| Njabulo Blom | |
| Fullname: | Njabulo Blom[1] |
| Birth Date: | 11 December 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Dobsonville, South Africa |
| Height: | 1.73 m |
| Position: | Central midfielder |
| Currentclub: | St. Louis City SC |
| Clubnumber: | 6 |
| Youthyears1: | –2019 |
| Youthclubs1: | Kaizer Chiefs |
| Years1: | 2019–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Kaizer Chiefs |
| Caps1: | 55 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2023– |
| Clubs2: | St. Louis City SC |
| Caps2: | 36 |
| Goals2: | 4 |
| Club-Update: | 23 September 2023 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | South Africa U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2021– |
| Nationalteam2: | South Africa |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 22:50, 14 October 2023 (CST) |
Njabulo Blom (born 11 December 1999) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a central midfielder for Major League Soccer club St. Louis City SC and the South African national team.
Born in Dobsonville, Blom started his career at Kaizer Chiefs, and made his debut on 1 October 2019, starting against Lamontville Golden Arrows, before appearing again for the club on 27 October 2019 against Mamelodi Sundowns.[2] [3]
In January 2023, Blom went to United States and the joined St. Louis City in St. Louis, Missouri.
Blom appeared for the South Africa national under-20 soccer team at the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup and the 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.
He made his debut for the South Africa national soccer team on 6 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Ghana, a 1–0 home victory. He substituted Percy Tau in the 77th minute.[4]
| Club | Season | League | Nedbank Cup | Telkom Knockout | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Kaizer Chiefs | 2019–20 | South African Premier Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | South African Premier Division | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 0 | ||
| St. Louis City SC | 2023 | Major League Soccer | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 53 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 72 | 1 | |||