Mogogi Gabonamong (born September 10, 1982) is a

Motswana Motswana ( Batswana; also spelled MoTswana, pl. BaTswana) may refer to: * A member of the Tswana people, an ethnic group in southern Africa * A citizen of Botswana Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana, is a landlocked country in Sout ...

former

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who played as a

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and defender for, among others,

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club

Bloemfontein Celtic Bloemfontein Celtic Football Club (simply known as Celtic) is a South African soccer club based in Bloemfontein. Bloemfontein Celtic had a large fan base in the Free State and competed in the Premiership before selling their status to Royal ...

and

Botswana Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory part of the Kalahari Desert. It is bordered by South Africa to the sou ...

. In 2011, Mogogi was the highest paid athlete from Botswana at $354,000 (

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Club career

Gabonamong has played for

SuperSport United SuperSport United Football Club (often known as SuperSport) is a South African professional association football, football club based in Atteridgeville in Pretoria in the Gauteng province. The team currently plays in the South African Premier Di ...

Engen Santos Santos Football Club or simply Santos is a South African professional Association football, soccer club based in the Lansdowne, Cape Town, Lansdowne, a suburb of the city of Cape Town. It plays in the SAFA Second Division. History The club wa ...

Township Rollers Township Rollers Football Club is a football club based in Gaborone, Botswana. Rollers are also known as Popa, The Blues or Tse Tala, the official nicknames of the club. The club is also often referred to as Mapalastina, a nickname that develop ...

FC Satmos FC Satmos is a football club from Botswana based in Selebi-Phikwe. SATMOS was originally called ''Copper Chiefs Football Club'' and was formed in 1996 by Late Samuel Thotogelo Molati Sono (SATMOS). The club is popularly known as the Cheetahs. It ...

Caledonia AIA Morvant Caledonia United (formerly known as Caledonia AIA) is a professional football team in Trinidad and Tobago's top-level TT Pro League. It is based in Morvant; its home stadium is Hasely Crawford Stadium. History The Caledonia AIA Football ...

and

Mogoditshane Fighters Mogoditshane Fighters are a football (soccer) club from the Mogoditshane in Botswana. The club's nickname is "The Brazilians". Achievements *Mascom Premier League: 4 ** 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 * Botswana Challenge Cup: 3 ** 1999, 2000, 2003 * ...

. As a teenager he had a trial with English Premiership giants

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International career

Since making his debut for

at the age of sixteen in 1999, Gabonamong has been an integral part of the country's national side.

International goals

References

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* 1982 births Living people Botswana men's footballers Botswana men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders Mogoditshane Fighters players Men's association football defenders Santos F.C. (South Africa) players Township Rollers F.C. players SuperSport United F.C. players 2012 Africa Cup of Nations players TT Pro League players F.C. Satmos players Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa Expatriate men's footballers in Trinidad and Tobago Botswana expatriate sportspeople in South Africa {{Botswana-footy-bio-stub