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Thembinkosi Lorch (born 22 July 1993) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder for Orlando Pirates and the South African national team. He was named the South African Player of the Season and Players' Player of the Season in 2019.[1][2]'[3]

Thembinkosi Lorch

Personal information
Date of birth	(1993-07-22) 22 July 1993 (age 29)
Place of birth	Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Orlando Pirates
Number	3
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2015	Maluti FET College	46	(9)
2015–	Orlando Pirates	93	(51)
2015–2016	Cape Town All Stars (loan)	23	(5)
2016–2017	Chippa United (loan)	13	(3)
National team‡
2016–	South Africa	7	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:35, 29 May 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:21, 12 July 2019 (UTC)

Career

Thembinkosi Lorch nicknamed "Nyoso" started his career at Maluti FET College FC and after a game against Jomo Cosmos, got a call from Screamer Tshabalala who told him that Pirates was interested in him. His first PSL game was against Free State Stars, playing for Chippa United on loan from Orlando Pirates. DJ Maphorisa and Kabza De Small's 2019 song, titled Lorch, was inspired by and named after him.[4]

Personal life

In the early morning of 7 September 2020, Lorch was arrested for allegedly assaulting his then-girlfriend, Nokuphiwa Mathithibala. This came after she had opened up a case of assault against him at Midrand Police station indicating that Lorch had strangled her after she had asked about his whereabouts.[5] In January 2021, the assault case was provisionally withdrawn with the prosecutor instructing police to investigate further.[6]

Lorch briefly dated actress Natasha Thahane from June to September 2021.[7]

Career statistics

As of matches played on 12 July 2019[8]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
South Africa	2016	2	0
	2017	0	0
	2018	1	0
	2019	4	1
Total		7	1

Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lorch goal.

List of international goals scored by Thembinkosi Lorch[8]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	6 July 2019	Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt	Egypt	1–0	1–0	2019 Africa Cup of Nations

References

External links

• Thembinkosi Lorch at Soccerway

На других языках

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- [en] Thembinkosi Lorch

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[fr] Thembinkosi Lorch

Thembinkosi Lorch, né le 22 juillet 1993 à Bloemfontein, est un footballeur international sud-africain. Il évolue actuellement à Orlando Pirates.

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[it] Thembinkosi Lorch

Thembinkosi Lorch (Bloemfontein, 22 luglio 1993) è un calciatore sudafricano, attaccante degli Orlando Pirates e della nazionale sudafricana.

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[ru] Лорч, Тембинкоси

Тембинкоси Лорч (англ. Thembinkosi Lorch; 22 июля 1993, Блумфонтейн, ЮАР) — южноафриканский футболист, нападающий клуба «Орландо Пайретс» и сборной ЮАР. Участник Кубка африканских наций 2019 года в Египте.

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