Thuso Phala
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 May 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Soweto, South Africa | ||
| Height | Script error: No such module "person height". | ||
| Position(s) | Right-winger | ||
| Team information | |||
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Current team
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SuperSport United | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Wits University | |||
| Silver Stars | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | Silver Stars | 17 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Kaizer Chiefs | 32 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 5 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | Platinum Stars | 81 | (12) |
| 2013– | SuperSport United | 78 | (13) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012– | South Africa | 19 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 May 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 May 2016 |
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Thuso Phala (born 27 May 1986 in Soweto, Gauteng) is a South African football midfielder. He currently plays for Premier Soccer League club SuperSport United and South Africa.
Phala was featured in a BBC documentary in 2004 entitled 'Football and Freedom' which followed the paths of two 13-year-old South Africans aiming to become professional footballers.
International career
Since making his debut for the South Africa national football team in 2010, Phala has appeared at both the 2013 and 2015 Africa Cup of Nations. He scored Bafana Bafana's opening goal of the 2015 tournament in a 3–1 loss to Algeria.[1]
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 January 2015 | Orlando Stadium, South Africa |  Zambia |
1–0 | 1–0 | International Friendly |
| 2 | 19 January 2015 | Estadio de Mongomo, Equatorial Guinea |  Algeria |
1–0 | 1–3 | 2015 African Cup of Nations |
References
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External links
- Thuso Phala at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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Categories:
- Use dmy dates from July 2012
- Use South African English from July 2012
- All Wikipedia articles written in South African English
- Pages using infobox football biography with height issues
- No local image but image on Wikidata
- 1986 births
- Living people
- South African soccer players
- Association football midfielders
- Kaizer Chiefs F.C. players
- Platinum Stars F.C. players
- Sportspeople from Soweto
- South Africa international soccer players
- Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. players
- 2013 Africa Cup of Nations players
- SuperSport United F.C. players
- 2015 Africa Cup of Nations players
