Thembinkosi Lorch
Thembinkosi Lorch, born (22 July 1993) is a South African professional footballer who plays as a forward for Orlando Pirates and the South African national team. He was named the South African Player of the Season and Players' Player of the Season in 2018/2019.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 July 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Ficksburg, Free State, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Orlando Pirates | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Maluti FET College | 46 | (9) |
| 2015–2016 | Cape Town All Stars | 23 | (5) |
| 2016-2017 | Chippa united | 13 | (3) |
| 2017– | Orlando Pirates | 117 | (25) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2016– | South Africa | 7 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:50, 7 January 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 01:21, 12 July 2019 (UTC) | |||
Thembinkosi Lorch nicknamed "Nyoso" started his career at Maluti FET College FC and after a game against Jomo Cosmos, got a call from Orlando Pirates Technical Director, Screamer Tshabalala, who told him that Pirates was interested in him. His first PSL game was against Free State Stars, playing for Chippa United on loan from Orlando Pirates. DJ Maphorisa and Kabza De Small's 2019 song, titled Lorch, was inspired by and named after him. In the 2019/20 Premier Soccer League, Lorch had probably his worst season, just failing to help his team to the league title, eventually finishing 3rd on the table and again missing out on the league. [3]
Career statistics
International
- As of matches played on 12 July 2019[4]
| South Africa national team | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 |
| Total | 6 | 4 |
International goals
- Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first.[4]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 6 July 2019 | Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt |  Egypt | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations |
Honours
Orlando Pirates F.C
° Premier Soccer League
Runners up : 2017/2018, 2018/2019
° Telkom Knockout
Runners up : 2018
° Carling Black Label Cup
2019
° MTN 8
2020
INDIVIDUAL HOUNERS
PSL Footballer of the season (2018/2019)
PSL " players " player of the season (2018/2019)..one of moat interesting games played by lorch is when he was put on as a sub and got a goal then called off again in the 85 minute.
References
- "Lorch the big winner at glittering psl awards". sport24.co.za. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- "Thembinkosi lorch wins big at psl awards". timeslive.co.za. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- https://www.timeslive.co.za/tshisa-live/tshisa-live/2019-12-06-dj-maphorisa-thinks-his-verse-on-lorch-is-fire--social-media-agrees/. www.timeslive.co.za. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- "Thembinkosi Lorch". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
External links
- Thembinkosi Lorch at Soccerway
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