Patrick Maswanganyi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patrick Maswanganyi | ||
| Date of birth | 4 April 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | madadeni, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Orlando Pirates | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Stars of Africa | |||
| Oliveirense | |||
| Academica de Coimbra U23 | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Supersport United | 22 | (0) |
| 2023– | Orlando Pirates | 30 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| South Africa U20 | 3 | (0) | |
| 2024– | South Africa | 4 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024 | |||
Patrick "Tito" Maswanganyi (born 4 April 1998) is a South African professional football player who plays as an attacking midfielder and winger for Orlando Pirates and the South Africa national team.
Club career
[edit]Youth Career
[edit]Maswanganyi spent his early years as a professional footballer in Portugal, where he turned out for U.D. Oliveirense and Académica de Coimbra.[1]
Senior
[edit]SuperSport F.C
[edit]In 2022, he moved back to South Africa and joined the Betway Premiership side, SuperSport United F.C..
Orlando Pirates
[edit]In 2023, he joined the Soweto club Orlando Pirates.[2]
International career
[edit]Maswanganyi received his first senior national team call-up for two International Friendlies against Andorra and Algeria.[3] He made his debut against the former on 21 March 2024, where he played the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 draw.On 15 November 2024, Patrick scored his first goal for South Africa in a 2-0 win over Uganda during the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.[4]
Career Statistics
[edit]Club
As of 21 September 2024[5]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| SuperSport United | 2022–23 | DStv Premiership | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Orlando Pirates | 2023–24 | DStv Premiership | 27 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 10 |
| 2024–25 | Betway Premiership | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| Career Total | 52 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 74 | 11 | ||
Honours
[edit]Orlando Pirates
- MTN 8: 2023–24, 2024-25[6][7]
- Nedbank Cup: 2023–24[5]
Individual
- DStv Premiership Players’ Player of the Season: 2024[8]
- DStv Premiership Midfielder of the Season: 2024[9]
- Nedbank Cup Player of the Tournament: 2024[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Patrick Maswanganyi - Orlando Pirates FC". www.orlandopiratesfc.com. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ "New Pirates Signing: How I Nearly Quit". Soccer Laduma. 18 July 2023.
- ^ Ntshangase, Otis (22 March 2024). "Teko Modise offers advice to Bafana Bafana newcomer Patrick Maswanganyi". FARPost. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ Mark, Jonty (22 March 2024). "Mokwana sparkles but Bafana fail to impress in Andorra draw". The Citizen.
- ^ a b "South Africa - P. Maswanganyi - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". za.soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ "Soccerway". za.soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ "'Orlando Pirates boss Irvin Khoza has done it again in the MTN8 final! Mamelodi Sundowns fans must sit this one out, they benefited against Kaizer Chiefs - Poor Stellenbosch, it's sad to see this' - Fans | Goal.com South Africa". www.goal.com. 2024-10-05. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
- ^ "Maswanganyi and Williams dominate 2023/24 PSL Awards". www.psl.co.za. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ "Pirates win big at the PSL Awards - Orlando Pirates FC". www.orlandopiratesfc.com. 2024-06-23. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ Times, iDiski (23 June 2024). "Maswanganyi Bags R400k At PSL Awards". iDiski Times. Retrieved 19 September 2024.