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Orlando Pirates

Thalente Mbatha

Midfielder#16

Key facts

Age: 26
Height: 1.8 m
Weight: 71 kg
Number: #16
Born: 6/3/2000
Position: Midfielder
Nationality: South Africa

Official profile

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Career stats

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	STRT	FC	FA	YC	RC	G	A	SHOT	SOG	OFF
2026-27 South African Premiership ORL	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
2025-26 South African Premiership ORL	20	20	18	1	0	0	1	35	11	0
2024-25 South African Premiership ORL	24	35	8	4	0	3	0	38	13	0
2023-24 South African Premier Division ORL	9	0	0	3	0	1	0	1	1	0

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Every game we hold

Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.

Season
2026 FIFA World CupSouth Africa	4	0	0	4	1	259	1	0	0	4	2	4	0	0	3	0
2026 International FriendlySouth Africa	3	0	0	2	1	90	0	0	0	3	2	3	0	0	0	0
2025 International FriendlySouth Africa	2	–	–	–	–	129	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Career3 seasons	9	0	0	6	2	478	1	0	0	7	4	7	0	0	3	0

Game log, 2026 FIFA World Cup

Game
29 June v CanadaL 0-1 29 June	0	0	1	0	45	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	0
25 June v South KoreaW 1-0 25 June	0	0	2	1	90	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
19 June @ CzechiaD 1-1 19 June	0	0	1	0	90	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0
12 June @ MexicoL 0-2 12 June	0	0	0	0	34	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0

Splits, FIFA World Cup

Split
AwayHome or away · won 0 of 2	2	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	62.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0
HomeHome or away · won 1 of 2	2	0.0	0.0	1.5	0.5	67.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	1.5	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0
LossesResult	2	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	39.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0
DrawsResult	1	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	90.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0
WinsResult	1	0.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Regular seasonStage · won 1 of 4	4	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.3	64.8	0.3	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.0
CanadaOpponent · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	45.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0
CzechiaOpponent · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	90.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0
MexicoOpponent · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	34.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0
South KoreaOpponent · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Estadio Banorte, Mexico CityGround · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	34.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0
Estadio BBVA, GuadalupeGround · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GeorgiaGround · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	90.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0
SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CaliforniaGround · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	45.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0

Recent games

Nov '261
v Kaizer Chiefs
2 FC
W 2-1
Aug '261
v Milford FC
2 SHOT · 2 FC
W 2-0

Stats from official league and public sports feeds. Updated hourly.