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South African soccer player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
May Mahlangu (born 1 May 1989) is a South African professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | May Sphiwe Mahlangu | ||
Date of birth | 1 May 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Secunda, South Africa | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2006 | Stars of Africa Academy | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2008 | Alexandra United | 40 | (3) |
2008–2013 | Helsingborgs IF | 98 | (7) |
2008–2009 | → IFK Hässleholm (loan) | 16 | (6) |
2014 | IFK Göteborg | 24 | (5) |
2015 | Konyaspor | 10 | (1) |
2015–2016 | Sint-Truiden | 18 | (2) |
2016–2018 | Dinamo București | 62 | (3) |
2018–2019 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 4 | (1) |
2019 | → Ordabasy (loan) | 29 | (3) |
2020–2021 | Ordabasy | 22 | (0) |
2022 | Aksu | 3 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2012– | South Africa | 18 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 December 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 August 2018 |
Mahlangu joined the Stars of Africa Academy at age 15 and played for their team Alexandra United FC.[1]
Bo Nilsson was the manager of Allsvenskan club Helsingborgs IF in 2008 and through his connections with the academy he brought over Mahlangu to Sweden. Nilsson set it up so that Mahlangu would train with both Helsingborg and fourth tier club IFK Hässleholm each day, and that he would initially play league games for Hässleholm.[2][3] After impressing in the Swedish lower leagues, Helsingborg decided to permanently make him a part of their squad in the summer of 2009.[4] In 2011 the club won the Swedish league and Mahlangu was given the player of the year award.[5]
On 4 March 2014 Mahlangu joined Allsvenskan club IFK Göteborg on a one-year contract.[6]
May Mahlangu signed with Konyaspor in January 2015 as a free transfer. On 28 February 2015, Mahlangu scored his first league goal against Fenerbahçe.
Mahlangu signed a contract with Ludogorets Razgrad in August 2018,[7] but saw limited action for the team.
In 2019 he joined Ordabasy on loan before signing permanently with the Kazakh side in 2020.[8]
In January 2012, Mahlangu made his debut for the South Africa national team in a friendly against Equatorial Guinea.[9] He was also included in South Africa's squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.[10]
In November 2014, Mahlangu was banned from selection for the Bafana Bafana after failing to turn up for their 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Sudan and Nigeria, citing fatigue.[11][12]
Club | Season | Division | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Continental[lower-alpha 2] | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
IFK Hässleholm | 2008 | Division 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||
2009 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 5 | |||
Total | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | ||
Helsingborgs IF | 2009 | Allsvenskan | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
2010 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 22 | 3 | |||
2011 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 5 | ||
2012 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||
2013 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |||
Total | 98 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 131 | 8 | ||
IFK Göteborg | 2014 | Allsvenskan | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 7 |
Konyaspor | 2014–15 | Süper Lig | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | |
Sint-Truiden | 2015–16 | Belgian Pro League | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 2 | |
Dinamo București | 2016–17 | Liga I | 22 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 27 | 1 | |
2017–18 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 2 | ||
2018–19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | |||
Total | 62 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 71 | 4 | ||
Ludogorets Razgrad | 2018–19 | First League | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
Ludogorets Razgrad II | 2018–19 | Second League | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
Ordabasy (loan) | 2019 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 3 |
Ordabasy | 2020 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career total | 264 | 28 | 29 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 324 | 33 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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South Africa | 2012 | 6 | 1 |
2013 | 7 | 1 | |
2015 | 2 | 0 | |
2016 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 18 | 2 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 22 December 2012 | Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban, South Africa | Malawi | 3–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
2 | 27 January 2013 | Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban, South Africa | Morocco | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2013 Africa Cup of Nations |
Helsingborgs IF
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