Grant Margeman
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 June 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Bonteheuwel, Cape Town | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SuperSport United | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | Ajax Cape Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2020 | Ajax Cape Town | 91 | (10) |
| 2020–2023 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Moroka Swallows (loan) | 27 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | → SuperSport United (loan) | 26 | (2) |
| 2023– | SuperSport United | 28 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| South Africa U20 | 8 | (2) | |
| 2019 | South Africa | 2 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2023 | |||
Grant Margeman (born 3 June 1998) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a central midfielder for SuperSport United in the Premier Soccer League.
Club career
[edit]Born in Cape Town,[1] Grant Margeman made his senior professional debut in the 2016/2017 season at the age of 18 years under Head Coach Stanley Menzo.
International career
[edit]Grant Margeman competed at the 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations held in Zambia and helped his national team qualify for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Later that Summer in 2017, Grant Margeman made his debut at the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup against Japan. Grant Margeman scored his first goal in the World Cup and it would end being the only goal scored for South Africa in the entire tournament. During the 2017 FIFA U20 World Cup competition, back home in Cape Town, Grant Margeman was awarded the 2017 Rookie of the Year Award by his respective club Ajax Cape Town.[2]
Career statistics
[edit]International goals
[edit]- Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first.[1]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2 June 2019 | Princess Magogo Stadium, KwaMashu, South Africa |  Botswana |
2–0 | 2–2 (4–5 p) | 2019 COSAFA Cup |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Grant Margeman". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- ^ Grant Margeman at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
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- Living people
- South African men's soccer players
- Cape Coloureds
- Men's association football midfielders
- Soccer players from Cape Town
- Cape Town Spurs F.C. players
- Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. players
- Moroka Swallows F.C. players
- SuperSport United F.C. players
- South African Premier Division players
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