Lebohang Mokoena

Lebohang Mokoena
Personal information
Full name	Lebohang Lefalamang Paul Mokoena
Date of birth	29 September 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Soweto, South Africa
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Winger, forward
Team information
Current team	Moroka Swallows
Number	9
Youth career
	Kliptown helenic
	Orlando Pirates
Senior career*
Years	Team
2003–2009	Orlando Pirates
2009–2016	Mamelodi Sundowns
2016–2017	Cape Town Spurs
2018–2022	Moroka Swallows
International career
2005–2012	South Africa
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:22, 9 January 2020 (UTC)

Lebohang Mokoena (born 29 September 1986) is a South African footballer who plays for Moroka Swallows.

Mokoena is known for his pace and dribbling ability, and is most commonly found playing upfront or on the right wing. He has no relation with former Portsmouth FC player Aaron Mokoena. He is also extremely famous for being featured on Football Manager 2005 as a high potential and relatively cheap signing.

Early beginnings

Mokoena started playing football at the age of eight, playing football in the streets of his birthplace, Diepkloof in Soweto.

While growing up, Mokoena excelled in other sports athletics. He had a keen interest in sprinting and broke records in the 100, 200 and 800 meter events at Fordsburg Primary School. Mokoena began playing football for his local team Diepkloof Hellenic.

Career

Mokoena's arrival into the professional ranks was promoted to the first team at the age of seventeen. He made his PSL debut coming on as a substitute in the 2–2 draw away to Santos on 1 November 2003, going on to play twenty-four matches in that season, starting eleven and coming off the bench thirteen times; he netted five goals.

In the next season (2004–05), his efforts were rewarded when he won the club's Most Improved Player of the Year award.

In 2006 Lebohang was promoted to Orlando Pirates senior team where he spent three seasons, before moving to Pretoria side Mamelodi Sundowns. Mokoena currently plays for Moroka Swallows F.C. and he is also their captain.

National career

Mokoena is one of a few young players in the country who has the record of having represented his nation at all levels starting with the Under-17 (14 caps), U-20 (2 caps) and he was a regular figure, and one of the top goal scorers, in the U-23 squad.

"Cheeseboy", as he is nicknamed, made his international debut in a 2–1 win against Mexico during the CONCACAF Gold Cup in the United States on 8 July 2005.

Career statistics

As of match played 1 June 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[1]
Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Orlando Pirates	2003–04	Premier Soccer League	Information not available
	2004–05	Premier Soccer League
	2005–06	Premier Soccer League
	2006–07	Premier Soccer League
	2007–08	Premier Soccer League
	2008–09	Premier Soccer League
	Total		—
Mamelodi Sundowns	2009–10	Premier Soccer League	22	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	4
	2010–11	Premier Soccer League	15	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	2
	2011–12	Premier Soccer League	23	2	3	3	0	0	2^[a]	0	28	5
	2012–13	Premier Soccer League	2	0	0	0	0	0	2^[a]	1	4	1
	2013–14	Premier Division	13	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	15	3
	2014–15	Premier Division	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
	2015–16	Premier Division	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	Total		80	10	5	4	1	0	4	1	90	15
Cape Town Spurs	2016–17	Premier Division	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Moroka Swallows	2018–19	National First Division	25	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	3
	2019–20	National First Division	29	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	30	5
	2020–21	Premier Division	28	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	29	0
	2021–22	Premier Division	20	1	1	0	0	0	3^[b]	0	24	1
	Total		102	8	3	1	0	0	3	0	108	9
Career total			188	18	8	5	1	0	7	1	204	24