Nyiko Mobbie

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Nyiko Mobbie
Personal information
Full name Nyiko Sydney Mobbie[1]
Date of birth (1994-09-11) 11 September 1994 (age 27)
Place of birth , Malamulele, South Africa
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
 Sekhukhune United
(on loan from Mamelodi Sundowns)
Number 42
Youth career
FC Basel
Free State Stars
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Free State Stars 58 (1)
2019– Mamelodi Sundowns 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Stellenbosch (loan) 27 (1)
2020–2021 → Chippa United (loan) 20 (0)
2021– → Sekhukhune United (loan) 5 (0)
National team‡
2019– South Africa 12 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:22, 31 October 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:22, 25 January 2022 (UTC)

Nyiko Sydney Mobbie (born 11 September 1994) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a right back for Sekhukhune United, on loan from Mamelodi Sundowns, and the South African national team.

Club career[]

Free State Stars[]

Born in , Malamulele, South Africa,[2] After playing amateur football for local side FC Basel, he joined Free State Stars in 2014.[3] He made his debut on 11 May 2016 in a 2–2 draw at home to Kaizer Chiefs.[1] He scored once in 58 apearances before the club were relegated to the National First Division in 2019.[1][4]

Mamelodi Sundowns[]

Following Free State Stars' relegation, Mobbie signed for Mamelodi Sundowns in summer 2019.[4] However, Mobbie was left out of the club's pre-season training camp and signed for Stellenbosch on a season-long loan in August.[5][6] He scored once in 27 league appearances for Stellenbosch.[1] In December 2020, Mobbie joined Chippa United on loan until the end of the season.[7] He made 20 league appearances for Chippa United.[1] On 9 September 2021, it was announced that Mobbie had joined Sekhukhune United on a season-long loan, with the deal having been completed a week before.[8]

International career[]

Mobbie made his debut for the South African national team on 4 August 2019 in a 3–0 2020 African Nations Championship qualification defeat to Lesotho.[9] He made 5 appearances at the 2021 COSAFA Cup tournament, which South Africa won after beating Senegal in the final.[2]

Career statistics[]

International[]

As of match played on 14 November 2021.[2]
National team Year Apps Goals
South Africa 2019 1 0
2021 11 0
Total 12 0

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e "N. Mobbie: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Nyiko Mobbie". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  3. ^ Ndebele, Sihle (23 May 2018). "Nyiko Mobbie's heroics recognised". The Sowetan. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  4. ^ a b Breakfast, Siviwe (8 July 2019). "Mamelodi Sundowns seal deal with Free State Stars for talented defender". The South African. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Sundowns put Mobbie on ice". The Citizen. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  6. ^ Dladla, Nkululeko (23 August 2019). "Nyiko Mobbie joins Stellenbosch FC on loan from Mamelodi Sundowns". Kick Off. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  7. ^ Madyira, Michael (2 December 2020). "Mobbie & Phewa: Mamelodi Sundowns duo sent to Chippa United on loan". Goal. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  8. ^ Khoza, Neville (9 September 2021). "Mobbie gets third loan move in three years". The Sowetan. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  9. ^ Said, Nick (4 August 2019). "Lesotho dump South Africa out of the African Nations Championship qualifiers". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
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