Ben Motshwari

Ben Motshwari
Personal information
Full name Ben Motshwari
Date of birth (1991-03-21) 21 March 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Randfontein, South Africa
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 AmaZulu
Number 8
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Bidvest Wits 66 (5)
2018–2023 Orlando Pirates 97 (5)
2023– AmaZulu 21 (0)
International career‡
2021 South Africa 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2024

Ben Motshwari (born 21 March 1991) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for AmaZulu. He has been capped for the South Africa national team.[1][2]

Professional career

Motshwari made his professional debut with Bidvest Wits in a 3–0 South African Premier Division win over Moroka Swallows F.C. on 29 August 2014.[3] He signed with Orlando Pirates in 2018.[4]

International career

Motshwari debuted with the South Africa national team in a 1–1 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification tie with Ghana on 25 March 2021.[5]

References

  1. ^ Ben Motshwari at Soccerway
  2. ^ Ben Motshwari at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. ^ "Bidvest Wits vs. Swallows – 29 August 2014". Soccerway. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  4. ^ Wambugu, Kissa (29 May 2020). "What is going on in with Ben Motshwari?". Briefly. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  5. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin (25 March 2021). "South Africa vs. Ghana (1:1)". National Football Teams. Retrieved 29 March 2021.