Gift Links (born 2 October 1998) is a South African professional

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player who plays as a left wingback for

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club

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and South African national team.

Career

Links was part of the

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team which won the MTN 8 Cup in 2018. On 1 September 2019, Links joined

club

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on a contract until June 2024. He made his debut for the club on 15 September in a 3–0 home win over AaB, coming on as an 82nd-minute substitute for

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. Originally a forward, the arrival of head coach

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in the 2022/23 season saw Links shifted to the wingback position. During the season, Links adapted extremely well, delivering a Man of the Match performance in the final game of the season, in which AGF came back from 0–3 at home against

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to draw 3–3 to secure 3rd place in the Superliga. In 2023, he was given a 94 rated Shapeshifter

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card, a 30-point difference from his original 64 rated bronze card.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Cape Town City *

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References

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1998 births Living people South African men's soccer players South African expatriate men's soccer players Men's association football forwards South African Premier Division players Egyptian Premier League players Danish Superliga players Pyramids FC players Cape Town City F.C. (2016) players Aarhus Gymnastikforening players Expatriate men's footballers in Egypt Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark South African expatriate sportspeople in Denmark South Africa men's international soccer players 21st-century South African sportsmen Sportspeople from Vryburg {{SouthAfrica-footy-forward-stub