Sibusiso Gideon Mabiliso (born 14 April 1999) is a South African soccer player who plays as a defender for Baroka.

Sibusiso Mabiliso
Personal information
Full name Sibusiso Gideon Mabiliso[1]
Date of birth (1999-04-14) 14 April 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Rustenburg, South Africa
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Baroka
Youth career
0000–2017 Platinum Stars
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 AmaZulu 79 (1)
2021–2022 Kaizer Chiefs 6 (0)
2022–2024 AmaZulu 5 (0)
2024– Baroka 1 (0)
International career
2019 South Africa U20 5 (0)
2021 South Africa Olympic 1 (0)
2021 South Africa 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 April 2024

Club career

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Mabiliso was born in Rustenburg.[2]

Mabiliso signed for Kaizer Chiefs in summer 2021.[3] In August 2022, his contract with Chiefs was terminated by mutual consent, having made 6 appearances during the 2021–22 season.[4] He resigned for AmaZulu two weeks later.[5]

He was released by AmaZulu in January 2024.[6][7]

International career

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He made his debut for South Africa national soccer team on 10 June 2021 in a friendly against Uganda.[8] He was later selected for the South Africa Olympic team and appeared in their opening game at the Tokyo Olympics.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 10 December 2022[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Nedbank Cup Telkom Knockout Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
AmaZulu 2017–18 South African Premier Division 17 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19 0
2018–19 South African Premier Division 21 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 23 1
2019–20 South African Premier Division 17 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 19 0
2020–21 South African Premier Division 24 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 25 0
Total 79 1 4 0 3 0 0 0 86 1
Kaizer Chiefs 2021–22 South African Premier Division 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
AmaZulu 2022–23 South African Premier Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 86 1 4 0 3 0 0 0 93 1

References

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  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: South Africa" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Sibusiso Mabiliso". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Amakhosi welcome new faces to Naturena". Kaizer Chiefs. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Mabiliso: Kaizer Chiefs release ex-South Africa under-23 star after signing Dove | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  5. ^ Ndubane, Khaya (25 August 2022). "Mabiliso rejoins AmaZulu after Chiefs exit". The Citizen.
  6. ^ Gwegwe, Siseko (15 January 2024). "AmaZulu release former Chiefs star". The South African. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Former Chiefs defender continues search for new club". The Citizen. 8 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  8. ^ "South Africa v Uganda game report". ESPN. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  9. ^ Sibusiso Mabiliso at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 June 2019.