Evidence Makgopa
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sekotori Evidence Makgopa | ||
| Date of birth | 5 June 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | GaMampa, South Africa | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Orlando Pirates | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2018–2019 | Baroka | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Baroka | 71 | (15) |
| 2022– | Orlando Pirates | 39 | (8) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | South Africa Olympic | 3 | (1) |
| 2021– | South Africa | 21 | (5) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 October 2025 | |||
Sekotori Evidence Makgopa (born 5 June 2000) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a forward for South African Premiership side Orlando Pirates and the South Africa national team. He represented the South Africa under-23 team at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Makgopa was born in GaMampa, near Burgersfort in Limpopo. He attended Poo Secondary School.[2]
Club career
[edit | edit source]Makgopa was scouted by Baroka in 2018, and was promoted to their first team from their development squad in January 2020.[2][3] He made his debut for the club on 23 February 2020 in a 2–2 Nedbank Cup draw with Hungry Lions; Makgopa scored their second goal as they advanced to the next round of the competition after winning the penalty shoot-out.[4] He made his league debut on 1 March 2020 in a 2–1 defeat to Bloemfontein Celtic,[5] He scored his first league goals for the club the following week as he scored a brace in a 2–0 victory over Black Leopards.[5][6] He made 11 appearances for Baroka in all competitions during the 2019–20 season, scoring 5 goals.[5]
International career
[edit | edit source]On 8 June 2021, Makgopa made his debut for South Africa as a substitute against Uganda and scored a brace in a 3–2 win.[7] He represented the South Africa under-23 team at the 2020 Summer Olympics, and scored once in 3 appearances.[8][5]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]International
[edit | edit source]- Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Makgopa goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 June 2021 | Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa | File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda | 1–1 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 2 | 3–1 | |||||
| 3 | 9 October 2021 | Bahir Dar Stadium, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia | File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 30 January 2024 | Laurent Pokou Stadium, San-Pédro, Ivory Coast | File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 5 | 14 October 2025 | Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela, South Africa | File:Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
[edit | edit source]South Africa
- Africa Cup of Nations third place: 2023[10]
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- Living people
- 2000 births
- South African men's soccer players
- People from Sekhukhune District Municipality
- Soccer players from Limpopo
- Men's association football forwards
- Baroka F.C. players
- Orlando Pirates F.C. players
- South African Premier Division players
- South Africa men's international soccer players
- Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic soccer players for South Africa
- 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 21st-century South African sportsmen
- South African soccer forward stubs