May Mahlangu

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May Mahlangu
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Mahlangu playing for Helsingborgs IF in 2012
Personal information
Full name May Sphiwe Mahlangu
Date of birth (1989-05-01) 1 May 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Secunda, South Africa
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Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sint-Truiden
Youth career
2004–2006 Stars of Africa Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Alexandra United
2008–2013 Helsingborgs IF 98 (7)
2008–2009 → IFK Hässleholm (loan) 16 (6)
2014 IFK Göteborg 24 (5)
2015 Konyaspor 8 (1)
2015– Sint-Truiden
International career‡
2012– South Africa 16 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2015
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 June 2015

May Mahlangu (born 1 May 1989 in Secunda, Mpumalanga) is a South African footballer who plays for Sint-Truiden as a central midfielder.

Club career

Early career

Mahlangu joined the Stars of Africa Academy at age 15 and played for their team Alexandra United FC.[1]

Helsingborgs IF

Bo Nilsson was the manager of Allsvenskan club Helsingborgs IF in 2008 and through his connections with the academy he brought over Mahlangu to Sweden. Nilsson set it up so that Mahlangu would train with both Helsingborg and fourth tier club IFK Hässleholm each day, and that he would initially play league games for Hässleholm.[2][3] After impressing in the Swedish lower leagues Helsingborg decided to permanently make him a part of their squad in the summer of 2009.[4] In 2011 the club won the Swedish league and Mahlangu was given the player of the year award.[5]

IFK Göteborg

On 4 March 2014 Mahlangu joined Allsvenskan club IFK Göteborg on a one-year contract.[6]

Konyaspor

May Mahlangu signed with Konyaspor in January 2015 as a free transfer. On February 28, 2015, Mahlangu scored his first league goal against Fenerbahçe.

International career

In January 2012 Mahlangu made his debut for the South Africa national football team in a friendly against Equatorial Guinea.[7] He was also included in South Africa's squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.[8]

In November 2014, Mahlangu was banned from selection for the Bafana Bafana after failing to turn up for their 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Sudan and Nigeria citing fatigue.[9][10]

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 November 2014[11]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
IFK Hässleholm 2008 6 1 — — 6 1
2009 10 5 0 0 — 10 5
Total 16 6 0 0 0 0 16 6
Helsingborgs IF 2009 8 0 1 0 1 0 10 0
2010 19 3 3 0 — 22 3
2011 28 4 5 1 4 0 37 5
2012 30 0 1 0 12 0 43 0
2013 13 0 4 0 — 17 0
Total 98 7 14 1 17 0 129 8
IFK Göteborg 2014 24 5 0 0 6 2 30 7
Total 24 5 0 0 6 2 30 7
Konyaspor 2014–15 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 138 18 14 1 23 2 175 21

International

As of 16 June 2013[12]
National team Year Apps Goals
South Africa 2012 6 1
2013 7 1
Total 13 2

International goals

Scores and results lists South Africa's goal tally first.
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 22 December 2012 Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban, South Africa  Malawi 3–1 3–1 Friendly
2. 27 January 2013 Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban, South Africa  Morocco 1–1 2–2 2013 Africa Cup of Nations

Honours

Helsingborgs IF

Individual

  • Allsvenskan Player of the Year: 2011

References

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