Nyiko Sydney Mobbie (born 11 September 1994) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a right back for Sekhukhune United, on loan from Mamelodi Sundowns, and the South African national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nyiko Sydney Mobbie[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1994-09-11) 11 September 1994 (age 28) | ||
| Place of birth | Xikundu, Malamulele, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Sekhukhune United (permanent from Mamelodi Sundowns) | ||
| Number | 42 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Basel | |||
| Free State Stars | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Free State Stars | 58 | (1) |
| 2019– | Mamelodi Sundowns | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Stellenbosch (loan) | 27 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | → Chippa United (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2021– | → Sekhukhune United (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2019– | South Africa | 12 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:22, 31 October 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:22, 25 January 2022 (UTC) | |||
Born in Xikundu, Malamulele, South Africa,[2] After playing amateur football for local side FC Basel, he joined Free State Stars in 2014.[3] He made his debut on 11 May 2016 in a 2–2 draw at home to Kaizer Chiefs.[1] He scored once in 58 appearances before the club were relegated to the National First Division in 2019.[1][4]
Following Free State Stars' relegation, Mobbie signed for Mamelodi Sundowns in summer 2019.[4] However, Mobbie was left out of the club's pre-season training camp and signed for Stellenbosch on a season-long loan in August.[5][6] He scored once in 27 league appearances for Stellenbosch.[1] In December 2020, Mobbie joined Chippa United on loan until the end of the season.[7] He made 20 league appearances for Chippa United.[1] On 9 September 2021, it was announced that Mobbie had joined Sekhukhune United on a season-long loan, with the deal having been completed a week before.[8]
Mobbie made his debut for the South African national team on 4 August 2019 in a 3–0 2020 African Nations Championship qualification defeat to Lesotho.[9] He made 5 appearances at the 2021 COSAFA Cup tournament, which South Africa won after beating Senegal in the final.[2]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 11 | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 0 | |
Sekhukhune United F.C. – current squad | |
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