Thabo Matlaba

Royal AM

Born on : December 12, 1987 (36 years) at Mokopane

Nationality : South Africa

Height : 1m63

Weight : 64 kg

Number of international caps : 27 (1 goal)

First cap : vs Tanzania 14/05/2011

First international goal : vs Central African R 23/03/2013

2019-2020
2018-2019
2017-2018

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Current season statistics (2023/2024)

6 clean sheets 27 Goals conceded

2 Goals 2 Assists

21 Played matches 1705 Minutes played

1 Yellow cards 0 Red cards

Main position
Left full-back	55%

Matlaba's career statisticsLast updated on 16/04/2024 at 03:26

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Defense

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Presence

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Results

Season

Club

League

Continent

Nat. cups

International

Total

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2023/2024

Royal AM

779

853

Club	Competition														V	D	L
Royal AM	DStv Premiership	19	2	2	779	1	26	6	1557	14	95%	1	86%	1	37%	16%	47%
Royal AM	Carling Knockout Cup	1					1		90	14	100%		100%		0%	0%	100%
Royal AM	Nedbank Cup	1							58	14	100%		100%		0%	0%	100%

2022/2023

Royal AM

1883

2593

Club	Competition													V	D	L
Royal AM	DStv Premiership	22	1	1883		33	4	1883	14	95%	1	73%	2	23%	32%	45%
Royal AM	MTN 8	1				2		90	14	100%		100%	1	0%	0%	100%
Royal AM	TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup	4					2	275	14	75%	1	67%		25%	25%	50%
Royal AM	Nedbank Cup	3			1	3	1	345	14	100%		100%	1	33%	33%	33%

2021/2022

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Royal AM	Nedbank Cup	4	1		360		5	1	360	14	100%		100%	2		75%	0%	25%
Royal AM	DStv Premiership	12	1	3	1069		13	5	1069	14	100%		92%	2		42%	50%	8%

2021/2022

Moroka

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Moroka	MTN 8	2					1	1	180	27	100%	1	67%			50%	50%	0%
Moroka	DStv Premiership	16					18	6	1380	27	94%	1	89%			13%	50%	38%

2020/2021

Moroka

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Moroka	DStv Premiership	21		1			15	6	1740	27	90%	3	70%	2		24%	67%	10%
Moroka	Nedbank Cup	1						1	90	27	100%	1	50%			100%	0%	0%

2019/2020

Black Leopards

2125

2660

Club	Competition													V	D	L
Black Leopards	ABSA Premiership	26	1	1	2125	33	3	2125	8	92%	3	87%	3	27%	19%	54%
Black Leopards	Nedbank Cup	3				1	2	265	8	100%		100%		67%	0%	33%
Black Leopards	Barrages Premier Soccer League	3				1	2	270	8	100%		75%		100%	0%	0%

2018/2019

Orlando Pirates

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Orlando Pirates	ABSA Premiership	7					6	1	581	8	100%	1	23%	2		43%	43%	14%

2017/2018

Orlando Pirates

1390

1632

Club	Competition													V	D	L
Orlando Pirates	ABSA Premiership	18	1	1	1390	11	8	1390	8	83%	6	60%	5	44%	39%	17%
Orlando Pirates	Telkom Knockout	2				2	1	210	8	100%		100%		50%	50%	0%
Orlando Pirates	Nedbank Cup	1						32	8	0%	1	50%		0%	0%	100%

2016/2017

Orlando Pirates

2151

3162

Club	Competition														V	D	L
Orlando Pirates	ABSA Premiership	24	1	2	2151	33	8	2151	8	96%	2	80%	3		21%	46%	33%
Orlando Pirates	MTN 8	1				2		90	8	100%		100%			0%	0%	100%
Orlando Pirates	Telkom Knockout	3				3		261	8	100%		100%	1	1	67%	0%	33%
Orlando Pirates	Nedbank Cup	5				7	1	480	8	100%		100%			80%	0%	20%
South Africa	World Cup Qualifying - Africa Zone	1				1		90	0	100%		100%			0%	100%	0%
South Africa	Friendlies	1				1		90	0	100%		33%			0%	100%	0%

2015/2016

Club	Competition												V	D	L
Orlando Pirates	CAF Confederation Cup	6	1	540	11	1	540	8	100%				33%	17%	50%
Orlando Pirates	ABSA Premiership	24	3	707	21	8	2122	8	100%	1	80%	6	42%	33%	25%
Orlando Pirates	Telkom Knockout	3			1	2	330	8	100%		100%		67%	33%	0%
Orlando Pirates	Nedbank Cup	5			6	2	480	8	100%		100%		80%	0%	20%
South Africa	Friendlies							0		1	0%
South Africa	World Cup Qualifying - Africa Zone	2			1	1	180	0	100%		100%		100%	0%	0%
South Africa	CAF Nations Cup Qualifying	1			2		90	0	100%		25%		0%	100%	0%

