Mpho Makola
Mpho Makola (born 4 May 1986 in Alexandra, Gauteng) is a South African football (soccer) midfielder for Premier Soccer League club Cape Town City.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mpho Terence Makola | ||
| Date of birth | 4 May 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Alexandra, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Cape Town City | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Alex Sheffield | |||
| 1999–2003 | Kaizer Chiefs | ||
| Bidvest Wits | |||
| Vaal University of Technology | |||
| Africa Sport Youth | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2012 | Free State Stars | 68 | (6) |
| 2012–2019 | Orlando Pirates | 137 | (14) |
| 2019– | Cape Town City | 11 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015– | South Africa | 7 | (2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:36, 13 December 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 September 2016 | |||
Early life
Makola was born and raised in Alexandra and attended school in Yeoville Community Primary School and Barnato Park High School where he was a sports all rounder. He joined the Kaizer Chiefs academy in 1999 from Alex Sheffield. By the age of 15, Makola became his family's main breadwinner and took care of his mother and six siblings. As a teenager, Makola consumed drugs and hung around gangsters and nearly joined a hijacking syndicate. He later played for Vaal University of Technology and earned R900 a month.[2]
Career statistics
- As of 30 January 2018[3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Free State Stars | 2009–10 | Premier Soccer League | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 |
| 2010–11 | Premier Soccer League | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
| 2011–12 | Premier Soccer League | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | |
| Total | 68 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 6 | ||
| Orlando Pirates | 2012–13 | Premier Soccer League | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 2013–14 | Premier Soccer League | 17 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 25 | 4 | |
| 2014–15 | Premier Soccer League | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 33 | 3 | |
| 2015–16 | Premier Soccer League | 24 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 33 | 9 | |
| 2016–17 | Premier Soccer League | 26 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 35 | 3 | |
| 2017–18 | Premier Soccer League | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | |
| Total | 118 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 156 | 22 | ||
| Career totals | 186 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 227 | 28 | ||
- Appearances in MTN 8
- Appearances in CAF Champions League
International career
He scored on his international debut against Senegal in an international friendly on 8 September 2015.
International goals
- Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first.[4]
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 8 September 2015 | Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa |  Senegal | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 6 September 2016 | Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa |  Egypt | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
References
- http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/south-africa/absa-premiership/players/2013-2014/pirates/03-mpho-makola.html
- https://archive.org/stream/Kickoff_December_2015/Kickoff_December_2015_djvu.txt?_e_pi_=7%2CPAGE_ID10%2C1598978198
- Mpho Makola at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- "M. Makola". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 November 2016.