Innocent Maela

Orlando Pirates

Born on : August 14, 1992 (31 years) at Witbank

Nationality : South Africa

Height : 1m76

Weight : 69 kg

Number of international caps : 16

First cap : vs Tanzania 02/07/2017

2022-2023
2021-2022
2020-2021
2018-2019

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Current season statistics (2023/2024)

11 clean sheets 7 Goals conceded

0 Goals 1 Assists

22 Played matches 1173 Minutes played

1 Yellow cards 0 Red cards

Main position
Left full-back	58%

Maela's career statisticsLast updated on 05/05/2024 at 00:03

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International

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2023/2024

Orlando Pirates

Club	Competition											V	D	L
Orlando Pirates	DStv Premiership	11		3	4	420	23	27%	13	42%		55%	36%	9%
Orlando Pirates	MTN 8	2			1	15	23	0%	2	50%		100%	0%	0%
Orlando Pirates	TotalEnergies CAF Champions League	3		1	2	270	23	100%		75%		67%	0%	33%
Orlando Pirates	Nedbank Cup	4	1	3	2	316	23	75%	1	100%	1	100%	0%	0%
South Africa	Friendlies	2			2	152	0	100%		50%		50%	50%	0%

2022/2023

Orlando Pirates

1886

2513

Club	Competition														V	D	L
Orlando Pirates	DStv Premiership	24	1	1	1886	14	10	1886	23	96%	3	80%	3	1	54%	13%	33%
Orlando Pirates	MTN 8	3				1	2	270	23	100%		75%	1		67%	33%	0%
Orlando Pirates	Nedbank Cup	2						87	23	50%	1	40%	1		50%	50%	0%
South Africa	Friendlies	1					1	90	7	100%	1	25%			100%	0%	0%
South Africa	CAF Nations Cup Qualifying	2				2		180	0	100%		67%			100%	0%	0%

2021/2022

Orlando Pirates

500

970

Club	Competition													V	D	L
Orlando Pirates	DStv Premiership	8				5	2	470	23	63%	14	27%	1	38%	38%	25%
Orlando Pirates	CAF Confederation Cup	7	1	1	500	3	3	500	23	71%	7	50%		57%	14%	29%
Orlando Pirates	Nedbank Cup	1					1	0	23	0%	2	50%		100%	0%	0%

2020/2021

Orlando Pirates

Club	Competition												V	D	L
South Africa	Friendlies	2			3		114	3	50%	1	100%		0%	50%	50%
South Africa	CAF Nations Cup Qualifying	3			3	1	270	0	100%		75%		33%	33%	33%
South Africa	Friendlies	1			2		90	3	100%		100%		100%	0%	0%
Orlando Pirates	DStv Premiership	20	1	1	17	8	1670	23	95%	8	67%	6	40%	30%	30%
Orlando Pirates	MTN 8	3			1	2	261	23	100%		75%		100%	0%	0%
Orlando Pirates	Nedbank Cup	1				1	90	23	100%	1	33%		100%	0%	0%
Orlando Pirates	CAF Confederation Cup	5			6	2	366	0	80%	1	45%		40%	20%	40%

2019/2020

Orlando Pirates

1134

1314

Club	Competition												V	D	L
South Africa	CAF Nations Cup							3		2	0%
South Africa	Friendlies	1			1		90	2	100%		100%		100%	0%	0%
South Africa	CAF Nations Cup Qualifying							0		2	0%
Orlando Pirates	ABSA Premiership	26	2	1134	27	10	2267	23	96%	2	87%	4	46%	35%	19%
Orlando Pirates	MTN 8	1			1		90	23	100%		100%		0%	0%	100%
Orlando Pirates	Telkom Knockout	1			2		120	23	100%		50%		0%	100%	0%
Orlando Pirates	Nedbank Cup	1			2		61	23	100%		100%		0%	100%	0%

