Gift Motupa
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gift Motupa[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 September 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Magesi | ||
| Number | 40 | ||
| 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) |
| 2020–2024 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 14 | (1) |
| 2024 | Baroka | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Magesi | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | South Africa U23 | 4 | (2) |
| 2016 | South Africa Olympic | 3 | (1) |
| 2015–2018 | South Africa | 12 | (5) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 May 2023 | |||
Gift Motupa (born 23 September 1994) is a South African soccer player who plays as a midfielder for South African Premier Division side Magesi.
Club career
[edit | edit source]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]
International career
[edit | edit source]International goals
[edit | edit source]- Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first.[6]
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 18 June 2016 | Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia | File:Flag of Lesotho.svg 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 |
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Gift Motupa at SoccerwayLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Gift Motupa at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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Categories:
- 1994 births
- Living people
- South African men's soccer players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Baroka F.C. players
- Orlando Pirates F.C. players
- Chippa United F.C. players
- Bidvest Wits F.C. players
- Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. players
- Magesi F.C. players
- South African Premier Division players
- Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic soccer players for South Africa
- South Africa men's international soccer players
- 21st-century South African sportsmen
- South African soccer midfielder stubs