Tshegofatso Mabaso

Tshegofatso John Mabaso (born 1 October 1996) is a South African professional footballer who plays as a forward for Orlando Pirates.[1]

Tshegofatso Mabasa
Personal information
Full name Tshegofatso John Mabaso
Date of birth (1996-10-01) 1 October 1996
Place of birth Botshabelo, South Africa
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Orlando Pirates
Number 16
Youth career
Bloemfontein Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2019 Bloemfontein Celtic 49 (9)
2019– Orlando Pirates 10 (6)
National team
South Africa U23
2017– South Africa 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:12, 17 September 2019 (UTC)

Career

Club

Mabaso's first career club was Bloemfontein Celtic.[1][2] 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.[1] 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.[1] His first goal in league action arrived on 5 August 2018 in a 2–0 win over Chippa United.[1]

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.[3][4] He had previously featured for the South Africa U23s.[5]

Career statistics

Club
As of 17 September 2018.[1]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental Other[lower-alpha 3] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bloemfontein Celtic 2014–15 Premier Division 100010—0020
2015–16 100000—0010
2016–17 1201000—00130
2017–18 1201022—00152
2018–19 530000—0053
Career total 3132032—00365
  1. Includes the Nedbank Cup
  2. Includes the Telkom Knockout
  3. Includes the MTN 8

International
As of 17 September 2018.[1]
National teamYearAppsGoals
South Africa 201710
Total10

References
  1. "South Africa - T. Mabaso". Soccerway. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  2. "Bloemfontein Celtic's Tshegofatso Mabaso finishes top scorer in MultiChoice Diski Challenge". Kick Off. 26 February 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  3. "Tshegofatso Mabaso". World Football. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  4. "Baxter announces Bafana Bafana squad for Chan qualifier tie against Zambia". Goal. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  5. "Mabaso aims to be Bafana regular". Daily Sun. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
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