2014/2015

Club	Competition												V	D	L
Orlando Pirates	MTN 8	4	1	360	3	1	360	8	100%		100%	1	75%	0%	25%
Orlando Pirates	ABSA Premiership	17	1	1454	17	4	1454	8	94%	1	57%	3	41%	35%	24%
Orlando Pirates	Nedbank Cup	2			1	1	139	8	100%		100%		50%	0%	50%
South Africa	CAF Nations Cup Qualifying	3				3	270	0	100%		50%		67%	33%	0%
South Africa	Friendlies	5			2	1	375	0	80%	1	71%		60%	40%	0%
South Africa	CAF Nations Cup	3			6		270	11	100%		100%	1	0%	33%	67%
South Africa	CAF Nations Cup Qualifying	1				1	90	0	100%		100%		0%	100%	0%

2013/2014

Club	Competition														V	D	L
Orlando Pirates	Orange CAF Champions League	8	1		720		7	3	720	8	100%		80%	1	25%	50%	25%
Orlando Pirates	ABSA Premiership	25	2	4	1090		18	9	2180	8	96%	1	83%	2	48%	16%	36%
Orlando Pirates	MTN 8	3	1		290	1	3	1	290	8	67%	2	75%		33%	67%	0%
Orlando Pirates	Telkom Knockout	4					4	1	390	8	100%		100%		75%	0%	25%
Orlando Pirates	Nedbank Cup	5					6	1	480	0	100%		100%	3	80%	20%	0%
South Africa	World Cup Qualifying - Africa Zone	1					1		90	0	100%		100%		100%	0%	0%
South Africa	Friendlies	2						2	151	0	100%		33%		100%	0%	0%
South Africa	Friendlies	1					5		90	0	100%		33%		0%	0%	100%

2012/2013

Club	Competition												V	D	L
Orlando Pirates	ABSA Premiership	22	1	1949	14	13	1949	8	100%		73%	2	50%	36%	14%
Orlando Pirates	MTN 8	2			3	1	180	8	100%		67%	1	0%	50%	50%
Orlando Pirates	Telkom Knockout	2	1	210	3	1	210	8	100%		100%	1	50%	50%	0%
Orlando Pirates	Orange CAF Champions League	3			1	2	270	8	100%				100%	0%	0%
Orlando Pirates	Nedbank Cup	1			4		90	0	100%		100%		0%	0%	100%
South Africa	Friendlies	2			1	1	97	0	50%	1	33%		100%	0%	0%
South Africa	Friendlies	1				1	90	0	100%		33%		0%	100%	0%
South Africa	CAF Nations Cup	1				1	90	11	100%		25%		0%	100%	0%
South Africa	World Cup Qualifying - Africa Zone	1	1	90		1	90	0	100%		33%		100%	0%	0%

2011/2012

Orlando Pirates

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Orlando Pirates	ABSA Premiership	13					12	5	1170	0	100%		87%	1		62%	31%	8%
Orlando Pirates	Nedbank Cup	1					2		120	0	100%					0%	0%	100%

2011/2012

FS Stars

Club	Competition															V	D	L
FS Stars	ABSA Premiership	6					7	2	477	0	83%	1	40%			33%	17%	50%

2010/2011

FS Stars

805

874

Club	Competition											V	D	L
FS Stars	ABSA Premiership	27	3	805	30	5	2414	100%		90%	7	22%	44%	33%
FS Stars	Telkom Knockout	2			2	1	180	100%		100%		50%	0%	50%
South Africa	Friendlies	1				1	27	0%	1	50%		100%	0%	0%

Total

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Notes

Overall

/100

Physical

/20

Mental

/20

Technical

/20

Offense

/20

Defense

/20

Player's evolution

*The FBDB Index is an automatically engineered figure based on player's statistical performances during each game he is involved in.

