Mpho Makola
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mpho Terence Makola | ||
| Date of birth | May 4, 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Alexandra, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Orlando Pirates | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Alex Sheffield | |||
| 1999--2003 | Kaizer Chiefs | ||
| Bidvest Wits | |||
| Vaal University of Technology | |||
| Africa Sport Youth | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2012 | Free State Stars | 68 | (6) |
| 2012– | Orlando Pirates | 76 | (13) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015– | South Africa | 7 | (2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 August 2016. | |||
Mpho Makola (born May 4, 1986 in Alexandra, Gauteng) is a South African football (soccer) midfielder for Premier Soccer League club Orlando Pirates.[1]
Early life
Makola was born and raised in Alexandra and attended school in Yeoville Community Primary School and Barnato Park High School where he was a sports all rounder. He joined the Kaizer Chiefs academy in 1999 from Alex Sheffield. By the age of 15, Makola became his family's main breadwinner and took care of his mother and six siblings. As a teenager, Makola consumed drugs and hung around gangsters and nearly joined a hijacking syndicate. He later played for Vaal University of Technology and earned R900 a month.[2]
International career
He scored on his international debut against Senegal in an international friendly on 8 September 2015.
International goals
- Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first.[3]
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 8 September 2015 | Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa |  Senegal | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 6 September 2016 | Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa |  Egypt | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |