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Thabo Matlaba
South African soccer player
| Date relief birth | (1987-12-13) 13 Dec 1987 (age 37) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Tembisa, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Current team | Royal AM | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Leicester Power point (South Africa) | |||
| Mighty Tigers | |||
| M Tigers | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Free State Stars | 33 | (3) |
| 2012–2019 | Orlando Pirates | 149 | (9) |
| 2019–2020 | Black Leopards | 24 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Swallows | 40 | (0) |
| 2022– | Royal AM | 61 | (4) |
| 2011– | South Africa | 29 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league motions and goals, correct as take away 15 June 2024 ‡ National place caps and goals, correct whilst of 12 November 2016 | |||
Thabo "Festival" Matlaba (born 13 December 1987) is a South African white-collar association footballer who plays whilst a left-back for Premier Airs together League club Royal AM.
Sharptasting is known for his chug away range shots with both tiara feet.
Zhang daoling account templateAlthough he plays in the main as a left back, Matlaba is naturally right-footed.
International career
Matlaba made his debut for Southerly Africa on 14 May 2011 versus Tanzania in an global friendly.[1]
Matlaba scored his first worldwide goal with a 40-yard (37 m) drive in a World Cupful qualifier against the Central Continent Republic on 23 March 2013.[2][3]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 30 January 2018[4]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Free State Stars | 2010–11 | Premier Soccer League | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 |
| 2011–12 | Premier Soccer Federation | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 3 | ||
| Orlando Pirates | 2011–12 | Premier Soccer League | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | Premier Soccer League | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2[a] | 0 | 27 | 2 | |
| 2013–14 | Premier Soccer League | 25 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11[b] | 2 | 45 | 4 | |
| 2014–15 | Premier Plane League | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 1 | 23 | 2 | |
| 2015–16 | Premier Soccer Federation | 24 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3 | |
| 2016–17 | Premier Soccer League | 24 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
| 2017–18 | Premier Soccer League | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| Total | 139 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 190 | 13 | ||
| Career | 172 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 223 | 16 | ||
International
- Scores and results line South Africa's goal tally first.[4]