Player's titles

Victories

Premier Soccer League	1	2012
FA Cup	1	2014

Runner-ups

Premier Soccer League	3	201820192022
Telkom Knockout	1	2013
FA Cup	2	20162017
MTN 8	2	20132014
CAF Champions League	1	2013
CAF Confederation Cup	1	2015

Transfers

31/01/22 >		Royal AM
03/10/20 > 31/01/22		Moroka
01/07/19 > 03/10/20		Black Leopards
16/01/12 > 01/07/19		Orlando Pirates
01/07/10 > 16/01/12		FS Stars

Suggest a transfer for this player

Player career by clubLast updated on 09/04/2024 at 23:04

Club	Played matches	Goals	Assists	Efficiency	Minutes played	Yellow cards	Red cards	Match starts	V Victories	L Losses
South Africa	27	1		2180	2180	1		89%24	52%14	11%3
Black Leopards	32	1	1	2660	2660	3		94%30	38%12	47%15
FS Stars	35	3		1024	3071	7		97%34	26%9	37%13
Moroka	40		1		3390	2		93%37	23%9	20%8
Orlando Pirates	211	14	7	1334	18669	32	1	96%203	46%97	24%51
Royal AM	67	5	5	1145	5727	9		96%64	33%22	40%27

Player's favourite opponents

Club		V
Kaizer Chiefs	27	6	0	1
AmaZulu	22	4	1	0
Maritzburg	20	12	2	1
Golden Arrows	28	19	0	1
CT Spurs	17	11	1	1
SuperSport	29	7	0	0
Le Cap	19	5	0	0
Cape Umoya	14	5	2	0
Moroka	13	4	0	1
Mamelodi	22	6	2	2
Bidvest Wits	16	6	3	0
FS Stars	12	7	1	0
Chippa United	12	5	1	1
Tuks	7	5	2	0
Bloemfontein	17	5	1	1
Santos	5	2	0	0
Black Leopards	5	5	0	1
Polokwane	10	2	0	1
TS Galaxy	6	2	1	0
Sekhukhune	6	2	1	0

Player's worst opponents

Club		L
Mamelodi	22	13	41
SuperSport	29	11	45
Kaizer Chiefs	27	9	25
Bidvest Wits	16	8	16
Bloemfontein	17	7	20
Orlando Pirates	12	6	20
Moroka	13	6	16
Le Cap	19	6	20
AmaZulu	22	5	14
FS Stars	12	4	13
Polokwane	10	4	11
Sekhukhune	6	4	4
Zamalek	4	3	9
Maritzburg	20	3	17
Chippa United	12	3	14
Baroka FC	8	3	9
Mazembe	2	2	3
Golden Arrows	28	2	24
Marumo	4	2	6
TS Galaxy	6	2	7

Results with or without him

In clubs

for the national team

Season	Club	When present			When absent			Influence
		v	l	Total	v	l	Total
2023/2024	Royal AM	33%	52%	21	33%	33%	3	-
2022/2023	Royal AM	23%	47%	30	40%	30%	10	Negative
2021/2022	Royal AM	50%	13%	16	0%	100%	1	-
2021/2022	Moroka	17%	33%	18	0%	100%	3	-
2020/2021	Moroka	27%	9%	22	30%	0%	10	Slightly negative
2019/2020	Black Leopards	38%	47%	32	33%	50%	6	-
2018/2019	Orlando Pirates	43%	14%	7	49%	10%	39	Slightly negative
2017/2018	Orlando Pirates	43%	19%	21	62%	15%	13	Negative
2016/2017	Orlando Pirates	33%	33%	33	17%	17%	6	-
2015/2016	Orlando Pirates	47%	26%	38	40%	60%	10	Slightly positive
2014/2015	Orlando Pirates	48%	26%	23	57%	13%	23	Slightly negative
2013/2014	Orlando Pirates	49%	27%	45	13%	25%	8	Extremely positive
2012/2013	Orlando Pirates	50%	17%	30	50%	33%	12	-
2011/2012	Orlando Pirates	57%	14%	14	60%	20%	5	-
2011/2012	FS Stars	33%	50%	6	50%	30%	10	-
2010/2011	FS Stars	24%	34%	29	50%	17%	6	-

Key figures

The player hasn't lost in Premier Soccer League any of the last 6 at home matches

The player has played in the first 11 in Premier Soccer League in each of the last 14 matches

The player has played in the first 11 in Premier Soccer League in each of the last 19 away from home matches

Matlaba has lost in Premier Soccer League the last 4 away from home matches

Thabo Matlaba hasn't won in Premier Soccer League any of the last 4 away from home matches

Matlaba hasn't lost all competitions included any of the last 6 at home matches

The player has played in the first 11 all competitions included in each of the last 16 matches

Thabo Matlaba has played in the first 11 all competitions included in each of the last 24 away from home matches

Thabo Matlaba has lost all competitions included the last 5 away from home matches

The player hasn't won all competitions included any of the last 5 away from home matches

Thabo Matlaba has played in the first 11 in non-league and non-national team competition in each of the last 12 away from home matches

