| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tshegofatso John Mabasa | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-10-01)1 October 1996 (age 29) | ||
| Place of birth | Bloemfontein, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Orlando Pirates | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bloemfontein Celtic | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2019 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 49 | (9) |
| 2019– | Orlando Pirates | 141 | (50) |
| 2022–2023 | →Sekhukhune United (loan) | 18 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | →Moroka Swallows (loan) | 13 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| South Africa U23 | |||
| 2017– | South Africa | 6 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 July 2023 | |||
Tshegofatso John Mabasa (born 1 October 1996) is a South African professionalsoccer player who plays as aforward forOrlando Pirates.[2]
Born inBloemfontein,[1] Mabasa's first career club wasBloemfontein Celtic.[2][3] He made his first-team debut during a2014 Telkom Knockout encounter withAmaZulu on 4 October, which was followed by his professional league debut in theSouth African Premier Division in May 2015 versusFree State Stars.[2] In total, he made thirty-one appearances for the club in his first four seasons; during which time he also scored his first senior goals, netting in Telkom Knockout ties withPlatinum Stars andPolokwane City in November 2017.[2] His first goal in league action arrived on 5 August 2018 in a 2–0 win overChippa United.
In the2023/24 season he finished as atop goal scorer in the league while playing forOrlando Pirates.
Mabasa scored his Orlando Pirates's 2nd hat-trick, on 24 December 2024 againstMarumo Gallants. Which made him the second all-time scorer of Orlando Pirates with 44 goals for the club.
Mabaso has represented South Africa atsenior level, winning his first cap during a2018 African Nations Championship qualifier withZambia on 19 August 2017.[4][5] He had previously featured for theSouth Africa under-23s.[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Continental | Other[c] | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bloemfontein Celtic | 2014–15 | Premier Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | |||
| 2018–19 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 27 | 10 | |||
| Orlando Pirates | 2019-20 | Premier Division | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 25 | 7 |
| 2020-21 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | - | - | 19 | 8 | ||
| 2021-22 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 22 | 3 | ||
| 2023-24 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | 13 | ||
| Sekhukhune United (loan) | 2022-23 | Premier Division | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | 2 |
| Moroka Swallows (loan) | 2023-24 | Premier Division | 13 | 6 | - | - | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 |
| Career total | 142 | 41 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 11 3 | 3 | 0 | 178 | 51 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 3 | |
| Total | 7 | 3 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 July 2023 | Princess Magogo Stadium,KwaMashu, South Africa |  Eswatini | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2023 COSAFA Cup | [8] |
| 2 | 2–1 | ||||||
| 3 | 14 July 2023 | King Zwelithini Stadium,Umlazi, South Africa |  Zambia | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2023 COSAFA Cup | [9] |