Personal information | |||
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Full name | Siyabonga Nicolas Mabena [1] | ||
Date of birth | 18 February 2007 | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Mamelodi Sundowns | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Youth career | |||
Transnet School of Excellence | |||
2022–2023 | Mamelodi Sundowns | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2023– | Mamelodi Sundowns | 4 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2022– | South Africa U17 | 9 | (10) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:04, 20 June 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 June 2023 |
Siyabonga Nicolas Mabena (born 18 February 2007) is a South African professional footballer who plays as a forward for Mamelodi Sundowns.
Mabena progressed through the Transnet School of Excellence, before being subject to strong interest from fellow South African sides Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates in 2022. [2] He chose to join the Sundowns, with teammate Relebohile Ratomo joining the Pirates, and was promoted to the Sundowns' under-19 team at the age of fifteen. [3]
On 14 March 2023, he was a shock inclusion in Rhulani Mokwena's squad for the DStv Premiership match against Royal AM. [3] With the score at 5–1, Mabena was brought on as a substitute for Themba Zwane, becoming the fifth youngest debutant ever in the South African top flight in the process. [4] Following the game, manager Mokwena compared Mabena to the late Gift Leremi, lauding his balance, ability to play with both feet, and his change of direction at speed. [5]
Mabena was called up to the South African under-17 squad for the 2022 COSAFA Under-17 Championship. He scored five goals in South Africa's 11–0 win over the Seychelles, and followed this up with a hat trick in the 5–1 semi-final win over Malawi. [6] [7] Although South Africa were beaten 1–0 in the final by Zambia, Mabena was named both top scorer and player of the tournament, having scored nine goals in five appearances. [8]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Mamelodi Sundowns | 2022–23 | DStv Premiership | 4 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Career total | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Siyabonga Nicolas Mabena [1] | ||
Date of birth | 18 February 2007 | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Mamelodi Sundowns | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Youth career | |||
Transnet School of Excellence | |||
2022–2023 | Mamelodi Sundowns | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2023– | Mamelodi Sundowns | 4 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2022– | South Africa U17 | 9 | (10) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:04, 20 June 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 June 2023 |
Siyabonga Nicolas Mabena (born 18 February 2007) is a South African professional footballer who plays as a forward for Mamelodi Sundowns.
Mabena progressed through the Transnet School of Excellence, before being subject to strong interest from fellow South African sides Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates in 2022. [2] He chose to join the Sundowns, with teammate Relebohile Ratomo joining the Pirates, and was promoted to the Sundowns' under-19 team at the age of fifteen. [3]
On 14 March 2023, he was a shock inclusion in Rhulani Mokwena's squad for the DStv Premiership match against Royal AM. [3] With the score at 5–1, Mabena was brought on as a substitute for Themba Zwane, becoming the fifth youngest debutant ever in the South African top flight in the process. [4] Following the game, manager Mokwena compared Mabena to the late Gift Leremi, lauding his balance, ability to play with both feet, and his change of direction at speed. [5]
Mabena was called up to the South African under-17 squad for the 2022 COSAFA Under-17 Championship. He scored five goals in South Africa's 11–0 win over the Seychelles, and followed this up with a hat trick in the 5–1 semi-final win over Malawi. [6] [7] Although South Africa were beaten 1–0 in the final by Zambia, Mabena was named both top scorer and player of the tournament, having scored nine goals in five appearances. [8]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Mamelodi Sundowns | 2022–23 | DStv Premiership | 4 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Career total | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |