Aubrey Modiba
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maphosa Posman Modiba | ||
| Date of birth | 22 July 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Polokwane Bochum, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mamelodi Sundowns | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| School of Excellence | |||
| Mpumalanga Black Aces | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Mpumalanga Black Aces | 26 | (0) |
| 2016 | Cape Town City | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2020 | SuperSport United | 98 | (19) |
| 2020– | Mamelodi Sundowns | 74 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016– | South Africa | 36 | (3) |
| 2016 | South Africa Olympic | 14 | (4) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 October 2022 | |||
Aubrey "Postman" Modiba (born 22 July 1995) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a left-midfielder and left-back for Mamelodi Sundowns in the Premier Soccer League and South Africa national team.
Club career
[edit]Modiba began his professional soccer career at 19 years old representing Mpumalanga Black Aces in the 2014–15 PSL season. He managed only 1 appearance in his opening season, but grew to strength quickly earning himself 25 appearances in only his second season. In 2016, he was signed by Cape Town City after the relocation of Aces.
International career
[edit]Modiba currently plays for the South Africa national U23 team as a midfielder. He has earned 6 caps at the U23 level and 17 with the U20 team. In 2016, Modiba was selected to represent South Africa at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He featured in every one of the team's three games, starting in midfield for two out of three.[1]
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]- As of match played on 8 June 2018.[2]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2016 | 4 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 13 | 3 | |
International goals
- As of match played on 8 June 2018. South Africa score listed first, score column indicates score after each Modiba goal.[2]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 5 June 2018 | Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane, South Africa |  Namibia |
1–0 | 4–1 | 2018 COSAFA Cup |
| 2. | 8 June 2018 | Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane, South Africa |  Botswana |
2–0 | 3–0 | |
| 3. | 24 September 2022 | FNB Stadium, Soweto, South Africa |  Sierra Leone |
4–0 | 4–0 | 2022 COSAFA Cup |
Honours
[edit]South Africa
- Africa Cup of Nations third place: 2023[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Nekhavhambe, Maano (22 July 2016). "Modiba chuffed with Olympic call-up". Sport24. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Modiba, Aubrey". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ^ Edwards, Piers (10 February 2024). "South Africa 0–0 DR Congo". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
External links
[edit]- Aubrey Modiba at Soccerway
- Aubrey Modiba at National-Football-Teams.com
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- 1995 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Polokwane
- Soccer players from Limpopo
- South African men's soccer players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Men's association football defenders
- South African Premier Division players
- Mpumalanga Black Aces F.C. players
- Cape Town City F.C. (2016) players
- SuperSport United F.C. players
- Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. players
- South Africa men's international soccer players
- Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic soccer players for South Africa
- 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 21st-century South African sportsmen