Thapelo Morena
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Morena with Mamelodi Sundowns in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thapelo James Morena[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 August 1993[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Randfontein, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mamelodi Sundowns | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2013 | Bloemfontein Celtic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 50 | (7) |
| 2016– | Mamelodi Sundowns | 195 | (10) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | South Africa U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2015– | South Africa | 34 | (3) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 November 2024 | |||
Thapelo James Morena (born 6 August 1993) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a defender or midfielder for South African club Mamelodi Sundowns.[4]
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 14 October 2025[3]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2015 | 6 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 16 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 3 | |
- Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Morena goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 June 2024 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa | Zimbabwe | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | [5] |
| 2 | 3–1 | ||||||
| 3 | 15 November 2024 | Mandela National Stadium, Kira Town, Uganda | Uganda | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | [6] |
Honours
Mamelodi Sundowns
- South African Premier Division: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25
- Nedbank Cup: 2019–20, 2021-22
- Telkom Knockout: 2019
- MTN 8: 2021
- Africa Football League: 2023
South Africa
- Africa Cup of Nations third place: 2023[7]
References
- ^ Thapelo Morena at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2016: List of Players: Memelodi Sundowns" (PDF). FIFA. 14 December 2016. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Thapelo Morena". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ Thapelo Morena at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "South Africa vs. Zimbabwe". National Football Teams. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
- ^ "Uganda vs. South Africa". National Football Teams. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
- ^ Edwards, Piers (10 February 2024). "South Africa 0–0 DR Congo". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.