Lebo Mothiba

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Lebo Mothiba
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Mothiba in 2020
Personal information
Full name Lebogang Mothiba[1]
Date of birth (1996-01-28) 28 January 1996 (age 30)
Place of birth Johannesburg, South Africa[1]
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position Striker
Team information
Current team
 Mamelodi Sundowns
Youth career
2007–2009 Mamelodi Sundowns
2010–2014 Diambars Academy
2014–2015 Lille
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Lille B 32 (8)
2017–2018 Lille 17 (6)
2017–2018 → Valenciennes (loan) 29 (10)
2018–2024 Strasbourg 88 (18)
2021–2022 Strasbourg B 2 (0)
2022 → Troyes (loan) 13 (2)
2025– Mamelodi Sundowns 3 (0)
International career‡
2015–2016 South Africa U23 2 (3)
2016 South Africa Olympic 2 (0)
2018– South Africa 17 (4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 September 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 October 2023

Lebogang Mothiba (born 28 January 1996) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a striker for South African Premiership club Mamelodi Sundowns.

He made his professional debut in 2017 for Ligue 2 side Valenciennes, whilst on loan from Lille, before returning to his parent club the following year. There, he scored six goals in 17 appearances before transferring to fellow Ligue 1 side Strasbourg in August 2018 with whom he won the Coupe de la Ligue in his debut season.

Having previously represented South Africa at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Mothiba broke into the senior side in 2018 after which he became the first player to score in three consecutive matches for the nation from debut.

Club career

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Early career

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Mothiba spent his formative years on the books of local side Mamelodi Sundowns. He never progressed to the club's first team, however, and later joined Diambars academy in South Africa from whence he was signed by French side, Lille in 2014, shortly after his eighteenth birthday.[3][4][5]

Lille

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In July 2014, Mothiba signed for Ligue 1 side Lille on a three-year contract where he joined the club's under-19 side.[6] He spent the next two seasons with the club's youth and reserve sides before signing his first professional contract with the club, penning a three-year deal.[7] Midway through the 2016–17 campaign he joined Ligue 2 side Valenciennes on a two-year loan deal.[8] He scored two goals in nine appearances for the campaign which prompted Valenciennes to extend his loan for a further season.[8] Mothiba added a further eight goals in 20 appearances for the club before his form, coupled with Lille's domestic struggles, saw his parent club recall him mid-way through his second loan stint.[9] With Lille battling against the prospect of relegation, Mothiba returned to score five goals in 14 appearances, including a brace against Dijon on the final day of the season, to ensure that the club avoided the drop to Ligue 2.[10] Despite his form in the season prior, however, Mothiba was forced to leave Lille during the early stages of the 2018–19 campaign after the club ran into financial difficulties.[4]

Strasbourg

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On 31 August 2018, the last day of the 2018 summer transfer window, and with Lille facing financial difficulties, Mothiba was sold to league rivals Strasbourg for a reported transfer fee of €4 million. The deal also involved a buyback option and a 50% sell-on clause for Lille.[10][11] He scored his first goal for the club in his second appearance when he netted in the third minute of injury time to earn his side a point against Montpellier.[12] On 30 March, he started in Strasbourg's penalty shoot-out win over Guingamp to help the club lift the Coupe de la Ligue title.[13]

On 9 November 2019, on the occasion of his 50th appearance for Strasbourg, Mothiba ended a five-month goal drought with a brace in the club's 4–1 league win over Nîmes Olympique.[14]

On 27 January 2022, Mothiba joined Troyes on loan until the end of the season.[15]

On 31 May 2024, it was announced that Mothiba would not be extending his contract at Strasbourg.[16]

Mamelodi Sundowns

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On 3 March 2025, Mothiba joined Mamelodi Sundowns on a free transfer.[17]

In June 2025, he was included in Mamelodi Sundowns' squad for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.[18] On 21 June 2025, Mothiba scored his first goal in the FIFA Club World Cup, in a 4-3 loss against Borussia Dortmund.[19]

International career

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Mothiba represented South Africa at the football competition of the 2016 Summer Olympics. In March 2018, he scored on his full debut during a Four Nations Tournament draw with Angola.[20] In October, during a 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Seychelles, he became the first player to score in three consecutive matches for South Africa from debut.[3] His goal also contributed towards the nation recording its largest ever victory with the match ending 6–0 in favour of South Africa.[21]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 1 June 2024[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lille B 2014–15 CFA 9 0 — — 9 0
2015–16 CFA 2 13 3 — — 13 3
2016–17 CFA 10 5 — — 10 5
Total 32 8 — — 32 8
Lille 2016–17 Ligue 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
2017–18 Ligue 1 14 5 0 0 0 0 14 5
2018–19 Ligue 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1
Total 17 6 1 0 0 0 18 6
Valenciennes (loan) 2016–17 Ligue 2 9 2 0 0 0 0 9 2
2017–18 Ligue 2 20 8 1 0 3[b] 1 24 9
Total 29 10 1 0 3 1 33 11
Strasbourg 2018–19 Ligue 1 32 9 1 0 3[b] 2 36 11
2019–20 Ligue 1 21 3 0 0 2[c] 0 23 3
2020–21 Ligue 1 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2021–22 Ligue 1 1 0 1 0 — 2 0
2022–23 Ligue 1 19 3 1 0 — 20 3
2023–24 Ligue 1 15 3 0 0 — 15 3
Total 88 18 3 0 2 0 96 20
Strasbourg B 2021–22 National 3 1 0 — — 1 0
2022–23 National 3 1 0 — — 1 0
Total 2 0 — — 2 0
Troyes (loan) 2021–22 Ligue 1 13 2 — — 13 2
Career total 181 44 5 0 8 3 194 47

International

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As of match played 17 October 2023[22]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
South Africa 2018 6 4
2019 8[d] 0
2023 3 0
Total 17 4
Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mothiba goal.
List of international goals scored by Lebo Mothiba[22]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 21 March 2018 Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, Zambia File:Flag of Angola.svg Angola 1–1 1–1 (5–3 p) 2018 Four Nations Tournament
2 24 March 2018 Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, Zambia File:Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia 2–0 2–0 2018 Four Nations Tournament
3 13 October 2018 FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa Error creating thumbnail:  Seychelles 3–0 6–0 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
4 17 November 2018 FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria 1–1 1–1 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

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Strasbourg

Mamelodi Sundowns

South Africa

Notes

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  1. ^ Includes the Coupe de France
  2. ^ a b Appearances in the Coupe de la Ligue
  3. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ The game against Ghana on 14 November 2019 is not taken into account due to the excessive amount of substitutes, which exceeded the standard set by FIFA for friendlies.

References

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