Aaron Mokoena
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Teboho Aaron Mokoena[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 25 November 1980||
Place of birth | Boipatong, South Africa | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) |
centre back | ||
Youth career | |||
Jomo Cosmos | |||
Bayer Leverkusen | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2003 | Ajax | 7 | (0) |
2001 |
→ Germinal Beerschot (loan) | 12 | (1) |
2002 |
→ Germinal Beerschot (loan) | 29 | (1) |
2003–2005 | KRC Genk | 32 | (1) |
2005–2009 | Blackburn Rovers | 101 | (0) |
2009–2012 | Portsmouth | 77 | (2) |
2012–2013 | Bidvest Wits | 14 | (0) |
Total | 272 | (5) | |
International career | |||
South Africa U-23 | |||
1999–2010 | South Africa | 107 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Teboho Aaron Mokoena /ˌmɒkoʊˈɛnə/ (born 25 November 1980), known as Aaron Mokoena, is a South African former footballer. He is currently the assistant coach of Cape Town City.[2]
Club career
Early career
Mokoena was born in
Blackburn Rovers
Mokoena made his debut for Blackburn on 8 January 2005 in an FA Cup match against Cardiff City, coming on as a 43rd-minute substitute for Barry Ferguson. After this, Mark Hughes mainly utilised Mokoena as a holding midfielder. Mokoena went on to be a regular in the starting line-up for the remainder of the season, appearing 22 times in total. He was used by Hughes as the holding midfielder in a three-man midfield in a defensive 4–5–1 formation, a move which saw Blackburn concede fewer goals and move away from relegation danger.
Hughes later reverted to a 4–4–2 formation. From then on, Mokoena found himself used sparingly as a holding midfielder in his favoured 4–5–1 formation as a second-half substitute, charged with protecting leads in games in which Blackburn were winning. With
Portsmouth
On 24 May 2009, Mokoena announced he would be joining fellow
Mokoena scored his first league goal in English football (having previously scored three in the FA Cup) when he netted on 58 minutes and completed the full 90 minutes in a 3–1 victory over
On 28 October 2010, Mokoena signed a new two-and-a-half-year deal with Pompey lasting until summer 2013. He made 70 appearances and has scored three goals for Portsmouth in all competitions. On 18 June 2011, he said that he could be leaving Portsmouth because he has been very frustrated at being on the bench on a regular basis.[8]
Following Portsmouth going into administration in February 2012 and the club's subsequent relegation into the third-tier
On 12 July 2012, Mokoena agreed a contract termination with Portsmouth.[10]
Bidvest Wits
On 11 July 2012 Mokoena completed his move from Portsmouth to Bidvest Wits. On 20 July, he was officially presented at his new club.[11]
International
Mokoena is known as "Mbazo" or "The Axe" because of his tough tackling skills. He is the youngest ever player to have represented
Mokoena also played at the
He won his 100th cap against
International goals
- Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Mokoena goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 8 October 2006 | Lusaka, Zambia | Zambia | 1–0 | 1–0 | ACN qualifier |
See also
References
- ^ a b "FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 4 June 2010. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
- ^ "Aaron Mokoena: Ex-Bafana Bafana captain joins Cape Town City | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ "Blackburn 2–0 Man City". BBC. 11 March 2007. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
- ^ "Blackburn 2–1 Sunderland (aet)". BBC. 4 February 2009. Retrieved 3 November 2009.
- ^ "Pompey chimes for Mokoena". www.Rovers.co.uk. Blackburn Rovers F.C. 24 May 2009. Archived from the original on 27 May 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
- ^ "Coventry 1 – 2 Portsmouth". BBC. 12 January 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
- ^ "Portsmouth 3 – 1 Bristol City". BBC Sport. 28 September 2010.
- ^ "Mokoena signs new deal". Portsmouth F.C. 28 October 2010. Archived from the original on 31 October 2010.
- ^ "READY TO ACT - Pompey Past - Portsmouth News". Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ^ Mokoena Agrees Fratton Exit Archived 15 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine; Portsmouth F.C., 12 July 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012
- ^ Bidvest Wits Strengthens Squad Archived 21 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Bidvest Wits' official website, 20 July 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2012
- ^ Aaron Mokoena: Ein großer Moment
- ^ "World Cup 2010: Aaron Mokoena marks landmark in SA win". BBC Sport. 31 May 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
External links
- Aaron Mokoena – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Aaron Mokoena at Soccerbase