Morgan Gould
Gould with South Africa in 2010 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Morgan Leonard Gould | ||
Date of birth | 23 March 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Soweto, South Africa | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Supersport United | ||
Number | 29 | ||
Youth career | |||
Noordgesig Sundowns | |||
Wits juniors | |||
Bedfordview Country Club | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2008 | Jomo Cosmos | 81 | (0) |
2008–2012 | Supersport United | 99 | (15) |
2012–2016 | Kaizer Chiefs | 39 | (0) |
2016 – | Supersport United | 1 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2008–2013 | South Africa | 27 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 December 2014. |
Morgan Leonard Gould (born 23 March 1983) is a South African international footballer who plays professionally for Supersport United as a defender.
Career
Club career
Born in Soweto, Gould began his senior career with Jomo Cosmos in 2001, before moving to Supersport United in 2008.[1] He signed for Kaizer Chiefs in May 2012.[2]
Kaizer Chiefs
Gould was signed to Chiefs in July 2012 for R8,4million. He made his debut on 5 August 2012 against Mamelodi Sundowns losing 4-1.[3] He scored his first goal against student outfit Bidvest Wits in the Nedbank Cup winning 3-0 with him scoring the second goal in 49th from a header from the near post. In the first half Siboniso Gaxa also scored his first goal for Chiefs. Earlier that day Orlando Pirates lost 4-1 to SAFA Second Division student outfit, Maluti FET College.[4] He went to play only 9 games and 721 minutes in the 2012-13 season due to an achilles tendon surgery and a knee injury only recovering in pre-season.[5]
Supersport United
In July 2016, Gould made his return to Supersport United, to be reunited with his former Kaizer Chiefs coach Stuart Baxter. He made his first start in a league match of the PSL Absa Premiership 2016/2017 season, in a 1-0 loss to Platinum Stars.
Personal life
He is the son of late former Kaizer Chiefs and Penarol player Samuel Goodenough Nkomo (b. 1953)[6]
International career
Gould made his international debut for South Africa in 2008,[1] and was a squad member at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.[7]
References
- 1 2 Morgan Gould at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ Ramatsiti Mohola (29 May 2012). "Gould joins Kaizer Chiefs - Amakhosi signal title intentions". Sowetan Live.
- ↑ http://soccerladuma.mobi/news/article/south-africa/brilliant-brazilians-thump-chiefs
- ↑ http://www.kickoff.com/mobile/news/33010/
- ↑ http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/south-africa/absa-premiership/players/2013-2014/chiefs/morgan-gould.html
- ↑ http://soccerladuma.mobi/news/article/gould-to-honour-his-father
- ↑ FIFA squad list