Gift Motupa (born 23 September 1994) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for South African Premier Division side Mamelodi Sundowns.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gift Motupa[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1994-09-23) 23 September 1994 (age 27) | ||
Place of birth | Ga motupa village in Bolobedu 20km outside Tzaneen town,Limpopo, South Africa | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Mamelodi Sundowns | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2015 | Baroka | 50 | (18) |
2015–2018 | Orlando Pirates | 30 | (2) |
2017–2018 | → Baroka (loan) | 5 | (3) |
2018 | Chippa United | 0 | (0) |
2018–2020 | Bidvest Wits | 37 | (14) |
2020– | Mamelodi Sundowns | 19 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2015 | South Africa U23 | 4 | (2) |
2016 | South Africa Olympic | 3 | (1) |
2015– | South Africa | 12 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 September 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:00, 4 October 2020 (UTC) |
Motupa started his career at Baroka before joining Orlando Pirates in 2015.[3] He spent the 2017–18 season on loan at Baroka.[4]
He was sold to Chippa United in May 2018, but was sold to Bidvest Wits in July 2018 without playing a single match for Chippa United.[4]
He joined Mamelodi Sundowns on a five-year contract in September 2020.[5]
Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 18 June 2016 | Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia | Lesotho | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
2. | 25 June 2016 | Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia | Botswana | 1–1 | 3–2 | Friendly |
3. | 3–2 | |||||
4. | 15 July 2017 | Francistown Stadium, Francistown, Botswana | Botswana | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2018 African Nations Championship qualification |
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Orlando Pirates | 2015-16 | PSL | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
2016-17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
Total | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
Mamelodi Sundowns | 2020-21 | PSL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
Career Total | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
South Africa men's soccer squad – 2016 Summer Olympics | ||
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Orlando Pirates F.C. – current squad | |
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