Thabo Matlaba
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thabo Matlaba | ||
| Date of birth | 13 December 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Tembisa, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left-back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Orlando Pirates | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Leicester City (South Africa) | |||
| Mighty Tigers | |||
| M Tigers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Free State Stars | 33 | (3) |
| 2012– | Orlando Pirates | 96 | (6) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011– | South Africa | 20 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 April 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 April 2016 |
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Thabo "Festival" Matlaba (born 13 December 1987 in Tembisa, Gauteng) is a South African football (soccer) defender for Premier Soccer League club Orlando Pirates. He is known for his long range shots with both his feet. Although he plays mostly as a left back, Matlaba is naturally right-footed.
He made his debut for South Africa on 14 May 2011 versus Tanzania in an international friendly.
Matlaba scored his first international goal with a 40-yard (37 m) drive in a World Cup qualifier against the Central African Republic on 23 March 2013.
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