Patrick Maswanganyi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patrick Maswanganyi | ||
| Date of birth | 4 April 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Tembisa, Gauteng, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| – | Stars of Africa | ||
| – | Oliveirense | ||
| – | Academica de Coimbra U23 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Supersport United | 22 | (0) |
| 2023–2026 | Orlando Pirates | 119 | (28) |
| 2026– | Al-Khaldiya SC | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| – | South Africa U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | South Africa | 4 | (2) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 November 2024 | |||
Patrick "Tito" Maswanganyi (born 4 April 1998) is a South African professional football player who plays as an attacking midfielder and winger for Bahraini Premier League side Al-Khaldiya SC and the South Africa national team.
Playing career
[edit]Maswanganyi spent his early years as a professional footballer in Portugal, where he turned out for U.D. Oliveirense and Académica de Coimbra.[1]
SuperSport F.C
[edit]In 2022, he moved back to South Africa and joined the Betway Premiership side, SuperSport United F.C.
Orlando Pirates
[edit]In 2023, he joined the Soweto club Orlando Pirates and went on to be an integral part in the club winning a number of trophies.[2] Maswanganyi make 119 appearances scoring 28 goals and 21 assist across all competitions. He was voted the South African Premiership players’ player of the season, midfielder of the season, and the Nedbank Cup player of the tournament in 2024. In the following 2024-25 season, despite being watched closely by a number of clubs, Maswanganyi remained in Soweto. With his opponents now familiar with his style of play, it proved to be much harder for him to dominate than in the previous season.[3]
Al-Khaldiya
[edit]In August 2026 he joined Bahraini Premier League side Al-Khaldiya SC.[4]
International career
[edit]Maswanganyi received his first senior national team call-up for two International Friendlies against Andorra and Algeria.[5] He made his debut against the former on 21 March 2024, where he played the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 draw. On 15 November 2024, Patrick scored his first goal for South Africa in a 2-0 win over Uganda during the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.[6]Four days later, Maswanganyi scored his second international goal in a 3-0 win over South Sudan, helping South Africa finish their qualifying group unbeaten.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
As of 21 September 2024[8]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| SuperSport United | 2022–23 | DStv Premiership | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Orlando Pirates | 2023–24 | DStv Premiership | 27 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 10 |
| 2024–25 | Betway Premiership | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 | |
| Career Total | 63 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 89 | 13 | ||
Honours
[edit]Orlando Pirates
- South African Premiership : 2025–26
- Nedbank Cup: 2023–24[8]
- Carling Black Label Cup: 2025–2026
- MTN 8: 2023, 2024, 2025[9][10]
Individual
- DStv Premiership Players’ Player of the Season: 2024[11]
- DStv Premiership Midfielder of the Season: 2024[12]
- Nedbank Cup Player of the Tournament: 2024[13]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Patrick Maswanganyi - Orlando Pirates FC". www.orlandopiratesfc.com. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ↑ "New Pirates Signing: How I Nearly Quit". Soccer Laduma. 18 July 2023.
- ↑ Msomi, Smiso (2009-04-17). "Pirates' Maswanganyi looks to reignite form with International Duty". Sunday Tribune. Retrieved 2026-09-06.
- ↑ Mabasa, Ernest (2026-08-25). "Patrick Maswanganyi Leaves Orlando Pirates for Bahrain Adventure - African Times". Retrieved 2026-08-25.
- ↑ Ntshangase, Otis (22 March 2024). "Teko Modise offers advice to Bafana Bafana newcomer Patrick Maswanganyi". FARPost. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ↑ Mark, Jonty (22 March 2024). "Mokwana sparkles but Bafana fail to impress in Andorra draw". The Citizen.
- ↑ "Maswanganyi Steals Spotlight in AFCON Qualifiers, 21 November 2024 - Orlando Pirates FC". 2024-11-21. Retrieved 2026-09-06.
- 1 2 "South Africa - P. Maswanganyi - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". za.soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ↑ "Soccerway". za.soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ↑ "'Orlando Pirates boss Irvin Khoza has done it again in the MTN8 final! Mamelodi Sundowns fans must sit this one out, they benefited against Kaizer Chiefs - Poor Stellenbosch, it's sad to see this' - Fans | Goal.com South Africa". www.goal.com. 2024-10-05. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
- ↑ "Maswanganyi and Williams dominate 2023/24 PSL Awards". www.psl.co.za. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ↑ "Pirates win big at the PSL Awards - Orlando Pirates FC". www.orlandopiratesfc.com. 2024-06-23. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ↑ Times, iDiski (23 June 2024). "Maswanganyi Bags R400k At PSL Awards". iDiski Times. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- 1998 births
- Living people
- People from Tembisa
- Soccer players from Gauteng
- U.D. Oliveirense players
- SuperSport United F.C. players
- Orlando Pirates F.C. players
- South African Premier Division players
- South Africa men's under-20 international soccer players
- South Africa men's international soccer players
- 21st-century South African sportsmen
- Men's association football midfielders
- South African expatriate men's soccer players
- South African expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- South African expatriate sportspeople in Bahrain
- Expatriate men's footballers in Bahrain
- Bahraini Premier League players
- Al-Khaldiya SC players
