| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1995-12-19)19 December 1995 (age 30) | ||
| Place of birth | Cape Town, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mamelodi Sundowns | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kenpark United | |||
| –2014 | Santos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Santos | 57 | (5) |
| 2017–2020 | Stellenbosch | 76 | (35) |
| 2020–2023 | SuperSport United | 51 | (6) |
| 2023–2024 | Stellenbosch | 38 | (24) |
| 2024– | Mamelodi Sundowns | 37 | (20) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | South Africa | 18 | (5) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 March 2025 | |||
Iqraam Rayners (born 19 December 1995) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as aforward forSouth African Premier Division sideMamelodi Sundowns[2] and theSouth Africa national team. He is regarded as one of the best strikers in South Africa.[citation needed]
Rayners played youth football with Kenpark United before joiningSantos at under-17 level. He made his debut for them during the 2014–15 season.[3] He played forStellenbosch before joiningSuperSport United in summer 2020 after signing a pre-contract agreement in January 2020.[4][5] Rayners returned to Stellenbosch FC in 2023 and used to wear the number nine jersey.
On 22 August 2024,Mamelodi Sundowns signed Rayners from Stellenbosch on free transfer.[6]
In June 2025, he was included in Mamelodi Sundowns' squad for the2025 FIFA Club World Cup.[7] On 17 June 2025, Rayners scored the only goal in theFIFA Club World Cup to secure Mamelodi Sundowns' first-ever victory overSouth Korea’sUlsan HD.[8] It was also Sundowns's first victory for an African side after Egypt’sAl Ahly drew their opener while Esperance of Tunisia lost to Flamengo.[9] On 21 June 2025, Rayners scored his second goal in FIFA Club World Cup, making him the first South African player to score two goals in one FIFA Club World Cup tournament.[10]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 8 July 2023 | King Zwelithini Stadium,Durban, South Africa |  Botswana | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2023 COSAFA Cup |
| 2. | 26 March 2024 | Nelson Mandela Stadium,Algiers, Algeria |  Algeria | 3–2 | 3–3 | 2024 FIFA Series |
| 3. | 11 June 2024 | Free State Stadium,Bloemfontein, South Africa |  Zimbabwe | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4. | 11 October 2024 | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium,Gqeberha, South Africa |  Congo | 5–0 | 5–0 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 5. | 19 November 2024 | Cape Town Stadium,Cape Town, South Africa |  South Sudan | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
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