Katlego Mashego

Katlego "Mahoota" Mashego (born 18 May 1982 in Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga) is a South African professional football (soccer) striker who most recently played for Premier Soccer League side Chippa United. He represented the South Africa national team on 22 occasions, scoring twice.

Katlego Mashego
Katlego Mashego
Personal information
Full name Katlego Evidence Mashego
Date of birth (1982-05-18) 18 May 1982
Place of birth Bushbuckridge, South Africa
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker,
Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Unattached
Youth career
Tubatse Crusaders
Jamestown FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Hellenic FC 0 (0)
2004–2006 Silver Stars 35 (8)
2006–2009 SuperSport United 60 (21)
2009–2011 Orlando Pirates 57 (15)
2011–2012 Golden Arrows 22 (4)
2012–2013 Moroka Swallows 28 (13)
2013–2016 Mamelodi Sundowns 36 (9)
2016–2018 Chippa United 23 (6)
National team‡
2006–2014 South Africa 22 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:07, 16 January 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 December 2013

Mashego started his career at Hellenic FC and Silver Stars before moving to SuperSport United in 2006, where he won the Premier Soccer League in 2008.

He then moved to Orlando Pirates in January 2009 and captured his second league title in 2011.

Mashego was transferred from Orlando Pirates to Golden Arrows in 2011, with the player signing a 3-year deal.[1]

He left Golden Arrows after only a single season and was signed on a free transfer by Moroka Swallows.[2] Mashego finished the 2012-13 Premier Soccer League season as the league's top scorer with 13 goals.[3]

Mashego joined Mamelodi Sundowns in August 2013 in a deal which saw Edward Manqele move in the opposite direction as a replacement on loan.[4]

International goals
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
12006-08-16Windhoek, Namibia Namibia1–01–0Friendly match
22013-06-12Yaoundé, Cameroon Central African Republic3–03–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification

References
  1. "Mashego heads to Golden Arrows". KickOff. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  2. "Mashego joins Swallows". The New Age. Archived from the original on 7 August 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  3. "Mashego: I have nothing to prove". 7 August 2013. Soccer Laduma.
  4. "Manqele In, Mashego Out At Birds". Soccer Laduma. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
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