Aubrey Modiba

Aubrey Modiba
Personal information
Full name	Maphosa Posman Modiba
Date of birth	22 July 1995 (age 29)
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
2014–2016	Mpumalanga Black Aces
2016	Cape Town City
2016–2020	SuperSport United
2020–	Mamelodi Sundowns
International career‡
2016–	South Africa
2016	South Africa Olympic
	*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. He has played for the South Africa national under-20 soccer team and currently represents the South Africa national team. He is a former Mpumalanga Black Aces player, where he played his first two Premier Soccer League seasons. He represented South Africa in the soccer competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Club career

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

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

International

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	2018 COSAFA Cup
3.	24 September 2022	FNB Stadium, Soweto, South Africa	Sierra Leone	4–0	4–0	2022 COSAFA Cup

Honours

South Africa

Africa Cup of Nations third place: 2023^[3]

References

^ 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

Aubrey Modiba at Soccerway
Aubrey Modiba at National-Football-Teams.com

[1] Nekhavhambe, Maano (22 July 2016). "Modiba chuffed with Olympic call-up". Sport24. Retrieved 12 May 2019.

[NFT-2] "Modiba, Aubrey". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Retrieved 11 June 2018.

[3] 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.

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