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==International career== |
==International career== |
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On 8 June 2021, Makgopa made his debut for [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]] as a substitute against [[Uganda national football team|Uganda]] and scored a brace in a 3–2 win.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/makgopa-shines-as-bafana-begin-new-era-with-victory-over-uganda|title=Makgopa shines as Bafana begin new era with victory over Uganda|first=Dean|last=Workman|date=10 June 2021|website=FourFourTwo|access-date=11 June 2021}}</ref> He represented the [[South Africa national under-23 football team|South Africa under-23 team]] at the [[2020 Summer Olympics]], and scored once in 3 appearances.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ditlhobolo |first=Austin |date=6 August 2021 |title=Makgopa: South Africa Olympic star comments amid Orlando Pirates links |url=https://www.goal.com/en-za/news/makgopa-orlando-pirates-links-south-africa-olympic-games/ztq74lxg5wr91w230hs08jwj4 |access-date=8 August 2021 |website=Goal}}</ref><ref name="soccerway" /> |
On 8 June 2021, Makgopa made his debut for [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]] as a substitute against [[Uganda national football team|Uganda]] and scored a brace in a 3–2 win.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/makgopa-shines-as-bafana-begin-new-era-with-victory-over-uganda|title=Makgopa shines as Bafana begin new era with victory over Uganda|first=Dean|last=Workman|date=10 June 2021|website=FourFourTwo|access-date=11 June 2021}}</ref> He represented the [[South Africa national under-23 football team|South Africa under-23 team]] at the [[2020 Summer Olympics]], and scored once in 3 appearances.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ditlhobolo |first=Austin |date=6 August 2021 |title=Makgopa: South Africa Olympic star comments amid Orlando Pirates links |url=https://www.goal.com/en-za/news/makgopa-orlando-pirates-links-south-africa-olympic-games/ztq74lxg5wr91w230hs08jwj4 |access-date=8 August 2021 |website=Goal}}</ref><ref name="soccerway" /> |
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==Career statistics== |
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===International=== |
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|style="text-align:center"|1 |
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|rowspan="2"|{{dts|10 June 2021}} |
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|rowspan="2"|[[Orlando Stadium]], [[Johannesburg]], South Africa |
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|rowspan="2"|{{fb|UGA}} |
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|style="text-align:center"|1–1 |
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|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3–2 |
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|rowspan="2"|[[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]] |
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|style="text-align:center"|2 |
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|style="text-align:center"|3–1 |
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|style="text-align:center"|3 |
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|{{dts|9 October 2021}} |
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|[[Bahir Dar Stadium]], [[Bahir Dar]], Ethiopia |
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|{{fb|ETH}} |
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|style="text-align:center"|3–1 |
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|style="text-align:center"|3–1 |
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|[[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF second round|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 10:07, 30 January 2024
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 5 June 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | GaMampa, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Orlando Pirates | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2018–2019 | Baroka | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Baroka | 71 | (15) |
| 2022– | Orlando Pirates | 7 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | South Africa | 6 | (3) |
| 2021– | South Africa Olympic | 3 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:26, 22 June 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:26, 22 June 2022 (UTC) | |||
Evidence Makgopa (born 5 June 2000) is a South African soccer player who plays as a forward for South African Premier Division side Orlando Pirates and the South Africa national team. He represented the South Africa under-23 team at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Early life
Makgopa was born in GaMampa, near Burgersfort in Limpopo. He attended Poo Secondary School.[2]
Club career
Makgopa was scouted by Baroka in 2018, and was promoted to their first team from their development squad in January 2020.[2][3] He made his debut for the club on 23 February 2020 in a 2–2 Nedbank Cup draw with Hungry Lions; Makgopa scored their second goal as they advanced to the next round of the competition after winning the penalty shoot-out.[4] He made his league debut on 1 March 2020 in a 2–1 defeat to Bloemfontein Celtic,[5] He scored his first league goals for the club the following week as he scored a brace in a 2–0 victory over Black Leopards.[5][6] He made 11 appearances for Baroka in all competitions during the 2019–20 season, scoring 5 goals.[5]
International career
On 8 June 2021, Makgopa made his debut for South Africa as a substitute against Uganda and scored a brace in a 3–2 win.[7] He represented the South Africa under-23 team at the 2020 Summer Olympics, and scored once in 3 appearances.[8][5]
Career statistics
International
- Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Makgopa goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 10 June 2021 | Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa |  Uganda
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1–1 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 2 | 3–1 | |||||
| 3 | 9 October 2021 | Bahir Dar Stadium, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia |  Ethiopia
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3–1 | 3–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
References
- ^ "Evidence Makgopa". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ a b Ndebele, Sihle (20 March 2020). "Teenage star Evidence Makgopa aims to stop Baroka's demise". The Sowetan. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ "DStv Prem Team Profile: Baroka FC". supersport.com. MultiChoice. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ Madyira, Michael (23 February 2020). "Nedbank Cup: Baroka sneak through Hungry Lions after penalty shootout". Goal. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ a b c d Evidence Makgopa at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ Khoza, Neville (9 March 2020). "Dylan Kerr positive Baroka will stay up after victory". The Sowetan. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ Workman, Dean (10 June 2021). "Makgopa shines as Bafana begin new era with victory over Uganda". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ Ditlhobolo, Austin (6 August 2021). "Makgopa: South Africa Olympic star comments amid Orlando Pirates links". Goal. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
NFTwas invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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