Kagiso Malinga

South African soccer player

Kagiso Malinga
Personal information
Full name	Kagiso Joseph Malinga
Date of birth	(1995-01-21) 21 January 1995 (age 29)
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team	Golden Arrows
Number	7
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019	SuperSport United	2	(0)
2019–2024	Moroka Swallows	96	(19)
2024–	Golden Arrows	1	(0)
International career^‡
2021	South Africa	6	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 June 2023

Kagiso Joseph Malinga (born 21 January 1995) is a South African soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Golden Arrows in the Premier Soccer League.^[2]

Malinga was called up for South Africa for the 2021 COSAFA Cup, playing 6 games in the tournament and scoring against Botswana. South Africa won the cup.^[1]^[3]^[4]

Playing several seasons for the Moroka Swallows, he was reportedly followed by South African top team Orlando Pirates for an extended period of time.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b Kagiso Malinga at National-Football-Teams.com
^ Kagiso Malinga at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
^ "Malinga Targets Cosafa Success". iDiski Times. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
^ Adams, Zaahier (7 July 2021). "'Super-sub' Kagiso Malinga praised after helping Bafana Bafana's to opening win in the Cosafa Cup". IOL. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
^ "Pirates Eye Up Swallows Winger?". Soccer Laduma. 4 March 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.