Profile of T. Matlaba

Season 2024/25

Official matches
5
Matches
327'
Minutes
0
0
Goals/90'
1/0
0.28
Cards/90'

T. Matlaba

Thabo Matlaba
37
years
ZAF
South Africa
64
kgs
Def
position
169
cms
28
shirt number
21
K.€
59
ELO

Born on 13 December 1987 in Mokopane

Personal data
Country of birth
South Africa South Africa
Preferred foot
Right foot
Continent of birth
Africa
Region of birth
África del Sur
Career details
Current club
Golden Arrows Golden Arrows
Current competition
South African First Division South African First Division
Previous club
Royal AM Royal AM
Historic team
Orlando Pirates Orlando Pirates
Historical competition
South African First Division South African First Division
Last number
28
Most common shirt number
8
Other shirt numbers
14, 27, 8, 11, 30, 12

Form in last matches

Competitions played in

Participation and performances

Team's position in the competition

Matchday 30 PTS MP W D L GF GA GD
10
Marumo Gallants FC
Marumo Gallants FC 32 28 8 8 12 26 39 -13
11
Chippa United
Chippa United 31 28 8 7 13 22 28 -6
12
Golden Arrows
Golden Arrows 31 28 7 10 11 20 32 -12
13
Magesi
Magesi 31 28 8 7 13 19 31 -12
14
SuperSport United
SuperSport United 27 28 6 9 13 18 30 -12

Position on the pitch

Main position
Left-back 85%
Other positions
  • Right-back 15%
LB
RB
Football pitch

Attributes

77
pace
63
shot
66
pass
74
Dribbling
70
defence
63
physical

Rating progression

59 ▼ -4
1173 10
1882 11
10100 19
1739 20
90631 21
10099 24
Highest value in career
73 (2014)
Rankings
General
28092º
Age
353º
By country
134º 134º
By position
11018º D
By position
2203º LB LB

Evolution of market value

▼ -0.2
1173 10
1882 11
10100 19
1739 20
90631 21
10099 24
Highest value in career
7.49M (2015)
Rankings
General
69770º
Age
472º
By country
738º 738º
By position
39692º D
By position
8201º LB LB
Contract information
Agent
GA SPORTS AGENCY

Past signings

Season. Date
Origin Destination Cost
24/25 17/04/2025
Royal AM
Royal AM
Golden Arrows
Golden Arrows
Free transfer
21/22 31/01/2022
Swallows FC
Swallows FC
Bloemfontein Celtic
Bloemfontein Celtic
Transfer
18/19 20/07/2018
Orlando Pirates
Orlando Pirates
Chippa United
Chippa United
Transfer
11/12 01/01/2012
Free State Stars
Free State Stars
Orlando Pirates
Orlando Pirates
Transfer
10/11 01/07/2010
Escudo
Free State Stars
Free State Stars
Transfer
Total amount of money in transfer dealings 0

Professional performance

Current season 5
1
0.2
58
Last 3 years 62
7
0.11
64
Last 5 years 123
15
0.12
64
Career 412
0.15
66

List of clubs played for

Teams Season MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Golden Arrows
Golden Arrows
2024/25
5 0 0 1 0 5 4 1 327' 37 5 58
South African First Division
South African First Division
5 0 0 1 0 5 4 1 327' 37 5 58
Royal AM
Royal AM
2023/24
29 2 2 2 0 29 28 1 2427' 36 6.6 64
Royal AM
Royal AM
2022/23
28 1 0 4 0 28 27 1 2418' 35 6.4 65
Royal AM
Royal AM
2021/22
16 2 2 4 0 16 16 0 1430' 34 7.3 66
Swallows FC
Swallows FC
2021/22
18 0 0 0 0 18 17 1 1559' 34 6.6 63

Historical performance in clubs

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Orlando Pirates
Orlando Pirates
8 203 194 17529' 14 35
Royal AM
Royal AM
3 73 71 6275' 5 10
Swallows FC
Swallows FC
2 40 37 3389' 0 3
Free State Stars
Free State Stars
2 33 32 2892' 3 7
Black Leopards
Black Leopards
1 29 27 2392' 1 3
Golden Arrows
Golden Arrows
1 5 4 327' 0 1
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
PSL
PSL
15 311 296 26597' 17 45
Nedbank Cup
Nedbank Cup
12 32 31 2746' 1 7
Telkom Knockout Cup
Telkom Knockout Cup
6 15 15 1342' 1 3
MTN8 Cup
MTN8 Cup
5 12 11 1039' 2 3
CAF Champions
CAF Champions
1 10 10 900' 1 1

For the national team

3815
29 times at International
1
Average number of goals
0.03
0
1
0
Other information
Times called up
33
Matches as a starter
26
Off the bench
3
Debut
14/5/2011
Age on debut
23.4 years
Last match
12/11/2016
Age in last game
28.9 years

Career with national team

Teams Year MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
South Africa
South Africa
2016
4 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 360' 28 5.7 71
International Friendly
International Friendly
2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 180' 28 5.7 71
African WC Qual.
African WC Qual.
1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 90' 28 5.4 71
AFCON Qualifying
AFCON Qualifying
1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 90' 28 5.6 72
South Africa
South Africa
2015
12 0 0 1 0 12 11 1 1006' 27 6.3 72
South Africa
South Africa
2014
4 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 360' 26 6.1 73
South Africa
South Africa
2013
6 1 0 0 0 6 6 0 512' 25 6.7 67
South Africa
South Africa
2012
2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 96' 25 5.2 61

Performances for the national team

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
South Africa
South Africa
6 29 26 2360' 1 1
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
International Friendly
International Friendly
6 15 12 1100' 0 0
CAF Qualifying
CAF Qualifying
3 5 5 450' 0 0
WC Qual. Africa
WC Qual. Africa
3 5 5 450' 1 0
CAF
CAF
2 4 4 360' 0 1

Titles

  • South African champion
    South African champion

Best performances