Thembinkosi Lorch
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 July 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Orlando Pirates | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Maluti FET College | 46 | (9) |
| 2015– | Orlando Pirates | 93 | (16) |
| 2015–2016 | Cape Town All Stars (loan) | 23 | (5) |
| 2016–2017 | Chippa United (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2016– | South Africa | 7 | (1) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:35, 29 May 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 01:21, 12 July 2019 (UTC) | |||
Thembinkosi Lorch (born 22 July 1993) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Orlando Pirates and the South African national team. He was named the South African Player of the Season and Players' Player of the Season in 2019.[1][2]
Thembinkosi Lorch nicknamed "Nyoso" started his career at Maluti FET College FC and after a game against Jomo Cosmos, got a call from Screamer Tshabalala who told him that Pirates was interested in him. His first PSL game was against Free State Stars, playing for Chippa United on loan from Orlando Pirates. DJ Maphorisa and Kabza De Small's 2019 song, titled Lorch, was inspired by and named after him.[3]
Career statistics[]
International[]
- As of matches played on 12 July 2019[4]
| South Africa national team | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 |
| Total | 7 | 1 |
International goals[]
- Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first.[4]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 6 July 2019 | Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt |  Egypt |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations |
Personal life[]
In the early morning of 7 September 2020, Lorch was arrested for allegedly assaulting his then-girlfriend, Nokuphiwa Mathithibala. This came after she had opened up a case of assault against him at Midrand Police station indicating that Lorch had strangled her after she had asked about his whereabouts.[5] In January 2021, the assault case was provisionally withdrawn with the prosecutor instructing police to investigate further.[6]
Lorch briefly dated actress Natasha Thahane from June to September 2021.[7]
References[]
- ^ "Lorch the big winner at glittering psl awards". sport24.co.za. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ "Thembinkosi lorch wins big at psl awards". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ "DJ Maphorisa thinks his verse on 'Lorch' is fire & social media agrees". TimesLIVE.
- ^ a b "Thembinkosi Lorch". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ "Thembinkosi Lorch arrested for assaulting girlfriend". Sunday World. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ Pheto, Belinda (26 January 2021). "Domestic assault case against Orlando Pirates player Thembinkosi Lorch provisionally withdrawn". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ Mazibuko, Thobile (13 July 2021). "Natasha Thahane annoyed at men meddling in her relationship with Thembinkosi Lorch". IOL. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
External links[]
- Thembinkosi Lorch at Soccerway
 | ||
|
 | This biographical article related to South African association football is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Association football forwards
- South African soccer players
- National First Division players
- Chippa United F.C. players
- South African Premier Division players
- 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players
- South Africa international soccer players
- South African soccer biography stubs