Themba "Mshishi" Zwane
Personal information
Full name Themba Zwane[1]
Date of birth (1989-08-03) 3 August 1989 (age 34)
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 232 (54)
2013–2014 → Mpumalanga Black Aces (loan) 27 (1)
International career‡
2014– South Africa 39 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:59, 26 January 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:00, 21 January 2024 (UTC)

Themba Zwane (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. He is regarded as one of best players of all time in PSL era, being the key player and playmaker for Mamelodi Sundowns for more than 3 years.

Honours

Mamelodi Sundowns

South Africa

Individual

Career statistics

International

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[3]
Career Total 260 55 21 2 26 6 72 17 11 1 390 86
As of matches played on 26 January 2024[4]
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 2 2
Total 39 9

International goals

Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first.[4]
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 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, 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

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Themba Zwane". footystats. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Zwane, Themba". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 10 October 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
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