Themba Zwane
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 the South Africa. Zwane is widely regarded as the greatest South African player of his generation.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Themba Zwane[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 August 1989 | ||
| 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 | 229 | (54) |
| 2013–2014 | → Mpumalanga Black Aces (loan) | 27 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014– | South Africa | 24 | (6) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:59, 29 September 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:59, 12 July 2021 (UTC) | |||
Honours
At Mamelodi Sundowns
Domestic
- South African Premier Division: (7) 2013-14; 2015-16; 2017-18; 2018-19; 2019-20; 2020-21; 2021-22; South African Premier Division|2022-23]]
- Telkom Knockout:(2) 2015; 2019
- Nedbank Cup (3): 2014-15; 2019-20; 2021-22
Continental
- CAF Champions League : 2016
- CAF Super Cup : 2017
Friendly honours
- Carling Black Label Cup:
- Winner: 2022
Individual honours
- 2019-20 PSL Footballer Of the Season
- 2019-20 PSL Player's Player of the season
- 2019-20 PSL Midfielder of the Season
- 2019-20 Sundowns Player of the season
- 2019-20 Sundowns's players player of the season
- 2020-21 PFA Player of the Year
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 | 7 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1[2] | ||
| Career Total | 256 | 55 | 21 | 2 | 25 | 6 | 68 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 381 | 81 | ||
- As of matches played on 12 July 2019[3]
| South Africa national team | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 4 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 24 | 6 |
International goals
- Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first.[3]
| 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 |  São Tomé and Príncipe | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | |
| 4 | 2–3 | |||||
| 5 | 24 September 2022 | FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa |  Sierra Leone | 1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 6 | 3–0 | |||||
References
- "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.
- "Themba Zwane". footystats. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- "Zwane, Themba". National Football Teams. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
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