He hasn't lost for the national team any of the last 7 at home matches

He hasn't lost for the national team any of the last 9 matches

Thabo Matlaba has played in the first 11 for the national team in each of the last 11 away from home matches

The player hasn't lost for the national team any of the last 4 away from home matches

Date	Games	Score	First times
Free State Stars
28/08/2010	FS Stars - Santos	0 - 0	First match with the club, first start
22/09/2010	Golden Arrows - FS Stars	2 - 0	First loss
24/10/2010	Ajax Cape Town - FS Stars	0 - 1	First victory
19/02/2011	FS Stars - Mamelodi	2 - 1	First goal
Orlando Pirates
26/02/2012	Orlando Pirates - Maritzburg	1 - 0	First match with the club, first start, first victory
14/03/2012	Santos - Orlando Pirates	3 - 0	First loss
04/11/2012	Bloemfontein - Orlando Pirates	3 - 3	First goal
11/08/2013	Orlando Pirates - SuperSport	2 - 2	First own goal
26/11/2016	SuperSport - Orlando Pirates	1 - 0	First red card
Black Leopards
04/08/2019	Black Leopards - Polokwane City	0 - 1	First match with the club, first start, first loss
28/08/2019	Maritzburg - Black Leopards	0 - 1	First victory
02/02/2020	Black Leopards - Stellenbosch	2 - 1	First goal
Moroka Swallows
25/10/2020	Stellenbosch - Moroka	1 - 1	First match with the club, first start
24/11/2020	Moroka - Kaizer Chiefs	1 - 0	First victory
02/03/2021	TS Galaxy - Moroka	2 - 1	First loss
Royal AM
12/02/2022	Royal AM - Cape Town City	2 - 1	First match with the club, first start, first victory
30/04/2022	Royal AM - Mamelodi	1 - 2	First loss, first goal
16/04/2023	Royal AM - Kaizer Chiefs	1 - 2	First own goal

Player's career by competitionLast updated on 09/04/2024 at 23:04

Competition	Played matches	Goals	Efficiency	Assists	Own goals	Minutes played	Match starts	Yellow cards	V Victories	D Draws	L Losses
Premier Soccer League	Premier Soccer League	299	17	1508	14	1	25642	95%285		34%103	36%107	30%89
Telkom Knockout	Telkom Knockout	17	1	1671			1671	100%17	1	59%10	18%3	24%4
FA Cup	FA Cup	32	1	2939		1	2939	97%31		63%20	6%2	31%10
MTN 8	MTN 8	13	2	595		1	1190	92%12		38%5	31%4	31%4
BPSL	Barrages Premier Soccer League	3					270	100%3		100%3
Friendlies	Friendlies	13					920	77%10		62%8	31%4	8%1
CAF Nations Cup	CAF Nations Cup	4					360	100%4			50%2	50%2
WCQAZ	World Cup Qualifying - Africa Zone	5	1	450			450	100%5		80%4	20%1
CAFNCQ	CAF Nations Cup Qualifying	5					450	100%5		40%2	60%3
CAF Champions League	CAF Champions League	11	1	990			990	100%11		45%5	36%4	18%2
CAF Confederation Cup	CAF Confederation Cup	10	1	815			815	90%9		30%3	20%2	50%5

Player's results for each season

Season	Club	Tier	Rk.	pts	MP	V	D	L	GF	GA
2023/2024	Royal AM	1	13	28	22	8	4	10	21	32
2022/2023	Royal AM	1	11	35	30	9	8	13	33	43
2021/2022	Royal AM	1	2	47	30	12	11	7	43	31
2021/2022	Moroka	1	14	14	18	2	8	8	9	20
2020/2021	Moroka	1	6	44	30	8	20	2	31	23
2019/2020	Black Leopards	1	15	29	30	8	5	17	27	44
2018/2019	Orlando Pirates	1	2	57	30	15	12	3	44	24
2017/2018	Orlando Pirates	1	2	55	30	15	10	5	41	26
2016/2017	Orlando Pirates	1	11	33	30	6	15	9	29	40
2015/2016	Orlando Pirates	1	7	41	30	11	8	11	38	30
2014/2015	Orlando Pirates	1	4	50	30	13	11	6	46	29
2013/2014	Orlando Pirates	1	4	46	30	13	7	10	30	22
2012/2013	Orlando Pirates	1	3	52	30	14	10	6	39	23
2011/2012	Orlando Pirates	1	1	58	30	17	7	6	40	26
2011/2012	FS Stars	1	6	24	15	7	3	5	17	13
2010/2011	FS Stars	1	9	35	30	7	14	9	28	32

