Njabulo Blom

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Njabulo Blom
Personal information
Full name Njabulo Blom[1]
Date of birth (1999-12-11) 11 December 1999 (age 22)
Place of birth Dobsonville, South Africa
Position(s) Central midfielder, right back
Club information
Current team
 Kaizer Chiefs
Number 45
Youth career
0000–2019 Kaizer Chiefs
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Kaizer Chiefs 34 (0)
National team‡
2019– South Africa U20 7 (0)
2021– South Africa 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:21 , 26 June 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:13, 7 September 2021 (UTC)

Njabulo Blom (born 11 December 1999) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a central midfielder or right back for South African Premier Division side Kaizer Chiefs and the South African national team. .[2]

Club career[]

Born in Dobsonville,[2] Blom started his career at Kaizer Chiefs, and made his debut on 1 October 2019, starting against Lamontville Golden Arrows, before appearing again for the club on 27 October 2019 against Mamelodi Sundowns.[3][4]

International career[]

Blom appeared for the South Africa national under-20 football team at the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup and the 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.[2]

He made his debut for the South Africa national football team on 6 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Ghana, a 1–0 home victory. He substituted Percy Tau in the 77th minute.[5]

Career statistics[]

As of 26 June 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Nedbank Cup Telkom Knockout Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kaizer Chiefs 2019–20[6] South African Premier Division 3 0 0 0 2 0 — 0 0 5 0
2020–21[6] South African Premier Division 27 0 1 0 0 0 13[a] 0 3[b] 0 44 0
Career total 30 0 1 0 2 0 13 0 3 0 49 0
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in CAF Champions League
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in MTN 8

References[]

  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019 – List of Players" (PDF). fifa.com. FIFA. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Njabulo Blom at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ "How Njabulo Blom performed on Kaizer Chiefs debut". Kick Off. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Kaizer Chiefs' Njabulo Blom dubs Mamelodi Sundowns and Maritzburg United games best and worst of 2019/20". Kick Off. 10 June 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  5. ^ "South Africa v Ghana game report". FIFA. 6 September 2021.
  6. ^ a b Njabulo Blom at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
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