Lebogang Manyama

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Lebogang Manyama
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-09-13) 13 September 1990 (age 31)
Place of birth Tembisa, South Africa
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Kaizer Chiefs
Number 21
Youth career
Balfour Park
Alexandra FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Ajax Cape Town 91 (16)
2013–2016 SuperSport United 29 (6)
2015–2016 → Mpumalanga Black Aces (loan) 14 (3)
2016–2017 Cape Town City 37 (14)
2017–2018 Konyaspor 10 (2)
2018– Kaizer Chiefs 52 (12)
National team‡
2013– South Africa 17 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05:45, 10 March 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 May 2018

Lebogang Manyama (born 13 September 1990) is a South African professional soccer player who currently plays as a midfielder for Kaizer Chiefs and the South Africa national soccer team.[1]

Early life[]

Manyama was born in Tembisa but grew up in Alexandra, north of Johannesburg. He attended Northview High School.[2]

Club career[]

Ajax Cape Town[]

Lebogang Manyama made his professional debut for Ajax Cape Town on 20 August 2010 against Mamelodi Sundowns, winning (4–3) on penalties after a 1–1 draw, in a quarterfinal match of the 2010 MTN 8 tournament at Athlone Stadium in Cape Town. He was acquired by Ajax Cape Town in the summer of 2010 as a transfer from FC Alexandra. During his time at Ajax he was a stand out player in the South African Premier League and was subsequently acquired by Supersport United. [3]

SuperSport United[]

He went on to play for Supersport United who later on loaned him to Mpumalanga Black Aces for the 2015/16 season. He had a good season however his season came to an end after he suffered an injury during the latter stages of the season. [4]

Cape Town City FC[]

In 2016, Lebo was signed by Cape Town City F.C. and was subsequently named Captain for the team's inaugural 2016/17 Premier Soccer League campaign. He made history in the club's opening PSL season by guiding them to the prestigious Telkom Knockout Cup trophy, in a 2-1 victory over Supersport United. In this season he was the League's top goalscorer and named South African player of the year. His role at Cape Town City has seen him cement his place in the national team and is regarded currently as the best player in South Africa. [5]

Kaizer Chiefs[]

After a short spell with the Turkish side Konyaspor, Manyama signed for Kaizer Chiefs [6] He went on to lead the Glamour boys' forward line alongside ex-Sundowns duo of Khama Billiat and Leanardo Castro alongside Serbian marksman Samir Nukovic to help Chiefs finish second to Sundowns and subsequently qualify for the CAF Champions League.

International career[]

Manyama has made 11 appearances for the South African National Team netting 1 goal. He is mostly used as an attacking midfielder or false-nine in the national team as he interchanges comfortably between a midfield or striking role. He made his Bafana Bafana debut in 2013 and continues to be selected, with the most recent call-ups in June 2017 for the AFCON qualifier against Nigeria and the international friendly against Zambia.

International goals[]

Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first.[7]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 13 June 2017 Moruleng Stadium, Saulspoort, South Africa  Zambia 1–0 1–0 Friendly

Honours[]

Club[]

Cape Town City FC
Supersport United

References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Lebogang Manyama commends mamelodi sundowns". soccer.10.co.za. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Lebogang Manyama". Ajax Cape Town Official Site. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
  4. ^ "Manyama has three broken bones". Kickoff.com. 18 February 2016.
  5. ^ Reiners, Rodney (15 February 2017). "Intelligent and aware - Manyama is special". IOL. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Kaizer Chiefs sign Lebogang Manyama | Goal.com". Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  7. ^ "L. Manyama". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2017.

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