Mihlali Mayambela
South African soccer player
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Mihlali Samson "Mabhuti" Mayambela (born 25 August 1996) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Omonia and the South Africa national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mihlali Samson Mabhuti Mayambela | ||
| Date of birth | 25 August 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Omonia | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Old Mutual Academy | |||
| Orlando Pirates | |||
| Kaizer Chiefs | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Cape Town All Stars | 11 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | Djurgården | 8 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Degerfors (loan) | 29 | (7) |
| 2018 | → Brage (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | → Farense (loan) | 32 | (4) |
| 2019–2022 | Farense | 74 | (10) |
| 2020 | → Bnei Yehuda (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2021 | → Académica (loan) | 16 | (3) |
| 2022–2026 | Aris Limassol | 102 | (16) |
| 2026– | Omonia | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | South Africa | 16 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 08:13, 29 January 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 March 2024 | |||
Career
Mayambela started out his youth career with Old Mutual Academy before also spending time at the two Johannesburg clubs Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs[1] In 2014 and 2015 he played first team football with South African National First Division side Cape Town All Stars where he made 11 league appearances.[2]
After trialing with the club for two weeks during the summer of 2015 Mayambela joined Swedish Allsvenskan side Djurgårdens IF on a four-year deal in January 2016. They had originally intended to sign him during the upcoming summer but due to injuries they decided to make the move six months earlier.[3] On 28 March 2016, it was reported that the Welsh club Swansea City was tracking Mayambela.[4] On 24 August Mayambela scored his first goal for Djurgården, scoring one goal in the Swedish Cup qualifier 5–1 win against Smedby AIS.[5]
In 2017, Mayambela moved on loan to Swedish second tier Superettan club Degerfors IF. Mayambela was loaned out once again in 2018, this time to newly promoted IK Brage in the same division.
On 19 July 2018, Mayambela was loaned out to Farense until the summer of 2019, with an option to buy.[6]
On 28 January 2020, he moved on loan to Israeli Premier League club Bnei Yehuda[7]
In the year of 2022, he was transferred to Cypriot club Aris Limassol on a two-year deal.
Personal life
He is the younger brother of Mark Mayambela.[3] His favourite football club is Kaizer Chiefs.[1][better source needed]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 1 March 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Djurgården | 2016 | Allsvenskan | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||||
| Degerfors (loan) | 2017 | Superettan | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 7 | |||
| 2018 | Superettan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 29 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 7 | |||||
| Brage (loan) | 2018 | Superettan | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | |||
| Farense (loan) | 2018–19 | Liga Portugal 2 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 4 | ||
| Farense | 2019–20 | Liga Portugal 2 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Liga Portugal 2 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 4 | |||
| Total | 42 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 48 | 6 | ||||
| Bnei Yehuda (loan) | 2019–20 | Israeli Premier League | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||
| Académica (loan) | 2021–22 | Liga Portugal 2 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 3 | ||
| Aris Limassol | 2022–23 | Cypriot First Division | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | — | 33 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24 | Cypriot First Division | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 12[d] | 3 | 1[e] | 1 | 39 | 7 | ||
| 2024–25 | Cypriot First Division | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 76 | 11 | 3 | 0 | — | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 94 | 15 | |||
| Career total | 220 | 34 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 251 | 39 | ||
- Includes Svenska Cupen, Taça de Portugal, Cypriot Cup
- Includes Taça da Liga
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in Cypriot Super Cup
International
- As of match played 26 March 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2022 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 2 | |
- Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mayambela goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 September 2022 | FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa |  Sierra Leone | 2–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 28 March 2023 | Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Monrovia, Liberia |  Liberia | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |