Kobamelo Kodisang
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 August 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Seraleng, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Right winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mamelodi Sundowns | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | Platinum Stars | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Platinum Stars | 19 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Bidvest Wits | 4 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | → Sanjoanense (loan) | 23 | (4) |
| 2019–2022 | Braga B | 56 | (16) |
| 2022–2023 | Braga | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Moreirense (loan) | 29 | (11) |
| 2023–2024 | Moreirense | 31 | (1) |
| 2024– | Mamelodi Sundowns | 7 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → AVS (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | South Africa U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | South Africa U20 | 14 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | South Africa U23 | 8 | (1) |
| 2023– | South Africa | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 October 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 October 2023 | |||
Kobamelo Kodisang (born 28 August 1999) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a right winger for Premier Soccer League club Mamelodi Sundowns, and the South Africa national football team. He became one of the youngest players to ever play in the Premier Soccer League when he made his debut at the age of 15 in August 2015.[1]
Born in the small town of Seraleng (near Rustenburg),[2] Kodisang was first discovered at the age of ten by Cavin Johnson, then-manager of Platinum Stars.[3] He joined the youth team shortly after, and initially received media attention after an impressive performance at the 2014/15 MultiChoice Diski Challenge tournament, including scoring two goals to lead his team to a comeback win against Orlando Pirates.[2][4]
He was called up to the senior squad for the 2015–16 season, and made his professional debut on 26 August 2015, replacing Robert Ng'ambi after the 85th minute of a 2–0 win against Golden Arrows. At the age of 15 years, 363 days, he became one of the youngest players to ever play in the Premier Soccer League, and the youngest in the past six years.[1]
Kodisang was signed by Portuguese club Sanjoanense on 28 September 2018 on a season-long loan deal.[5] In mid-August 2019, he joined S.C. Braga B.[6]
On 2 August 2022, Kodisang joined Moreirense in Liga Portugal 2 on a season-long loan, with an option to buy.[7]
On 28 June 2023, after achieving promotion to the Primeira Liga, Moreirense announced the permanent signing of Kodisang on a four-year contract,[8] for a reported fee of €500.000.[9]
International career
Kodisang was selected to represent the South African national under-17 team at the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile,[10] and played in all three matches (against Costa Rica, North Korea and Russia). South Africa, however, got eliminated in the group stage with a record of one draw, two losses.[citation needed]
Kodisang made his debut for the South Africa senior team on 9 September 2023, starting in a 0–0 draw at home to Namibia, in a friendly match.[11]
