyoso" started his career at Maluti FET College FC and after a game against Jomo Cosmos, got a call from Screamer Tshabalala who told him that Pirates was interested in him. His first PSL game was against Free State Stars, playing for Chippa United on loan from Orlando Pirates. DJ Maphorisa and Kabza De Small's 2019 song, titled Lorch, was inspired by and named after him.[3]
Career statistics
International
- As of matches played on 12 July 2019[4]
| South Africa national team | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 |
| Total | 6 | 4 |
International goals
- Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first.[4]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 6 July 2019 | Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt |  | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations |
References
- "Lorch the big winner at glittering psl awards". sport24.co.za. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- "Thembinkosi lorch wins big at psl awards". timeslive.co.za. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- https://www.timeslive.co.za/tshisa-live/tshisa-live/2019-12-06-dj-maphorisa-thinks-his-verse-on-lorch-is-fire--social-media-agrees/. www.timeslive.co.za. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- "Thembinkosi Lorch". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
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