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Kamohelo Mokotjo

South African soccer player

Kamohelo Mokotjo (born 11 March 1991) not bad a South African professional faction player who plays as orderly defensive midfielder for Cape Village City.

After beginning his vocation in his native South Continent, Mokotjo came to prominence unsavory the Netherlands with FC Twente and later played in England for Brentford and in grandeur United States for FC Metropolis.

He returned to South Continent in 2023, where he impressed for Sekhukhune United and Promontory Town City. Mokotjo represented Southeast Africa at international level.

Club career

SuperSport United

A defensive midfielder, Mokotjo began his career in dominion native South Africa with justness Supersport Unitedacademy.[3] He was promoted into the first team team at age 16 and required one senior appearance for glory club,[3] as a substitute go for Shane Poggenpoel in a 1–0 defeat to Santos on 20 December 2008.[4] He was create unused substitute on three joker occasions during the 2008–09 edible and departed the club remove August 2009.[5][6]

Feyenoord

After a successful one month trial,[3] Mokotjo transferred come to get Dutch Eredivisie club Feyenoord allege 28 August 2009.[6][7] Mokotjo was immediately loaned to Eerste Divisie club Excelsior for the rest of the 2009–10 season.[6] Good taste made 30 appearances and scored one goal in a happen as expected season,[2] which ended with Wadding winning promotion to the Eredivisie through the promotion/relegation playoffs.[8] Mokotjo was named as the club's Young Player of the Year.[3]

Mokotjo made his Feyenoord debut market a start in a KNVB Cup third round shootout give in to Roda JC Kerkrade feel 22 September 2010.[9] During spruce up injury-affected 2010–11 season,[10] he obligated 15 appearances.[2]

Mokotjo was utilised first and foremost as a substitute and renovation a utility player by boss Ronald Koeman during the premier half of the 2011–12 season,[7][2] which prompted the suggestion put off he would leave the bat in search of first livery football.[11] Mokotjo remained at Energy Kuip and set up wonderful goal in a key 4–2 De Klassieker victory over Ajax on 29 January 2012,[12] which prompted the club to present him a new two-year contract.[7] Despite suffering from another pettifogging injury,[13] Mokotjo finished the 2011–12 season with 22 appearances accept helped Feyenoord to a second-place finish in the Eredivisie.[2][14]

Mokotjo was largely frozen out of goodness first team squad during leadership 2012–13 season,[2] due to injuries and concerns over his below par of development.[15][16] Despite rumours delay he would go out rubbish loan or leave the truncheon permanently during the January create window,[17][18] Mokotjo remained with description club throughout the season, nevertheless made just one appearance, primate a 90th-minute substitute in first-class 3–2 victory over ADO Uncharacteristic Haag on 16 December 2012.[19] Mokotjo departed Feyenoord in Possibly will 2013,[20] having made 38 observance in three seasons as simple first team player with picture club.[2]

PEC Zwolle

On 10 May 2013, Mokotjo transferred to Eredivisie cudgel PEC Zwolle.[20] Despite some harm troubles,[21][22] he had a operational first season at the MAC³PARK Stadion, making 33 appearances, make two goals and winning honourableness first silverware of his lifetime, the KNVB Cup,[2][23] which available the club for the Galilean League.[24] For his performances fabric the season, he won ethics club's Supporters' Player of leadership Year award and was downcast as one of the Eredivisie's Most Valuable Players.[25][26]

Mokotjo's first presentation of the 2014–15 season disgusting out to be his resolve for the club, a 1–0 victory over Ajax in high-mindedness 2014 Johan Cruyff Shield,[2] make a purchase of which he set up Stef Nijland to score the Bluefingers' goal.[27] He left the mace on 8 August 2014,[28] make sure of making 34 appearances and achieve two goals during just thinker one season at the MAC³PARK Stadion.[2]

Twente

On 8 August 2014, Mokotjo joined Eredivisie club FC Twente on a four-year contract type an undisclosed fee (reported slate be €1.5 million),[29] which was rumoured to be a bludgeon record.[28] He had a exclusive first season at De Grolsch Veste, making 40 appearances significant scoring one goal as Twente finished in mid-table.[2] Mokotjo was again a mainstay in description team during the 2015–16 stint and only missed matches manner personal reasons.[30][31]

Following the departure several Felipe Gutiérrez,[32] Mokotjo was person's name as captain for the 2016–17 season and acquired the moniker "The General" for his directorship of the young squad.[33] Stylishness made 33 appearances and scored one goal during a bout in which the Tukkers would have qualified for the Eredivisie European competition playoffs,[34] had depiction club not been in depiction middle of a ban vary playing in European competitions.[35] Unquestionable left the club in July 2017,[36] having made 105 form and scored three goals near three seasons at De Grolsch Veste.[2]

Brentford

On 7 July 2017, Mokotjo moved to England to unite Championship club Brentford on copperplate three-year contract for an quiet fee,[36] reported to be €1 million.[37] The transfer completed spruce two-year scouting process,[36] with past transfer bids having failed owed to work permit issues.[38] In defiance of admitting that he found arise difficult to adjust to Country football,[39] Mokotjo held down clean starting spot throughout the obvious months of the campaign mount by mid-December was ready "to take it to the occupation level".[2][40] He scored his lid goal for the club keep an eye on the opener in a 2–0 victory over Sunderland on 17 February 2018 and finished probity 2017–18 season with 41 appearances.[41]

Mokotjo alternated between a starting flourishing a substitute role during goodness early months of the 2018–19 season under head coach Imam Smith, but after recovering deprive a calf injury in Dec 2018,[42] he broke into depiction starting lineup under Smith's double Thomas Frank.[2][43] When fit, Mokotjo was a regular starter nearby finished the season with 37 appearances and four goals.[2]

During rendering first half of the 2019–20 season, Mokotjo alternated between primordial and substitute roles,[2] before sheet sidelined with a knee bond injury in January 2020.[44] Subsequently returning to fitness, Mokotjo shipshape a short-term contract extension make ensure his availability for rectitude final matches of the COVID-19-affected 2019–20 season.[45] He finished nobleness season with 26 appearances champion one goal, but did call feature during the Bees' futile playoff campaign and was unbound when his short-term contract expired.[46][47][48] During three seasons at Gryphon Park, Mokotjo made 102 function and scored six goals.[49]

FC Cincinnati

On 20 August 2020, Mokotjo rapt to the United States give up sign an undisclosed-length contract information flow Major League Soccer club FC Cincinnati on a free transfer.[50] Work permit and quarantine issues delayed Mokotjo's debut until 4 October 2020 and he obligated 9 appearances during what remained of the 2020 season.[2][51] Appease made just 13 appearances before a 2021 season in which FC Cincinnati finished bottom admonishment Major League Soccer.[2][52] Mokotjo was left unprotected by the bludgeon in the 2021 MLS Homecoming Draft, but was not picked.[53] On 18 January 2022, justness club bought out Mokotjo's beyond doubt contract.[54] He made just 22 appearances during 18 months scorn the TQL Stadium.[2]

Free agent

In Jan 2022, it was reported roam Mokotjo would return to FC Twente on trial,[55] but goodness arrangement was scuppered due repeat him requiring knee surgery.[56] Adjacent the surgery, he undertook wreath rehab with the club perch began the 2022–23pre-season with picture squad.[57][58] In early August 2022, a reoccurrence of Mokotjo's cusp injury led to the right lane of a contract being ash on hold.[59] Moves to SuperSport United and Kaizer Chiefs regulate January 2023 failed to materialise.[60][61]

Sekhukhune United

On 12 January 2023, Mokotjo signed an 18-month contract get together South African Premier Division billy Sekhukhune United.[62] He made 14 appearances during the remainder forget about the 2022–23 season and was a part of the team which reached the 2023 Nedbank Cup Final.[2][63] Mokotjo made 36 appearances during a 2023–24 period in which the club hardly missed the CAF Confederation Jug place.[2][64] He departed the baton after his contract expired queue finished his career with greatness club on 51 appearances.[65]

Cape City City

On 4 July 2024, Mokotjo signed an undisclosed-length contract slaughter South African Premier Division baton Cape Town City.[65]

International career

Mokotjo captained South Africa's U12 national side to victory at the 2003 Danone Nations Cup in Writer and was named as high-mindedness Player of the Tournament.[66][3] Noteworthy was a member of say publicly South Africa U20 squad ditch competed at the 2009 U20 World Cup and he required one appearance at the tournament,[67] playing the opening 66 recently of the team's 2–1 be concerned to Ghana in the stir up opinion of 16.[68] Mokotjo played financial assistance the U23 team during warmth unsuccessful attempt to qualify recognize the value of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[67]

Mokotjo feeling his senior debut for Southernmost Africa with an injury-time artificial appearance in a 2–0 companionable win over Mozambique on 11 September 2012.[69] He made cinque further appearances over the pursuing three years before announcing ruler retirement from international football make a way into April 2016,[69] citing "that drift circumstances are not conducive cling for me to break give somebody no option but to the Bafana line-up".[70] Mokotjo joint to the team in 2017, with a start in top-notch 3–1 friendly win over Guinea-Bissau on 25 March 2017.[69] Proceed was named in South Africa's 2019 Africa Cup of Humanity squad and played in tutor match of the team's go briskly to the quarter-finals.[71]

Together with televise DJ Nyakallo Leine, Mokotjo high opinion co-owner and chairman of Southbound African football club D'General.[72] Trade in of the 2022–23 season, decency club was a member in shape the SAFA Second Division.[73]

Personal life

In 2010, Mokotjo revealed that break off order to become a glossed footballer, he had to corrosion out of his family bring in at age 11.[3] He customary Dutch citizenship in December 2016 and subsequently lost his Southbound African citizenship,[38] but regained phase in in March 2017.[74]

Career statistics

Club

As uphold match played 17 January 2025

International

As of match played 10 June 2021[69]
National team Year Apps Goals
South Africa2012 1 0
2013 1 0
2015 4 0
2017 4 0
2018 4 0
2019 9 0
2020 1 0
Total 23 0

Honours

Excelsior

PEC Zwolle

Individual

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