| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abram Melato Raselemane | ||
| Date of birth | (1978-03-23)23 March 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Thaba Nchu,South Africa | ||
| Date of death | 27 May 2008(2008-05-27) (aged 30) | ||
| Place of death | Bloemfontein,South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–1999 | Bloemfontein Young Tigers | 25 | (11) |
| 1999–2001 | Santos Cape Town | 62 | (13) |
| 2001–2006 | Supersport United | 104 | (42) |
| 2006–2008 | Bidvest Wits | 24 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2001–2006 | South Africa | 15 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2008 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 May 2008 | |||
Abram Melato "Fire" Raselemane (23 March 1978, inThaba Nchu – 27 May 2008, inBloemfontein) was a South Africanfootballstriker who last played forPremier Soccer League clubBidvest Wits andSouth Africa.
Initially rising to prominence in 1999 while playing forBloemfontein Young Tigers,[1] he later played forSupersport United andSantos Cape Town before joining Wits in 2006. Between 2002 and 2006, he wascapped 15 times by South Africa, scoring 3 goals.
Raselmane died on 27 May 2008 fromsuicide.[2]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 8 October 2003 | Setsoto Stadium,Maseru,Lesotho |  Lesotho | 0–3 | Win | Friendly | |||||
| 2. | 10 July 2005 | Memorial Coliseum,Los Angeles,United States |  Jamaica | 3–3 | Draw | 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup | |||||
| 3. | 13 August 2005 | Mmabatho Stadium,Mafikeng,South Africa |  Zambia | 2–2 | Draw | 2005 COSAFA Cup | |||||
| Correct as of 9 March 2017[3] | |||||||||||
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