Grant Margeman

Grant Margeman (born 3 June 1998) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a central midfielder for SuperSport United in the Premier Soccer League.

Grant Margeman
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-06-03) 3 June 1998
Place of birth Cape Town, South Africa
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 SuperSport United (loan from Mamelodi Sundowns)
Number 23
Youth career
–2016 Ajax Cape Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Ajax Cape Town 91 (10)
2020–2023 Mamelodi Sundowns 3 (0)
2021–2022 → Moroka Swallows (loan) 23 (0)
2022–2023 → SuperSport United (loan) 26 (2)
2023 - → SuperSport United 0 (0)
International career‡
South Africa U20 8 (2)
2019 South Africa 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2023

Club career

Born in Cape Town,[1] Grant Margeman made his senior professional debut in the 2016/2017 season at the age of 18 years under Head Coach Stanley Menzo.

International career

Grant Margeman competed at the 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations held in Zambia and helped his national team qualify for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Later that Summer in 2017, Grant Margeman made his debut at the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup against Japan. Grant Margeman scored his first goal in the World Cup and it would end being the only goal scored for South Africa in the entire tournament. During the 2017 FIFA U20 World Cup competition, back home in Cape Town, Grant Margeman was awarded the 2017 Rookie of the Year Award by his respective club Ajax Cape Town.[2]

Career statistics

International goals
Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first.[1]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.2 June 2019Princess Magogo Stadium, KwaMashu, South Africa Botswana2–02–2 (4–5 p)2019 COSAFA Cup

References
  1. "Grant Margeman". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  2. Grant Margeman at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 June 2023.


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