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 South Africa.
| 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 | 383 | (105) |
| 2013–2014 | → Mpumalanga Black Aces (loan) | 27 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014– | South Africa | 34 | (11) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:59, 26 January 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:00, 21 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
Honours edit
Mamelodi Sundowns
- South African Premier (8): 2013–14; 2015–16; 2017–18; 2018–19; 2019–20; 2020–21; 2021–22; 2022–23
- Telkom Knockout (2): 2015; 2019
- Nedbank Cup (3): 2014–15; 2019–20; 2021–22
- MTN 8: 2021
- CAF Champions League: 2016
- CAF Super Cup: 2017
- African Football League: 2023
South Africa
- Africa Cup of Nations third place: 2023[2]
Individual
- 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: 2019–20
- PFA Player of the Year: 2020–21
Career statistics edit
International edit
| 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 | 11 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1[3] | ||
| Career Total | 260 | 55 | 21 | 2 | 26 | 6 | 72 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 390 | 86 | ||
- As of matches played on 26 January 2024[4]
| South Africa | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 2 |
| 2023 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 39 | 9 |
International goals edit
- Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first.[4]
| 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 | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa |  São Tomé and Príncipe |
1–0 | 4–2 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 4. | 3–2 | |||||
| 5. | 24 September 2022 | FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa |  Sierra Leone |
1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 6. | 3–0 | |||||
| 7. | 17 October 2023 | Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast |  Ivory Coast |
1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 8. | 21 January 2024 | Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium, Korhogo, Ivory Coast |  Namibia |
2–0 | 4–0 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 9. | 3–0 |
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ Edwards, Piers (10 February 2024). "South Africa 0–0 DR Congo". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ "Themba Zwane". footystats. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Zwane, Themba". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 10 October 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
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