Last games

Date	Competition	Round	Team 1	Score	Team 2	Score
April 07, 2024	07/04		Round 24	Royal AM	3 - 2	Polokwane City	90 Minutes			1
April 03, 2024	03/04		Round 23	TS Galaxy	3 - 0	Royal AM	90 Minutes
March 30, 2024	30/03		Round 22	Stellenbosch	3 - 0	Royal AM	90 Minutes
March 26, 2024	26/03		Round 2	Algeria	3 - 3	South Africa	Absent
March 21, 2024	21/03		Round 1	Andorra	1 - 1	South Africa	Absent
March 10, 2024	10/03		Round 21	Royal AM	2 - 0	Cape Town City	90 Minutes
March 06, 2024	06/03		Round 20	Sekhukhune	1 - 0	Royal AM	90 Minutes
March 02, 2024	02/03		Round 19	Richards Bay	1 - 2	Royal AM	Absent
February 22, 2024	22/02		Round of 32	AmaZulu	1 - 0	Royal AM	58 Minutes
February 18, 2024	18/02		Round 18	Royal AM	0 - 0	Kaizer Chiefs	90 Minutes
February 10, 2024	10/02		3rd/4th place	South Africa	0 - 06-5 s.o	DR Congo	Absent
February 07, 2024	07/02		Semi-finals	Nigeria	1 - 14-2 s.o	South Africa	Absent
February 03, 2024	03/02		Quarter-finals	Cape Verde	0 - 01-2 s.o	South Africa	Absent
January 30, 2024	30/01		Round of 16	Morocco	0 - 2	South Africa	Absent
January 24, 2024	24/01		Round 3	South Africa	0 - 0	Tunisia	Absent
January 21, 2024	21/01		Round 2	South Africa	4 - 0	Namibia	Absent
January 16, 2024	16/01		Round 1	Mali	2 - 0	South Africa	Absent
December 29, 2023	29/12		Round 16	AmaZulu	3 - 0	Royal AM	63 Minutes
December 23, 2023	23/12		Round 15	Royal AM	0 - 0	Moroka	90 Minutes
December 10, 2023	10/12		Round 14	Royal AM	3 - 2	Richards Bay	90 Minutes	1	1
November 25, 2023	25/11		Round 13	CT Spurs	1 - 2	Royal AM	90 Minutes			1
November 21, 2023	21/11		Round 2	Rwanda	2 - 0	South Africa	Absent
November 18, 2023	18/11		Round 1	South Africa	2 - 1	Benin	Absent
November 10, 2023	10/11		Round 12	Cape Town City	2 - 0	Royal AM	90 Minutes
November 07, 2023	07/11		Round 11	Royal AM	1 - 0	Golden Arrows	90 Minutes
October 26, 2023	26/10		Round 10	SuperSport	3 - 1	Royal AM	90 Minutes
October 21, 2023	21/10	CKC	First round	Sekhukhune	1 - 0	Royal AM	90 Minutes
October 17, 2023	17/10		Africa	Ivory Coast	1 - 1	South Africa	Absent
October 13, 2023	13/10		Africa	South Africa	0 - 0	eSwatini	Absent
September 30, 2023	30/09		Round 8	Polokwane City	1 - 0	Royal AM	90 Minutes
September 20, 2023	20/09		Round 7	Royal AM	0 - 1	Sekhukhune	14 Minutes
September 16, 2023	16/09		Round 6	Kaizer Chiefs	0 - 0	Royal AM	Absent
September 12, 2023	12/09		Africa	South Africa	1 - 0	DR Congo	Absent
September 09, 2023	09/09		Africa	South Africa	0 - 0	Namibia	Absent
August 30, 2023	30/08		Round 5	Chippa United	2 - 3	Royal AM	90 Minutes
August 27, 2023	27/08		Round 4	Royal AM	1 - 0	TS Galaxy	90 Minutes	1
August 18, 2023	18/08		Round 3	Royal AM	1 - 3	Stellenbosch	Absent
August 08, 2023	08/08		Round 2	Orlando Pirates	4 - 2	Royal AM	40 Minutes
August 05, 2023	05/08		Round 1	Royal AM	0 - 0	AmaZulu	90 Minutes
July 16, 2023	16/07		3rd/4th place	Malawi	0 - 03-5 s.o	South Africa	Absent
July 14, 2023	14/07		Semi-finals	South Africa	1 - 2	Zambia	Absent
July 11, 2023	11/07		Round 3	South Africa	2 - 1	eSwatini	Absent

First XI

On the bench

Absent

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