Morgan Leonard Gould (born 23 March 1983) is a South African international

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who plays professionally for

Sekhukhune United Sekhukhune United F.C. is a South African soccer club from Burgersfort, Sekhukhune District, Limpopo, that plays in the South African Premiership. Formed when the owner of African All Stars, playing in the SAFA Second Division, purchased the Na ...

as a defender.

Club career

Born in

Soweto Soweto () is a Township (South Africa), township of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality in Gauteng, South Africa, bordering the city's mining belt in the south. Its name is an English syllabic abbreviation for ''South Western T ...

, Gould began his senior career with

Jomo Cosmos Jomo Cosmos is a South African soccer club based in Johannesburg that plays in the ABC Motsepe League. The club is owned and coached by South African football legend Jomo Sono. At the end of the 2021–22 National First Division season, the ...

in 2001, before moving to

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 ...

in 2008. He signed for

Kaizer Chiefs Kaizer Chiefs Football Club (often known as Chiefs) is a South African professional football club based in Naturena, Johannesburg South, that plays in the Premiership. The team is nicknamed ''AmaKhosi'', which means "Kings" or "Chiefs" in Zu ...

in May 2012.

Kaizer Chiefs

Gould was signed to Chiefs in July 2012 for R8.4million. He made his debut on 5 August 2012 against

Mamelodi Sundowns Mamelodi Sundowns Football Club (simply known as Sundowns) is a South African professional football club based in Mamelodi, Pretoria in the Gauteng province that plays in the Premiership, the first tier of South African football league syste ...

losing 4-1. He scored his first goal against student outfit

Bidvest Wits Bidvest Wits Football Club, (simply often known as Wits University F.C. or Wits) was a South African professional football club from Johannesburg which played in the Premiership the first-tier of South African league football system. It was ni ...

in the

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winning 3-0 with him scoring the second goal in 49th from a header from the near post. In the first half

Siboniso Gaxa Siboniso "Pa" Gaxa (born 6 April 1984 in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal) is a former South African Defender (association football), football defender who played for Ajax Cape Town F.C., Ajax Cape Town, Kaizer Chiefs F.C., Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. and the ...

also scored his first goal for Chiefs. Earlier that day

Orlando Pirates Orlando Pirates Football Club, referred to as simply Pirates, is a South African professional football club based in Orlando, Soweto that plays in the top-tier system of Football in South Africa known as Betway Premiership. The team plays i ...

lost 4-1 to

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student outfit, Maluti FET College. He went to play only nine games and 721 minutes in the 2012-13 season due to an achilles tendon surgery and a

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only recovering in pre-season.

Supersport United

In July 2016, Gould made his return to

, to be reunited with his former

coach

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. He made his first start in a league match of the PSL Absa Premiership 2016–2017 season, in a 1-0 loss to

Platinum Stars Platinum Stars was a South African football club based in Phokeng near Rustenburg, North West Province that played in the Premier Soccer League. The club was nicknamed ''Dikwena'', the Tswana name for ''Crocodiles''. The team's best finish in ...

International career

Gould made his international debut for

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in 2008, and was a squad member at the

2009 FIFA Confederations Cup The 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup was the eighth FIFA Confederations Cup, Confederations Cup, and was held in South Africa from 14 June to 28 June 2009, as a prelude to the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The draw was held on 22 November 2008 at the Sandton ...

International goals

:''Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first.''

Personal life

He is the son of late former

and Penarol player Goodenough Nkomo.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gould, Morgan 1983 births Living people Soccer players from Soweto South African men's soccer players South Africa men's international soccer players Men's association football defenders Jomo Cosmos F.C. players SuperSport United F.C. players Kaizer Chiefs F.C. players Stellenbosch F.C. players Sekhukhune United F.C. players South African Premier Division players 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup players 21st-century South African sportsmen