Themba Zwane

Themba Zwane
Zwane (right) at the 2026 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Themba Zwane[1]
Date of birth (1989-08-03) 3 August 1989
Place of birth Tembisa, South Africa
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Mamelodi Sundowns
Number 18
Youth career
M Tigers
Vardos FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011– Mamelodi Sundowns 300 (68)
2013–2014 → Mpumalanga Black Aces (loan) 27 (6)
International career‡
2014– South Africa 53 (12)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 August 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2026

Themba Zwane (born 3 August 1989), also known as Mshishi, is a South African professional soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier Soccer League club Mamelodi Sundowns and the South Africa national team.

Club career

Zwane joined Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. in 2011.[2]

He won CAF Champions League with Sundowns in 2016 and 2025–26.[3]

On 29 May 2026, Zwane signed a contract extension with Sundowns.[4]

International career

On 11 October 2024 he earned his 50th international cap for South Africa.[5]

In the opening game of the 2026 FIFA World Cup against Mexico, Zwane was shown a straight red card for violent conduct after slapping Roberto Alvarado.[6] He was issued a three-match ban for the red card, meaning he would be next available for the round of 16 game had South Africa made it that far.[7] Instead, they were knocked out by Canada in a 1-0 defeat during the round of 32.[8]

Personal life

Themba Zwane was nicknamed Mshishi due to his dribbling ability.[9]

Career statistics

Club

Club[10] Season League Cup League Cup CAF Champions League Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsgoalsAppsGoals
Mamelodi Sundowns 2010–11 PSL00--------00
2011–121412010–––-171
2012–131100010--00120
Mpumalanga Black Aces2013–142741010----294
Mamelodi Sundowns2014–1522231212010304
2015–1622331429010396
2016–1727810118010389
2017–1827640107010406
2018–1925410209520399
2019–202511302082314114
2020–21 251031––52103413
2021–22 25541––103314210
2022–23 23320––8330366
2023–24 1803100100101412
2024–25 7000002060150
Career Total29857305154781532345384

International

As of match played on 15 October 2024[11]
South Africa
YearAppsGoals
201440
201520
201600
201781
201820
201971
202032
202120
202232
202361
2024145
Total5112
Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first.[11]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.7 October 2017FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa Burkina Faso2–03–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.13 October 2019Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa Mali2–02–2Friendly
3.16 November 2020Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa São Tomé and Príncipe1–04–22021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
4.3–2
5.24 September 2022FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa Sierra Leone1–04–0Friendly
6.3–0
7.17 October 2023Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast Ivory Coast1–01–1Friendly
8.21 January 2024Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium, Korhogo, Ivory Coast Namibia2–04–02023 Africa Cup of Nations
9.3–0
10.23 March 2024Nelson Mandela Stadium, Algiers, Algeria Algeria1–13–3Friendly
11.2–1
12.7 June 2024Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, Nigeria Nigeria1–01–12026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Mamelodi Sundowns

South Africa

Individual

  • PSL Footballer Of the Season: 2019–20
  • PSL Player's Player of the season: 2019–20
  • PSL Midfielder of the Season: 2019–20
  • Mamelodi Sundowns Player of the season: 2019–20
  • Mamelodi Sundowns' players player of the season: 2019–20
  • PFA Player of the Year: 2020–21

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "Themba Zwane-Mamelodi Sundowns marriage set for divorce after 15 years together? The future of Bafana Bafana international has been revealed | Goal.com South Africa". www.goal.com. 6 January 2026.
  3. ↑ Kganyago, Lethabo (6 June 2026). "Mshishi - Why I Wanted Sundowns Stay". iDiski Times.
  4. ↑ Mokoena, Kgomotso (29 May 2026). "Mamelodi Sundowns extend Themba 'Mshishi' Zwane's contract". Sunday World.
  5. ↑ "Bafana Bafana's midfield maestro getting his flowers with 50th cap in the offing | soccer". SABC. 11 October 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  6. ↑ "South Africa coach Hugo Broos - Bafana must accept 'too soft' Themba Zwane red card".
  7. ↑ "South Africa coach rips Zwane's three-match World Cup ban".
  8. ↑ Anderson, Jess (11 June 2026). "Mexico vs South Africa LIVE: FIFA World Cup 2026 Group A – score, radio commentary, text updates & stats". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  9. ↑ "Story Behind The Nickname: How Zwane became Mshishi". Kick Off. 26 November 2024.
  10. ↑ "Themba Zwane". footystats. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  11. 1 2 "Zwane, Themba". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 10 October 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  12. ↑ 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.
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