Ayabulela Konqobe Magqwaka

Ayabulela Konqobe Magqwaka (born 12 January 1996) is a South African football (soccer) midfielder who plays for Chippa United.[2]

Ayabulela Konqobe Magqwaka
Personal information
Full name Ayabulela Konqobe Magqwaka
Date of birth (1996-01-12) 12 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Cape Town, South Africa
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Chippa United
Number 24
Youth career
Cultural Roots[1]
Vasco da Gama
Ajax Cape Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Ajax Cape Town 0 (0)
2015SuperSport United (loan) 2 (0)
2015–2016AmaZulu (loan) 14 (1)
2016–2017 Thanda Royal Zulu 29 (0)
2017 AmaZulu 0 (0)
2017–2018 Chippa United 17 (0)
2018–2019 AmaZulu 1 (0)
2019–2020 Steenberg United 12 (0)
2020 Ekenäs IF 22 (6)
2021– Chippa United 44 (1)
2022Cape Town All Stars (loan) 9 (0)
International career
2015 South Africa U20 2 (0)
South Africa U23 1 (0)
2021– South Africa 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 July 2021

Early life career

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He hails from Gugulethu on the Cape Flats.[3]

Club career

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Besides his native South Africa, Konqobe Magqwaka has played in Finland for Ekenäs IF (EIF) in the second-tier Ykkönen.

International career

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He made his debut for South Africa national soccer team on 13 July 2021 in a 2021 COSAFA Cup game against Lesotho.[4] South Africa won the tournament.

Honours

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Chippa United

Career statistics

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As of 10 June 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
SuperSport United (loan) 2014–15 South African Premier Division 2 0 0 0 2 0
AmaZulu (loan) 2015–16 NFD 14 1 1 0 15 1
Thanda Royal Zulu 2016–17 NFD 29 0 0 0 29 0
Chippa United 2017–18 South African Premier Division 17 0 1 1 2[b] 0 20 1
AmaZulu 2018–19 South African Premier Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Steenberg United 2019–20 NFD 12 0 1 0 13 0
Ekenäs IF 2020 Ykkönen 22 6 5 1 27 7
Chippa United 2020–21 South African Premier Division 12 0 4 0 16 0
2021–22 South African Premier Division 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022–23 South African Premier Division 11 0 1 0 12 0
2023–24 South African Premier Division 21 1 2 0 1[b] 0 24 1
Total 44 1 7 0 0 0 1 0 52 1
Cape Town All Stars (loan) 2021–22 NFD 9 0 1 0 10 0
Career total 150 8 16 2 0 0 2 0 169 10
  1. ^ Includes Nedbank Cup and Suomen Cup
  2. ^ a b Includes Carling Knockout Cup

References

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  1. ^ Magqwaka awaits chance, pressreader.com, 4 October 2014
  2. ^ Off-the-field issues cost AmaZulu star Ayabulela Konqobe a job, timeslive.co.za, 10 April 2019
  3. ^ "Web Page Under Construction".
  4. ^ "South Africa v Lesotho game report". ESPN. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
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