2018/2019

Orlando Pirates

1214

1964

Club	Competition														V	D	L
Orlando Pirates	ABSA Premiership	27	2	2	1214	1	22	9	2427	23	100%	1	90%	1	52%	37%	11%
Orlando Pirates	MTN 8	1					2		90	23	100%		100%		0%	100%	0%
Orlando Pirates	Telkom Knockout	4					4	1	390	23	100%		100%	1	75%	25%	0%
Orlando Pirates	Total CAF Champions League	8					6	5	720	23	100%	1			25%	50%	25%
Orlando Pirates	Nedbank Cup	1					1		120	23	100%		100%		0%	100%	0%
South Africa	CAF Nations Cup Qualifying	1					1		90	0	100%	4	20%	1	100%	0%	0%
South Africa	Friendlies	1					1		90	3	100%		100%		0%	100%	0%
South Africa	CAF Nations Cup									3		3	0%

2017/2018

Orlando Pirates

Club	Competition											V	D	L
South Africa	COSAFA Castle Cup	1		1		90	3	100%		33%		0%	0%	100%
South Africa	Friendlies	1			1	90	2	100%	1	50%		100%	0%	0%
Orlando Pirates	ABSA Premiership	24	4	20	8	2064	23	100%	1	80%	1	54%	29%	17%
Orlando Pirates	Telkom Knockout	1			1	90	23	100%		50%		100%	0%	0%
Orlando Pirates	Nedbank Cup	1		1		90	23	100%	1	50%		0%	0%	100%

2016/2017

2015/2016

2014/2015

2013/2014

2012/2013

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.

Full back's Position World Ranking598

Full back's Position National Ranking (South Africa)3

Full back's Position League Ranking (DStv Premiership)4

2024's Number of Matches World Ranking>1000

2024's Assists World Ranking>1000

2024's Number of Victories World Ranking>1000

2024's Minimum Losses World Ranking (Min. 30 games played)>1000

Rankings updated on 02/05/2024

Player's titles

Victories

FA Cup	1	2023
MTN 8	3	202020222023
CAF Confederation Cup	1	2022

Runner-ups

Premier Soccer League	3	201820192023
Telkom Knockout	1	2018

Transfers

07/06/17 >		Orlando Pirates
01/07/14 > 07/06/17		Royal Zulu
01/07/12 > 01/07/14		Witbank Spurs

Suggest a transfer for this player

Player career by clubLast updated on 05/05/2024 at 00:03

Club	Played matches	Goals	Assists	Efficiency	Minutes played	Yellow cards	Red cards	Match starts	V Victories	L Losses
South Africa	16				1346	1		94%15	56%9	19%3
Orlando Pirates	190	6	10	2525	15150	20	1	88%168	51%97	20%38

Player's favourite opponents

Club		V
Mamelodi	14	3	6	16
Chippa United	13	10	6	9
Maritzburg	10	6	6	4
AmaZulu	13	9	5	9
Golden Arrows	8	6	4	5
Kaizer Chiefs	14	6	3	15
Le Cap	12	3	3	15
Bidvest Wits	7	2	3	9
Black Leopards	7	5	3	5
SuperSport	9	4	2	12
Polokwane	6	4	2	6
Stellenbosch	5	3	2	3
Royal AM	4	3	2	3
African Stars	2	1	2	0
Djabal	2	2	2	0
Richards Bay	2	1	2	0
Tshakhuma	2	1	2	0
Bloemfontein	7	4	1	6
Highlands	4	1	1	4
TS Galaxy	4	1	1	3

Player's worst opponents

Club		L
Mamelodi	14	6	16
Kaizer Chiefs	14	5	15
Le Cap	12	4	15
Bidvest Wits	7	3	9
SuperSport	9	3	12
TS Galaxy	4	2	3
Enyimba	2	1	2
ES Tunis	2	1	2
Al Ahly T.	2	1	1
Raja	1	1	4
Zambia	2	1	2
Horoya AC	2	1	2
Sudan	1	1	2
Galaxy	2	1	1
Simba SC	2	1	1
Tanzania	1	1	1
CT Spurs	3	1	4
Maritzburg	10	1	4
Bloemfontein	7	1	6
Black Leopards	7	1	5

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	Orlando Pirates	70%	10%	20	45%	30%	20	Positive
2022/2023	Orlando Pirates	55%	28%	29	70%	0%	10	Slightly negative
2021/2022	Orlando Pirates	50%	25%	16	35%	19%	31	Positive
2020/2021	Orlando Pirates	48%	28%	29	53%	5%	19	Very slightly negative
2019/2020	Orlando Pirates	41%	21%	29	43%	29%	7	Very slightly negative
2018/2019	Orlando Pirates	46%	12%	41	60%	0%	5	-
2017/2018	Orlando Pirates	54%	19%	26	33%	22%	9	Positive
2016/2017	Royal Zulu	0%	0%	0	55%	10%	31	-
2015/2016	Royal Zulu	0%	0%	0	19%	42%	31	-
2014/2015	Royal Zulu	0%	0%	0	47%	28%	32	-
2013/2014	Witbank	0%	0%	0	36%	36%	33	-
2012/2013	Witbank	0%	0%	0	41%	28%	29	-

