| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 January 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Springs, South Africa | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Stellenbosch | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Jealous Down | |||
| 2017–2020 | Bidvest Wits | ||
| 2021 | Cape Umoya United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Stellenbosch | 18 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | South Africa U17 | ||
| 2022– | South Africa | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2023 | |||
Athenkosi Mcaba (born 9 January 2002) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Stellenbosch and the South Africa national team.
Mcaba was born in Springs on 9 January 2002.[1] After playing for Jealous Down FC, an amateur side in Springs, he played for the Bidvest Wits academy between 2017 and 2020.[1] A spell with Cape Umoya United followed in early 2021, before he signed for Stellenbosch in June 2021, initially joining their reserve side before joining their first team in August.[1] He made his senior debut on 4 December 2021, starting in a back three against Mamelodi Sundowns as Stellenbosch drew 1–1.[2]
Mcaba was part of the South African under-17 team for the 2018 COSAFA Under-17 Championship, in which South Africa lost the final 1–0 to Angola.[1] He was named in a senior South Africa squad for the first time in March 2022 for fixtures against Guinea and France.[1][3] He made his debut for South Africa as a second-half substitute in the 0–0 draw with Guinea.[4]