Nyiko Sydney Mobbie (born 11 September 1994) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a right back for SuperSport United and the South African national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nyiko Sydney Mobbie[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 September 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Xikundu, Malamulele, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SuperSport United | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Basel | |||
| Free State Stars | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Free State Stars | 58 | (1) |
| 2019–2022 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Stellenbosch (loan) | 27 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | → Chippa United (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Sekhukhune United (loan) | 22 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Sekhukhune United | 54 | (0) |
| 2024– | SuperSport United | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019– | South Africa | 27 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:32, 4 July 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editFree State Stars
editBorn in Xikundu, Malamulele, South Africa,[2] After playing amateur football for local side FC Basel, he joined Free State Stars in 2014.[3] He made his debut on 11 May 2016 in a 2–2 draw at home to Kaizer Chiefs.[1] He scored once in 58 appearances before the club were relegated to the National First Division in 2019.[1][4]
Mamelodi Sundowns
editFollowing Free State Stars' relegation, Mobbie signed for Mamelodi Sundowns in summer 2019.[4] However, Mobbie was left out of the club's pre-season training camp and signed for Stellenbosch on a season-long loan in August.[5][6] He scored once in 27 league appearances for Stellenbosch.[1] In December 2020, Mobbie joined Chippa United on loan until the end of the season.[7] He made 20 league appearances for Chippa United.[1] On 9 September 2021, it was announced that Mobbie had joined Sekhukhune United on a season-long loan, with the deal having been completed a week before.[8] The move became permanent ahead of the 2022–23 season.[9]
International career
editMobbie made his debut for the South African national team on 4 August 2019 in a 3–0 2020 African Nations Championship qualification defeat to Lesotho.[10] He made 5 appearances at the 2021 COSAFA Cup tournament, which South Africa won after beating Senegal in the final.[2]
Career statistics
editInternational
edit- As of match played on 26 March 2024.[2]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 0 | |
Honours
editSouth Africa
- Africa Cup of Nations third place: 2023[11]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Nyiko Mobbie at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ a b c "Nyiko Mobbie". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ Ndebele, Sihle (23 May 2018). "Nyiko Mobbie's heroics recognised". The Sowetan. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ a b Breakfast, Siviwe (8 July 2019). "Mamelodi Sundowns seal deal with Free State Stars for talented defender". The South African. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ "Sundowns put Mobbie on ice". The Citizen. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ Dladla, Nkululeko (23 August 2019). "Nyiko Mobbie joins Stellenbosch FC on loan from Mamelodi Sundowns". Kick Off. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ Madyira, Michael (2 December 2020). "Mobbie & Phewa: Mamelodi Sundowns duo sent to Chippa United on loan". Goal. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ Khoza, Neville (9 September 2021). "Mobbie gets third loan move in three years". The Sowetan. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ "'He has never let me down' - Broos defends selection of Mobbie".
- ^ Said, Nick (4 August 2019). "Lesotho dump South Africa out of the African Nations Championship qualifiers". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ 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.