Tshegofatso Mabaso
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tshegofatso John Mabasa | ||
| Date of birth | 1 October 1996 | ||
| 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 | 112 | (45) |
| 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 as of 30 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals 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
Club
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.
In the 2023/24 season he finished as a top goal scorer in the league while playing for Orlando Pirates.
Mabasa scored his Orlando Pirates's 2nd hat-trick, on 24 December 2024 against Marumo Gallants. Which made him the second all-time scorer of Orlando Pirates with 44 goals for the club.
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.[4][5] He had previously featured for the South Africa under-23s.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 17 September 2018.[2]
| 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 | |||
- ^ Includes the Nedbank Cup
- ^ Includes the Telkom Knockout
- ^ Includes the MTN 8
International
- As of match played 16 July 2023[7]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 3 | |
| Total | 7 | 3 | |
- Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mabaso goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 July 2023 | Princess Magogo Stadium, KwaMashu, South Africa |  Eswatini
|
1–1 | 2–1 | 2023 COSAFA Cup | [8] |
| 2 | 2–1 | ||||||
| 3 | 14 July 2023 | King Zwelithini Stadium, Umlazi, South Africa |  Zambia
|
1–0 | 1–2 | 2023 COSAFA Cup | [9] |
References
- ^ a b "Tshegofatso Mabaso". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f Tshegofatso Mabaso at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "Bloemfontein Celtic's Tshegofatso Mabaso finishes top scorer in MultiChoice Diski Challenge". Kick Off. 26 February 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ^ "Tshegofatso Mabaso". World Football. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ^ "Baxter announces Bafana Bafana squad for Chan qualifier tie against Zambia". Goal. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ^ "Mabaso aims to be Bafana regular". Daily Sun. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ^ "Tshegofatso Mabaso". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
- ^ "South Africa vs. Eswatini". National Football Teams. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
- ^ "South Africa vs. Zambia". National Football Teams. Retrieved 5 June 2025.