Katlego Mashego
 Mashego with the Orlando Pirates in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Katlego Evidence Mashego | ||
| Date of birth | 18 May 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Bushbuckridge, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker, Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tubatse Crusaders | |||
| Jamestown FC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Hellenic FC | 0 | (0) | |
| 2004–2006 | Silver Stars | 35 | (8) |
| 2006–2009 | SuperSport United | 60 | (21) |
| 2009–2011 | Orlando Pirates | 57 | (15) |
| 2011–2012 | Golden Arrows | 22 | (4) |
| 2012–2013 | Moroka Swallows | 28 | (13) |
| 2013–2016 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 36 | (9) |
| 2016–2018 | Chippa United | 23 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006–2014 | South Africa | 22 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:07, 16 January 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 December 2013 | |||
Katlego "Mahoota" Mashego (born 18 May 1982 in Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga) is a South African professional football (soccer) striker who most recently played for Premier Soccer League side Chippa United. He represented the South Africa national team on 22 occasions, scoring twice.
Mashego started his career at Hellenic FC and Silver Stars before moving to SuperSport United in 2006, where he won the Premier Soccer League in 2008.
He then moved to Orlando Pirates in January 2009 and captured his second league title in 2011.
Mashego was transferred from Orlando Pirates to Golden Arrows in 2011, with the player signing a 3-year deal.[1]
He left Golden Arrows after only a single season and was signed on a free transfer by Moroka Swallows.[2] Mashego finished the 2012-13 Premier Soccer League season as the league's top scorer with 13 goals.[3]
Mashego joined Mamelodi Sundowns in August 2013 in a deal which saw Edward Manqele move in the opposite direction as a replacement on loan.[4]
International goals
[edit]| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2006-08-16 | Windhoek, Namibia |  Namibia |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly match |
| 2 | 2013-06-12 | Yaoundé, Cameroon |  Central African Republic |
3–0 | 3–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
References
[edit]- ^ "Mashego heads to Golden Arrows". KickOff. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- ^ "Mashego joins Swallows". The New Age. Archived from the original on 7 August 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- ^ "Mashego: I have nothing to prove". 7 August 2013. Soccer Laduma. 26 May 2013.
- ^ "Manqele In, Mashego Out At Birds". Soccer Laduma. August 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
External links
[edit]- Katlego Mashego – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Katlego Mashego at National-Football-Teams.com
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