Gift Motupa (born 23 September 1994) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for South African Premier Division side Mamelodi Sundowns.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gift Motupa[1] | ||
Date of birth | 23 September 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Südafrika | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Mamelodi Sundowns | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2015 | Baroka | 50 | (18) |
2015–2018 | Orlando Pirates | 30 | (2) |
2017–2018 | → Baroka (loan) | 5 | (3) |
2018 | Chippa United | 0 | (0) |
2018–2020 | Bidvest Wits | 37 | (14) |
2020– | Mamelodi Sundowns | 14 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2015 | South Africa U23 | 4 | (2) |
2016 | South Africa Olympic | 3 | (1) |
2015–2018 | Südafrika | 12 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 May 2023 |
Club career
editMotupa started his career at Baroka before joining Orlando Pirates in 2015.[3] He spent the 2017–18 season on loan at Baroka.[4]
He was sold to Chippa United in May 2018, but was sold to Bidvest Wits in July 2018 without playing a single match for Chippa United.[4]
He joined Mamelodi Sundowns on a five-year contract in September 2020.[5]
International career
editInternational goals
edit- Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first.[6]
Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 18 June 2016 | Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia | Lesotho | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
2. | 25 June 2016 | Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia | Botswana | 1–1 | 3–2 | Friendly |
3. | 3–2 | |||||
4. | 15 July 2017 | Francistown Stadium, Francistown, Botswana | Botswana | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2018 African Nations Championship qualification |
Career statistics
editClub | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Orlando Pirates | 2015-16 | PSL | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
2016-17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
Total | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
Mamelodi Sundowns | 2020-21 | PSL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
Career Total | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
References
edit- ^ "2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations - Group A squads" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "Olympic Football Tournaments Rio 2016 – Men: List of Players: South Africa Olympic" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 9 January 2017. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "Gift Motupa Joining Orlando Pirates". Soccer Laduma. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ a b Ditlhobolo, Austin (4 July 2018). "Former Orlando Pirates forward Gift Motupa completes shock move to Bidvest Wits". Goal. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ Ditlhobolo, Austin (26 September 2020). "Mamelodi Sundowns confirm signing of Goss, Domingo and Motupa". Goal. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ Gift Motupa at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
External links
edit- Gift Motupa at Soccerway
- Gift Motupa at National-Football-Teams.com