Key figures

The player has won in non-league and non-national team competition the last 4 matches

He hasn't lost in non-league and non-national team competition any of the last 4 matches

Maela has won in non-league and non-national team competition the last 4 at home matches

Innocent Maela hasn't lost in non-league and non-national team competition any of the last 6 at home matches

Maela hasn't lost all competitions included any of the last 7 away from home matches

He has won all competitions included the last 5 matches

The player hasn't lost all competitions included any of the last 12 matches

Innocent Maela has won all competitions included the last 4 at home matches

He hasn't lost all competitions included any of the last 15 at home matches

Maela hasn't lost in Premier Soccer League any of the last 4 away from home matches

Innocent Maela hasn't lost in Premier Soccer League any of the last 8 matches

The player hasn't lost in Premier Soccer League any of the last 8 at home matches

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

Innocent Maela hasn't lost for the national team any of the last 6 matches

First times

In clubs

for the national team

in competitions

Date	Games	Score	First times
Orlando Pirates
19/08/2017	Orlando Pirates - Chippa United	1 - 0	First match with the club, first start, first victory
23/09/2017	Bidvest Wits - Orlando Pirates	1 - 0	First loss
19/09/2018	Orlando Pirates - Cape Town City	2 - 2	First goal
08/01/2019	Orlando Pirates - Chippa United	4 - 2	First own goal
25/02/2023	Kaizer Chiefs - Orlando Pirates	1 - 0	First red card

Player's career by competitionLast updated on 05/05/2024 at 00:03

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	140	5	2241	8	2	11204	90%126	1	49%69	30%42	21%29
Telkom Knockout	Telkom Knockout	6					600	100%6		67%4	33%2
FA Cup	FA Cup	11			1		764	73%8		64%7	27%3	9%1
MTN 8	MTN 8	10					726	80%8		70%7	20%2	10%1
Friendlies	Friendlies	9					716	89%8		56%5	33%3	11%1
CAF Nations Cup	CAF Nations Cup
CAFNCQ	CAF Nations Cup Qualifying	6					540	100%6		67%4	17%1	17%1
COSAFA Cup	COSAFA Cup	1					90	100%1				100%1
CAF Champions League	CAF Champions League	11					990	100%11		36%4	36%4	27%3
CAF Confederation Cup	CAF Confederation Cup	12	1	866	1		866	75%9		50%6	17%2	33%4

Player's results for each season

Season	Club	Tier	Rk.	pts	MP	V	D	L	GF	GA
2023/2024	Orlando Pirates	1	3	46	26	13	7	6	41	23
2022/2023	Orlando Pirates	1	2	54	30	16	6	8	40	21
2021/2022	Orlando Pirates	1	6	44	30	10	14	6	34	28
2020/2021	Orlando Pirates	1	3	50	30	13	11	6	33	22
2019/2020	Orlando Pirates	1	3	52	30	14	10	6	40	29
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	Royal Zulu	2	1	62	30	17	11	2	52	24
2015/2016	Royal Zulu	2	14	30	30	6	12	12	33	50
2014/2015	Royal Zulu	2	4	50	30	14	8	8	48	33
2013/2014	Witbank	2	10	39	30	10	9	11	33	40
2012/2013	Witbank	2	5	42	27	11	9	7	45	37

