Thabo Matlaba

Thabo Matlaba
Personal information
Full name Thabo Matlaba
Date of birth (1987-12-13) 13 December 1987
Place of birth Tembisa, South Africa
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Left-back
Club information
Current team
 Orlando Pirates
Number 8
Youth career
Leicester City (South Africa)
Mighty Tigers
M Tigers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Free State Stars 33 (3)
2012– Orlando Pirates 96 (6)
National team‡
2011– South Africa 20 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 April 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 April 2016

Thabo "Festival" Matlaba (born 13 December 1987 in Tembisa, Gauteng) is a South African football (soccer) defender for Premier Soccer League club Orlando Pirates. He is known for his long range shots with both his feet. Although he plays mostly as a left back, Matlaba is naturally right-footed.

International career

He made his debut for South Africa on 14 May 2011 versus Tanzania in an international friendly.[1]

Matlaba scored his first international goal with a 40-yard (37 m) drive in a World Cup qualifier against the Central African Republic on 23 March 2013.[2][3]

International goals

Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first.[4]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1. 23 March 2013 Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa  Central African Republic 1–0 2–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

  1. ↑ "Bafana defeat Taifa Stars". Supersport. 14 May 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
  2. ↑ Eslick, Daniel (25 March 2013). "South Africa Player of the Week: Thabo Matlaba". Goal.com. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "Thabo Matlaba". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "T. Matlaba". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
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