Simisani Mathumo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 November 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Francistown, Botswana | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centreback | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Olympique Khouribga | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2007 | Township Rollers U19 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2019 | Township Rollers | ||
| 2019 | Free State Stars | 11 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Township Rollers | ||
| 2020– | Olympique Khouribga | ||
| International career | |||
| 2018– | Botswana | 20 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Simisani Mathumo (born 11 November 1991) is a Motswana footballer who plays for Township Rollers FC and the Botswana national football team. Mathumo played briefly for the Botola side Olympique Khouribga in 2020.[1]
Simisani began his football career in the Township Rollers academy in 2005. He was given his first senior appearance by then manager Madinda Ndlovu as a sixteen year old. After impressing Simisani would go on to become a mainstay in the Township Rollers FC defense, playing for them over twelve years and winning all of the cups on offer including six Premier Leagues, one FA Cup and two Mascom Top 8 Cups. In January 2019, he left Township Rollers Football Club to join South African side Free State Stars but his contract was terminated after the club was relegated from the Absa Premiership and he returned to Township Rollers FC in August 2019.[2]
Style of play
[edit]Throughout his career he has featured predominantly as a classic sweeper defender, mainly due to his mobility and ability to tackle.[3] Due to his size and height he is also dependable for ball clearance and is a constant goal threat especially in setpieces.[4]
Honours
[edit]Clubs
[edit]- Township Rollers
- FA Cup:1
Individual honours
[edit]- FUB Player of the Season: 2017[4]
- FUB Team of the Year: 2016,[5] 2017[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Simisani Mathumo at Soccerway
- ^ "Mamelodi Sundowns crowned champions, Free State Stars relegated". SowetanLIVE. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ "Ajax Cape Town assess Township Rollers defender Simisani Mathumo". KickOff. 21 March 2017.
- ^ a b koorengJanuary 22, thapelo; amPermalink, 2019 at 10:52 (21 January 2019). "Mathumo finally leaves for Free State Stars".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Galaxy are the new Mascom Top 8 stars | Sunday Standard". www.sundaystandard.info. Archived from the original on 19 May 2019.
- ^ https://www.mmegi.bw/index.phpaid=71458&dir=2017/september/05 [dead link]
External links
[edit]- Simisani Mathumo at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Botswana men's footballers
- Botswana men's international footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Botswana expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa
- Botswana expatriate sportspeople in South Africa
- Expatriate men's footballers in Morocco
- Botswana expatriate sportspeople in Morocco
- Botola players
- Township Rollers F.C. players
- Free State Stars F.C. players
- Olympique Club de Khouribga players
- 21st-century Botswana sportsmen