Themba Zwane

Themba Zwane also known as Mshishi, Shikabala, and The Immortal 10+1 (born 3 August 1989) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier Soccer League club Mamelodi Sundowns and South Africa. He is widely regarded as one of the best South African players of all time.

Themba Zwane

Personal information
Full name	Themba Zwane[1]
Date of birth	(1989-08-03) 3 August 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Tembisa, South Africa
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Mamelodi Sundowns
Number	18
Youth career
	M Tigers
	Vardos FC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–	Mamelodi Sundowns	263	(53)
2013–2014	→ Mpumalanga Black Aces (loan)	27	(4)
International career‡
2014–	South Africa	51	(12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:00, 11 October 2024 (UTC)

On 11 October 2024 he got his 50th international cap for South Africa.^[2]

Honours

Mamelodi Sundowns

• South African Premier (9): 2013–14; 2015–16; 2017–18; 2018–19; 2019–20; 2020–21; 2021–22; 2022–23

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• Telkom Knockout (2): 2015; 2019
• Nedbank Cup (3): 2014–15; 2019–20; 2021–22
• MTN 8: 2021
• CAF Champions League: 2016
• CAF Super Cup: 2017
• African Football League: 2023

South Africa

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

Individual

• PSL Footballer Of the Season: 2019–20
• PSL Player's Player of the season: 2019–20
• PSL Midfielder of the Season: 2019–20
• Mamelodi Sundowns Player of the season: 2019–20
• Mamelodi Sundowns' players player of the season: 2019–20
• PFA Player of the Year: 2020–21

Career statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		CAF Champions League		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	goals	Apps	Goals
Mamelodi Sundowns	2010-11	PSL	2	0									2	0
	2011-12		14	1	0	0	1	0	-	-	-	-	15	1
	2012-13		11	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	12	0
Mpumalanga Black Aces	2013-14		27	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	28	1
Mamelodi Sundowns	2014-15		22	2	-	-	2	1	2	-	1	-	27	3
	2015-16		22	3	3	-	4	2	9	-	1	-	39	6
	2016-17		27	8	1	-	1	1	8	-	1	-	38	9
	2017-18		27	6	4	-	1	-	7	-	1	-	40	6
	2018-19		24	5	1	-	2	-	9	5	2	-	39	9
	2019-20		25	11	3	-	2	-	8	2	3	1	41	14
	2020-21		25	10	3	1	1	0	5	2	-	-	34	14
	2021-22		25	5	4	1	3	1	8	1	-	-	40	8
	2022-23		23	3	2	0	3	0	8	3	2	0	38	6
	2023-24		18	0	3	1	4	1	10	0	6	0	41	2[4]
	2024-25		2	0	-	-	3	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Career Total			269	55	24	3	29	6	77	17	17	1	416	87

As of matches played on 7 June 2024^[5]

South Africa
Year	Apps	Goals
2014	4	0
2015	2	0
2016	0	0
2017	8	1
2018	2	0
2019	7	1
2020	3	2
2021	2	0
2022	3	2
2023	6	1
2024	13	5
Total	50	12

International goals

Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first.^[5]

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	7 October 2017	FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	Burkina Faso	2–0	3–1	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.	13 October 2019	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa	Mali	2–0	2–2	Friendly
3.	16 November 2020	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa	São Tomé and Príncipe	1–0	4–2	2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
4.				3–2
5.	24 September 2022	FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	Sierra Leone	1–0	4–0	Friendly
6.				3–0
7.	17 October 2023	Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast	Ivory Coast	1–0	1–1	Friendly
8.	21 January 2024	Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium, Korhogo, Ivory Coast	Namibia	2–0	4–0	2023 Africa Cup of Nations
9.				3–0
10.	23 March 2024	Nelson Mandela Stadium, Algiers, Algeria	Algeria	1–1	3–3	Friendly
11.				2–1
12.	7 June 2024	Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, Nigeria	Nigeria	1–0	1–1	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification