| Tshegofatso Mabasa | |
| Fullname: | Tshegofatso John Mabasa |
| Birth Date: | 1 October 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Bloemfontein, South Africa |
| Height: | 1.79 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Orlando Pirates |
| Clubnumber: | 19 |
| Youthclubs1: | Bloemfontein Celtic |
| Years1: | 2014–2019 |
| Caps1: | 49 |
| Goals1: | 9 |
| Years2: | 2019– |
| Clubs2: | Orlando Pirates |
| Caps2: | 61 |
| Goals2: | 24 |
| Years3: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs3: | → Sekhukhune United (loan) |
| Caps3: | 18 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs4: | → Moroka Swallows (loan) |
| Caps4: | 13 |
| Goals4: | 6 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2017– |
| Nationalteam2: | South Africa |
| Nationalcaps2: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 3 |
| Club-Update: | 30 June 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 7 July 2023 |
Tshegofatso John Mabasa (born 1 October 1996) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Orlando Pirates.
Born in Bloemfontein, Mabasa's first career club was Bloemfontein Celtic.[1] He made his first-team debut during a 2014 Telkom Knockout encounter with AmaZulu on 4 October, which was followed by his professional league debut in the South African Premier Division in May 2015 versus Free State Stars. In total, he made thirty-one appearances for the club in his first four seasons; during which time he also scored his first senior goals, netting in Telkom Knockout ties with Platinum Stars and Polokwane City in November 2017. His first goal in league action arrived on 5 August 2018 in a 2–0 win over Chippa United.
In the 2023/24 season he finished as a top goal scorer in the league while playing for Orlando Pirates
Mabaso has represented South Africa at senior level, winning his first cap during a 2018 African Nations Championship qualifier with Zambia on 19 August 2017.[2] [3] He had previously featured for the South Africa under-23s.[4]
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| Club | Season | League | Cup[5] | League Cup[6] | Continental | Other[7] | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Bloemfontein Celtic | 2014–15 | Premier Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 27 | 10 | ||||
| Orlando Pirates | 2019-20 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 25 | 7 | ||
| 2020-21 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | - | - | 19 | 8 | |||
| 2021-22 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 22 | 3 | |||
| 2023-24 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | 13 | |||
| Sekhukhune United (loan) | 2022-23 | Premier Division | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | 2 | |
| Moroka Swallows (loan) | 2023-24 | Premier Division | 13 | 6 | - | - | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | |
| Career total | 142 | 41 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 11 3 | 3 | 0 | 178 | 51 | ||||