Full name Katlego Abel Mphela 2003–2004 Jomo Cosmos Weight 70 kg Name Katlego Mphela Career start 2003 | Playing position Role Footballer Salary 4.2 million ZAR (2012) Years Team Height 1.83 m | |
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Date of birth (1984-11-29) 29 November 1984 (age 31) Similar People Siphiwe Tshabalala, Itumeleng Khune, Teko Modise, Bongani Khumalo, Bernard Parker | ||
Katlego Abel Mphela (born 29 November 1984, in Brits, Transvaal (now in North West)) is a South African professional footballer who plays in the National First Division for Royal Eagles.
Contents
- English premiership club hull city is no longer interested in signing katlego mphela
- Club career
- International career
- References
His style of play includes challenging defenders with both pace and strength but he can still play deep as a supporting striker. He is nicknamed "Killer" for his finishing ability.
English premiership club hull city is no longer interested in signing katlego mphela
Club career
Mphela, a product of Jomo Cosmos, played in France for RC Strasbourg and Stade Reims, both with limited success.
After returning home he turned out for Supersport United and Mamelodi Sundowns. He finished the 2009–10 season with 17 goals in 30 games which made him the league's top goalscorer. He won the Lesley Manyathela Golden Boot and was voted PSL Players' Player of the Season.
Mphela joined Chiefs in 2014. He made his debut in a 2–2 draw against Maritzburg United. He scored his first goal for Chiefs against Free State Stars but it was cancelled out almost immediately in a 1–1 draw. Mphela scored on the last league match of the season in the 55th minute against AmaZulu in a 3–0 win.
International career
Mphela scored a brace on his international debut against Seychelles on 26 February 2005.
He has represented South Africa 53 times, scoring 23 goals. He scored South Africa's only goal in the 3–1 defeat against Tunisia in the 2008 African Nations Cup.
Perhaps Mphela's greatest moment came in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup third-place playoff against Spain. Coming in as a substitute Mphela produced arguably the goal of the tournament with a free kick from 30 yards, which turned out to be the last action of the 90 mins, sending the game into extra time.
Mphela was included in South Africa's 23-man final squad for the 2010 World Cup. He played in the inaugural match against Mexico, which ended 1–1. Next, the Bafana Bafana played against Uruguay, but they lost the game 3–0. In their final group game, he scored the 2nd goal in a 2–1 win against France as South Africa exited the competition.
Mphela opened the scoring in South Africa's first international match following the 2010 World Cup putting South Africa up 1–0 against Ghana.
Mphela scored the winner for South Africa against Egypt in the 93rd minute with a perfect finish that saw the North Africans beaten by South Africa for the first time in competitive football between the two countries and increased the hopes of qualification.