Aubrey Modiba

Aubrey "Postman" Modiba (born 22 July 1995) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a left-midfielder and left-back for Mamelodi Sundowns in the Premier Soccer League. He has played for the South Africa national under-20 soccer team and currently represents the South Africa national team. He is a former Mpumalanga Black Aces player, where he played his first two Premier Soccer League seasons. He represented South Africa in the soccer competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Aubrey Modiba
Personal information
Full name Maphosa Posman Modiba
Date of birth (1995-07-22) 22 July 1995
Place of birth Polokwane Bochum, South Africa
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Mamelodi Sundowns
Number 17
Youth career
School of Excellence
Mpumalanga Black Aces
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Mpumalanga Black Aces 26 (0)
2016 Cape Town City 1 (0)
2016–2020 SuperSport United 98 (19)
2020– Mamelodi Sundowns 43 (4)
International career‡
2016– South Africa 11 (3)
2016 South Africa Olympic 14 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 October 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 October 2022

Club career

Modiba began his professional soccer career at 19 years old representing Mpumalanga Black Aces in the 2014–15 PSL season. He managed only 1 appearance in his opening season, but grew to strength quickly earning himself 25 appearances in only his second season. In 2016, he was signed by Cape Town City after the relocation of Aces.

International career

Modiba currently plays for the South Africa national U23 team as a midfielder. He has earned 6 caps at the U23 level and 17 with the U20 team.

Career statistics

International
As of match played on 8 June 2018.[1]
National teamYearAppsGoals
South Africa 201640
201872
202110
202211
Total133

International goals
As of match played on 8 June 2018. South Africa score listed first, score column indicates score after each Modiba goal.[1]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.5 June 2018Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane, South Africa Namibia1–04–12018 COSAFA Cup
2.8 June 2018Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane, South Africa Botswana2–03–0
3.24 September 2022FNB Stadium, Soweto, South Africa Sierra Leone4–04–02022 COSAFA Cup

Olympics

In 2016, Modiba was selected to represent South Africa at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He featured in every one of the team's three games, starting in midfield for two out of three.[2]

References
  1. "Modiba, Aubrey". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  2. Nekhavhambe, Maano (22 July 2016). "Modiba chuffed with Olympic call-up". Sport24. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
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