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Revision as of 15:05, 16 April 2016
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| Full name | Thabo Matlaba | ||
| Date of birth | 13 December 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Tembisa, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Orlando Pirates | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Leicester City (South Africa) | |||
| Mighty Tigers | |||
| M Tigers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Free State Stars | 33 | (3) |
| 2012– | Orlando Pirates | 96 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011– | South Africa | 20 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 April 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 April 2016 | |||
Thabo "Festival" Matlaba (born 13 December 1987 in Tembisa, Gauteng) is a South African football (soccer) defender for Premier Soccer League club Orlando Pirates. He is known for his long range shots with both his feet. Although he plays mostly as a left back, Matlaba is naturally right-footed.
International career
He made his debut for South Africa on 14 May 2011 versus Tanzania in an international friendly.[1]
Matlaba scored his first international goal with a 40-yard (37 m) drive in a World Cup qualifier against the Central African Republic on 23 March 2013.[2][3]
References
- ^ "Bafana defeat Taifa Stars". Supersport. 14 May 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- ^ Eslick, Daniel (25 March 2013). "South Africa Player of the Week: Thabo Matlaba". Goal.com. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
- ^ "Thabo Matlaba". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
External links
- Career history at National Football Teams
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Categories:
- Use dmy dates from August 2012
- 1987 births
- Association football defenders
- Living people
- South Africa international soccer players
- South African soccer players
- People from Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality
- Free State Stars F.C. players
- Orlando Pirates players
- 2013 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2015 Africa Cup of Nations players