Patrick "Tito" Maswanganyi (born 4 April 1998) is a South African professional football player who plays as an attacking midfielder and winger for Orlando Pirates and the South Africa national team.
Club Career
edit| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patrick Maswanganyi | ||
| Date of birth | 4 April 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Tembisa, South Africa | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Orlando Pirates | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Stars of Africa | |||
| Oliveirense | |||
| Academica de Coimbra U23 | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022-2023 | Supersport United | 22 | (0) |
| 2023- | Orlando Pirates | 28 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| South Africa U20 | 3 | (0) | |
| 2024- | South Africa | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 September 2024 | |||
Maswanganyi spent his early years as a professional footballer in Portugal, where he turned out for U.D. Oliveirense and Académica de Coimbra. [1] In 2022, he moved back to South Africa and joined the Betway Premiership side, SuperSport United F.C. In 2023, he joined the Soweto giants Orlando Pirates on a free transfer.
International Career
editMaswanganyi received his first senior national team call-up for two International Friendlies against Andorra and Algeria.[2] He made his debut against the former on the 21 March 2024, where he played the full 90 minutes in a 1-1 draw.
Career Statistics
editClub
As of 19 September 2024[3]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| SuperSport United | 2022–23 | DStv Premiership | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Orlando Pirates | 2023–24 | DStv Premiership | 27 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 10 |
| 2024–25 | Betway Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| Career Total | 50 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 70 | 11 | ||
Honours
editOrlando Pirates
- MTN 8: 2023-24
- Nedbank Cup: 2023-24
Individual
- DStv Premiership Players’ Player of the Season: 2024[4]
- DStv Premiership Midfielder of the Season: 2024[4]
- Nedbank Cup Player of the Tournament: 2024[5]
References
edit- ^ "Patrick Maswanganyi - Orlando Pirates FC". www.orlandopiratesfc.com. 2024-01-17. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
- ^ Ntshangase, Otis (2024-03-22). "Teko Modise offers advice to Bafana Bafana newcomer Patrick Maswanganyi". FARPost. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
- ^ "South Africa - P. Maswanganyi - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". za.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
- ^ a b "Maswanganyi and Williams dominate 2023/24 PSL Awards". www.psl.co.za. 2017-08-23. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
- ^ Times, iDiski (2024-06-23). "Maswanganyi Bags R400k At PSL Awards". iDiski Times. Retrieved 2024-09-19.