Abbubaker Mobara

Abbubaker Mobara (born 18 February 1994) is a South African football (soccer) player who plays as a defender and midfielder for Cape Town City F.C. (2016) in the Premier Soccer League.[2] He can play as right back, centre back and defensive midfielder

Abbubaker Mobara
Personal information
Full name Abbubaker Mobara[1]
Date of birth (1994-02-18) 18 February 1994
Place of birth Cape Town, South Africa
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender, midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Cape Town City
Number 3
Youth career
Woodlands FC
Ajax Cape Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Ajax Cape Town 45 (2)
2016–2019 Orlando Pirates 39 (0)
2019– Cape Town City 2 (0)
National team‡
2015 South Africa U23 5 (0)
2016– South Africa 8 (0)
2016 South Africa Olympic 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:27, 25 August 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:56, 4 October 2020 (UTC)

Early life

Mobara, who hails from Mitchells Plain on the Cape Flats, started playing soccer at his school and was spotted by Ajax Cape Town scouts after scoring for his local club against them in a cup final.[3]

Early career

Mobara previously underwent trials with FC Twente, FC Porto, and RC Lens before returning to Ajax Cape Town. Mobara also spent time with AFC Ajax but was not signed.[4]

International career

He has caps at U17, U18 and U20 levels for South Africa.[3]

Honours

Individual
  • 2016-17 Nedbank Cup player of the tournament

Club
Ajax Cape Town[5]

National

Bafana Bafana

  • Cosafa cup: 2016

References
  1. "2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations - Group A squads" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 April 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ExtraTime Archived 13 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Ajax Register Mobara | www.soccerladuma.co.za
  5. "Abbubaker Mobara – Career Honours". Soccerway.
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