Khanyisa Mayo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 August 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Mthatha, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cape Town City | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | SuperSport United | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | →Ubuntu Cape Town (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Maccabi | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Royal Eagles | 15 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | Richards Bay | 36 | (11) |
| 2021– | Cape Town City | 50 | (16) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | South Africa U17 | 18 | (6) |
| 2017 | South Africa U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2022– | South Africa | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 July 2023 | |||
Khanyisa Mayo (born 27 August 1998) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Cape Town City and the South Africa national team.
Professional career[edit]
Mayo began his senior career in 2017 on loan with Ubuntu Cape Town in the National First Division, from SuperSport United. He transferred to Maccabi in 2018 where he made a solitary appearance that season. He followed that up with a stint at Royal Eagles in the first half of the 2019–20 season, and for the second half he moved to Richards Bay.[1] He earned a move to South African Premier Division side Cape Town City on 28 July 2021.[2]
International career[edit]
Mayo was called up to the South Africa national team for a set of friendlies in September 2022. He made his debut with them in a 4–0 friendly win over Sierra Leone on 24 September 2022.[3]
Personal life[edit]
Mayo is the son of the former South African international footballer Patrick Mayo.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "How NFD honed Mayo into Bafana potential". SowetanLIVE.
- ^ "Cape Town City sign Khanyisa Mayo on five-year contract – DISKIFANS".
- ^ Sithole, Sinethemba (26 September 2022). "Khanyisa Mayo reacts to his Bafana Bafana debut". The South African. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ Vardien, Tashreeq. "'Pressure is nothing!': Father's Bafana legacy does not bother Khanyisa Mayo". Sport.
External links[edit]
- Khanyisa Mayo at Soccerway
- Khanyisa Mayo at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Soccer players from the Eastern Cape
- South African men's soccer players
- South Africa men's international soccer players
- South Africa men's youth international soccer players
- Men's association football forwards
- South African Premier Division players
- National First Division players
- SuperSport United F.C. players
- Ubuntu Cape Town F.C. players
- Royal Eagles F.C. players
- Richards Bay F.C. players
- Cape Town City F.C. (2016) players