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Lebogang Manyama (born 13 September 1990), nicknamed “Kaka” is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Cape Town City and the South Africa national soccer team.[1]

Lebogang Manyama
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-09-13) 13 September 1990 (age 32)
Place of birth Tembisa, South Africa
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Cape Town City
Number 21
Youth career
Balfour Park
Alexandra FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Ajax Cape Town 91 (16)
2013–2016 SuperSport United 29 (6)
2015–2016Mpumalanga Black Aces (loan) 14 (3)
2016–2017 Cape Town City 37 (14)
2017–2018 Konyaspor 10 (2)
2018–2022 Kaizer Chiefs 95 (15)
2022– Cape Town City 0 (0)
National team
2013– South Africa 17 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:16, 1 June 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 May 2018

Early life


Manyama was born in Tembisa but grew up in Alexandra, north of Johannesburg. He attended Northview High School.[2]


Club career



Ajax Cape Town


Lebogang Manyama made his professional debut for Ajax Cape Town on 20 August 2010 against Mamelodi Sundowns, winning (4–3) on penalties after a 1–1 draw, in a quarterfinal match of the 2010 MTN 8 tournament at Athlone Stadium in Cape Town. He was acquired by Ajax Cape Town in the summer of 2010 as a transfer from FC Alexandra. During his time at Ajax he was a stand out player in the South African Premier League and was subsequently acquired by Supersport United. [3]


SuperSport United


He went on to play for Supersport United who later on loaned him to Mpumalanga Black Aces for the 2015/16 season. He had a good season however his season came to an end after he suffered an injury during the latter stages of the season. [4]


Cape Town City FC


In 2016, Lebo was signed by Cape Town City F.C. and was subsequently named Captain for the team's inaugural 2016/17 Premier Soccer League campaign. He made history in the club's opening PSL season by guiding them to the prestigious Telkom Knockout Cup trophy, in a 2-1 victory over Supersport United. In this season he was the League's top goalscorer and named South African player of the year. His role at Cape Town City has seen him cement his place in the national team and is regarded currently as the best player in South Africa. [5]


Kaizer Chiefs


After a short spell with the Turkish side Konyaspor, Manyama signed for Kaizer Chiefs [6] He went on to lead the Glamour boys' forward line alongside ex-Sundowns duo of Khama Billiat and Leanardo Castro alongside Serbian marksman Samir Nukovic to help Chiefs finish second to Sundowns and subsequently qualify for the CAF Champions League.


International career


Manyama has made 11 appearances for the South African National Team netting 1 goal. He is mostly used as an attacking midfielder or false-nine in the national team as he interchanges comfortably between a midfield or striking role. He made his Bafana Bafana debut in 2013 and continues to be selected, with the most recent call-ups in June 2017 for the AFCON qualifier against Nigeria and the international friendly against Zambia.


International goals


Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first.[7]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.13 June 2017Moruleng Stadium, Saulspoort, South Africa Zambia1–01–0Friendly

Honours



Club


Cape Town City FC
Supersport United

References


  1. "Lebogang Manyama - Football.com". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  2. "Lebogang Manyama commends mamelodi sundowns". soccer.10.co.za. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  3. "Lebogang Manyama". Ajax Cape Town Official Site. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
  4. "Manyama has three broken bones". Kickoff.com. 18 February 2016.
  5. Reiners, Rodney (15 February 2017). "Intelligent and aware - Manyama is special". IOL. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  6. "Kaizer Chiefs sign Lebogang Manyama | Goal.com". Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  7. "L. Manyama". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2017.



На других языках


- [en] Lebogang Manyama

[fr] Lebogang Manyama

Lebogang Manyama, né le 13 septembre 1990 à Tembisa en Afrique du Sud, est un footballeur international sud-africain, qui évolue au poste d'attaquant à Kaizer Chiefs.

[it] Lebogang Manyama

Lebogang Manyama (Tembisa, 13 settembre 1990) è un calciatore sudafricano, centrocampista dei Kaizer Chiefs e della Nazionale sudafricana.

[ru] Маньяма, Лебоганг

Лебоганг Маньяма (англ. Lebogang Manyama; родился 13 сентября 1990, Тембиса, ЮАР) — южноафриканский футболист, полузащитник клуба «Кайзер Чифс» и сборной ЮАР.



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