Abram Raselemane

Abram Raselemane
Personal information
Full name	Abram Melato Raselemane
Date of birth	23 March 1978
Place of birth	Thaba Nchu, South Africa
Date of death	27 May 2008 (aged 30)
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1998–1999	Bloemfontein Young Tigers
1999–2001	Santos Cape Town
2001–2006	Supersport United
2006–2008	Bidvest Wits
International career‡
2001–2006	South Africa
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2008; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 May 2008

Abram Melato "Fire" Raselemane (23 March 1978, in Thaba Nchu – 27 May 2008, in Bloemfontein) was a South African football striker who last played for Premier Soccer League club Bidvest Wits and South Africa.

Initially rising to prominence in 1999 while playing for Bloemfontein Young Tigers,^[1] he later played for Supersport United and Santos Cape Town before joining Wits in 2006. Between 2002 and 2006, he was capped 15 times by South Africa, scoring 3 goals.

Raselmane died on 27 May 2008 from suicide.^[2]

Career statistics edit

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	8 October 2003	Setsoto Stadium, Maseru, Lesotho	Lesotho	0–3	Win	Friendly
2.	10 July 2005	Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States	Jamaica	3–3	Draw	2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
3.	13 August 2005	Mmabatho Stadium, Mafikeng, South Africa	Zambia	2–2	Draw	2005 COSAFA Cup
Correct as of 9 March 2017^[3]