Terrence Mashego (born 28 June 1996) is a South African professional
soccer
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player who plays as a
defender for
South African Premier Division
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club
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 ...
and the
South African national team.
Club career
Mashego was born in
Mamelodi
Mamelodi is a township northeast of Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. A part of the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, it was set up by the then apartheid government in 1953.
EtymologyGauteng
Gauteng ( , ; Sotho-Tswana languages, Sotho-Tswana for 'place of gold'; or ) is one of the nine provinces of South Africa.
Situated on the Highveld, Gauteng is the smallest province by land area in South Africa. Although Gauteng accounts f ...
.
He joined
Arcadia Shepherds
Arcadia Shepherds are a South African association football club based in Arcadia, Pretoria. It is affiliated with the Football Association of Pretoria (FAP).
History
The club was founded in 1903, and was briefly renamed ''Arcadia United'' in t ...
' youth set-up in 2006.
Mashego attended
Bona Lesedi Secondary School, completing his education in 2014.
He attended
Tshwane University of Technology
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As the number of ...
through a sports scholarship from 2016, combining study with playing for their football team but left after 8 months and signed for
National First Division
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club
Mthatha Bucks.
He made one appearance for Bucks in the 2016–17 season and 10 appearances in the 2017–18 season.
Mashego joined newly formed National First Division club
TS Galaxy in 2018.
He won the
2018–19 Nedbank Cup
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The Nedbank Cup is the current name of South Africa's Premier Soccer League, premier club associatio ...
with Galaxy after the club beat
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 2019.
In October 2020, Mashego signed for
South African Premier Division
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club
Cape Town City
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.
International career
Mashego received his first call-up to the
South Africa national soccer team
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for
World Cup qualification fixtures against
Ethiopia
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in October 2021. He made his debut for South Africa in the 3–1 win over Ethiopia on 9 October.
Honours
TS Galaxy
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Nedbank Cup
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:
2018–19
South Africa
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Africa Cup of Nations
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third place:
2023
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References
External links
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1996 births
Living people
South African men's soccer players
People from Mamelodi
Soccer players from Gauteng
Men's association football defenders
Mthatha Bucks F.C. players
TS Galaxy F.C. players
Cape Town City F.C. (2016) players
Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. players
National First Division players
South African Premier Division players
South Africa men's international soccer players
2023 Africa Cup of Nations players
21st-century South African sportsmen
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