Themba Zwane also known as Mshishi and Shikabala (born 3 August 1989) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier Soccer League club Mamelodi Sundowns and South Africa. Widely regarded as one of the best South African players of all time.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Themba Zwane[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 August 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Tembisa, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mamelodi Sundowns | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| M Tigers | |||
| Vardos FC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011– | Mamelodi Sundowns | 263 | (53) |
| 2013–2014 | → Mpumalanga Black Aces (loan) | 27 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014– | South Africa | 51 | (12) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:00, 11 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
On 11 October 2024 he got his 50th international cap for South Africa.[2]
Honours
editMamelodi Sundowns
Division|2023-24]]
- Telkom Knockout (2): 2015; 2019
- Nedbank Cup (3): 2014–15; 2019–20; 2021–22
- MTN 8: 2021
- CAF Champions League: 2016
- CAF Super Cup: 2017
- African Football League: 2023
South Africa
- Africa Cup of Nations third place: 2023[3]
Individual
- PSL Footballer Of the Season: 2019–20
- PSL Player's Player of the season: 2019–20
- PSL Midfielder of the Season: 2019–20
- Mamelodi Sundowns Player of the season: 2019–20
- Mamelodi Sundowns' players player of the season: 2019–20
- PFA Player of the Year: 2020–21
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | CAF Champions League | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Mamelodi Sundowns | 2010-11 | PSL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2011-12 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 15 | 1 | ||
| 2012-13 | 11 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 0 | ||
| Mpumalanga Black Aces | 2013-14 | 27 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 28 | 1 | |
| Mamelodi Sundowns | 2014-15 | 22 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 27 | 3 | |
| 2015-16 | 22 | 3 | 3 | - | 4 | 2 | 9 | - | 1 | - | 39 | 6 | ||
| 2016-17 | 27 | 8 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 8 | - | 1 | - | 38 | 9 | ||
| 2017-18 | 27 | 6 | 4 | - | 1 | - | 7 | - | 1 | - | 40 | 6 | ||
| 2018-19 | 24 | 5 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 9 | 5 | 2 | - | 39 | 9 | ||
| 2019-20 | 25 | 11 | 3 | - | 2 | - | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 14 | ||
| 2020-21 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - | - | 34 | 14 | ||
| 2021-22 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | - | - | 40 | 8 | ||
| 2022-23 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 6 | ||
| 2023-24 | 11 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1[4] | ||
| Career Total | 260 | 55 | 21 | 2 | 26 | 6 | 72 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 390 | 86 | ||
- As of matches played on 7 June 2024[5]
| South Africa | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 2 |
| 2023 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 13 | 5 |
| Total | 50 | 12 |
International goals
edit- Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first.[5]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 7 October 2017 | FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa |  Burkina Faso |
2–0 | 3–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 13 October 2019 | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa |  Mali |
2–0 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 3. | 16 November 2020 | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa |  São Tomé and Príncipe |
1–0 | 4–2 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 4. | 3–2 | |||||
| 5. | 24 September 2022 | FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa |  Sierra Leone |
1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 6. | 3–0 | |||||
| 7. | 17 October 2023 | Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast |  Ivory Coast |
1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 8. | 21 January 2024 | Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium, Korhogo, Ivory Coast |  Namibia |
2–0 | 4–0 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 9. | 3–0 | |||||
| 10. | 23 March 2024 | Nelson Mandela Stadium, Algiers, Algeria |  Algeria |
1–1 | 3–3 | Friendly |
| 11. | 2–1 | |||||
| 12. | 7 June 2024 | Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, Nigeria |  Nigeria |
1–0 | 1–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
References
edit- ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2016: List of Players: Memelodi Sundowns" (PDF). FIFA. 14 December 2016. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2017.
- ^ "Bafana Bafana's midfield maestro getting his flowers with 50th cap in the offing | soccer". SABC. 11 October 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ Edwards, Piers (10 February 2024). "South Africa 0–0 DR Congo". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ "Themba Zwane". footystats. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Zwane, Themba". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 10 October 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
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