Last games

Date	Competition	Round	Team 1	Score	Team 2	Score
May 04, 2024	04/05		Semi-finals	Chippa United	1 - 3	Orlando Pirates	72 Minutes
May 01, 2024	01/05		Round 27	Cape Town City	0 - 2	Orlando Pirates	On the bench
April 28, 2024	28/04		Round 26	Royal AM	0 - 4	Orlando Pirates	90 Minutes
April 20, 2024	20/04		Round 25	Orlando Pirates	1 - 0	AmaZulu	8 Minutes
April 13, 2024	13/04		Quarter-finals	AmaZulu	2 - 4	Orlando Pirates	90 Minutes
April 06, 2024	06/04		Round 24	Orlando Pirates	7 - 1	Golden Arrows	37 Minutes
April 03, 2024	03/04		Round 23	Moroka	1 - 1	Orlando Pirates	13 Minutes
March 30, 2024	30/03		Round 22	Sekhukhune	2 - 1	Orlando Pirates	On the bench
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 16, 2024	16/03		Round of 16	Orlando Pirates	4 - 0	Hungry Lions	64 Minutes
March 09, 2024	09/03		Round 21	Orlando Pirates	3 - 2	Kaizer Chiefs	3 Minutes
March 06, 2024	06/03		Round 20	Orlando Pirates	1 - 1	CT Spurs	90 Minutes
March 02, 2024	02/03		Round 19	Polokwane City	0 - 1	Orlando Pirates	13 Minutes
February 24, 2024	24/02		Round of 32	Crystal Lake	0 - 6	Orlando Pirates	90 Minutes	1
February 17, 2024	17/02		Round 18	Mamelodi	1 - 1	Orlando Pirates	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	Orlando Pirates	2 - 3	Stellenbosch	On the bench
December 23, 2023	23/12		Round 15	SuperSport	3 - 1	Orlando Pirates	7 Minutes
December 17, 2023	17/12		Round 8	Golden Arrows	1 - 2	Orlando Pirates	Absent
December 09, 2023	09/12		Round 14	Orlando Pirates	1 - 0	TS Galaxy	Absent
December 05, 2023	05/12		Round 4	Orlando Pirates	2 - 0	Moroka	Absent
November 25, 2023	25/11		Round 13	Richards Bay	0 - 0	Orlando Pirates	Absent
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 11, 2023	11/11		Round 12	Kaizer Chiefs	0 - 1	Orlando Pirates	Absent
November 07, 2023	07/11		Round 11	Orlando Pirates	1 - 0	Sekhukhune	Absent
November 04, 2023	04/11	CKC	Quarter-finals	Richards Bay	0 - 05-4 s.o	Orlando Pirates	Absent
November 01, 2023	01/11		Round 6	CT Spurs	2 - 1	Orlando Pirates	Absent
October 27, 2023	27/10		Round 10	Orlando Pirates	1 - 1	Polokwane City	Absent
October 24, 2023	24/10		Round 9	AmaZulu	0 - 0	Orlando Pirates	Absent
October 20, 2023	20/10	CKC	First round	Orlando Pirates	2 - 0	CT Spurs	Absent
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
October 07, 2023	07/10		Final	Orlando Pirates	0 - 03-1 s.o	Mamelodi	Absent
September 29, 2023	29/09		2nd round	Orlando Pirates	1 - 04-5 s.o	Jwaneng Galaxy	Absent
September 24, 2023	24/09		Semi-finals	Orlando Pirates	0 - 1	Stellenbosch	Absent
September 20, 2023	20/09		Round 7	Orlando Pirates	0 - 1	Mamelodi	Absent
September 17, 2023	17/09		2nd round	Jwaneng Galaxy	1 - 0	Orlando Pirates	90 Minutes
September 12, 2023	12/09		Africa	South Africa	1 - 0	DR Congo	90 Minutes
September 09, 2023	09/09		Africa	South Africa	0 - 0	Namibia	62 Minutes
September 03, 2023	03/09		Semi-finals	Stellenbosch	1 - 2	Orlando Pirates	14 Minutes
August 29, 2023	29/08		Round 5	Orlando Pirates	2 - 0	Cape Town City	45 Minutes
August 25, 2023	25/08		First round	Orlando Pirates	3 - 0	Djabal	90 Minutes
August 19, 2023	19/08		First round	Djabal	0 - 1	Orlando Pirates	90 Minutes
August 15, 2023	15/08		Round 3	Chippa United	1 - 1	Orlando Pirates	24 Minutes
August 12, 2023	12/08		Quarter-finals	Orlando Pirates	5 - 0	Sekhukhune	1 Minutes
August 08, 2023	08/08		Round 2	Orlando Pirates	4 - 2	Royal AM	On the bench
August 05, 2023	05/08		Round 1	Stellenbosch	1 - 0	Orlando Pirates	On the bench
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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