Njabulo Blom
South African footballer
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Njabulo Blom[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-12-11) 11 December 1999 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Dobsonville, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | St. Louis City SC | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2019 | Kaizer Chiefs | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Kaizer Chiefs | 55 | (1) |
| 2023– | St. Louis City SC | 36 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | South Africa U20 | 7 | (0) |
| 2021– | South Africa | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 September 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:50, 14 October 2023 (CST) | |||
Njabulo Blom (born 11 December 1999) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a central midfielder for Major League Soccer club St. Louis City SC and the South African national team.[2]
Club career
Born in Dobsonville,[2] Blom started his career at Kaizer Chiefs, and made his debut on 1 October 2019, starting against Lamontville Golden Arrows, before appearing again for the club on 27 October 2019 against Mamelodi Sundowns.[3][4]
International career
Blom appeared for the South Africa national under-20 soccer team at the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup and the 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.[2]
He made his debut for the South Africa national soccer team on 6 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Ghana, a 1–0 home victory. He substituted Percy Tau in the 77th minute.[5]
Career statistics
- As of 23 September 2023
| Club | Season | League | Nedbank Cup | Telkom Knockout | Continental[a] | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kaizer Chiefs | 2019–20[6] | South African Premier Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2020–21[6] | South African Premier Division | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 44 | 0 | |
| St. Louis City SC | 2023[6] | Major League Soccer | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | |
| Career total | 53 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 72 | 1 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in CAF Champions League, CONCACAF Champions League
- ^ Appearance(s) in MTN 8
References
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019 – List of Players" (PDF). fifa.com. FIFA. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ a b c Njabulo Blom at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "How Njabulo Blom performed on Kaizer Chiefs debut". Kick Off. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ "Kaizer Chiefs' Njabulo Blom dubs Mamelodi Sundowns and Maritzburg United games best and worst of 2019/20". Kick Off. 10 June 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ "South Africa v Ghana game report". FIFA. 6 September 2021.
- ^ a b c Njabulo Blom at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
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St. Louis City SC – current squad
- 1 Bürki
- 2 Nerwinski
- 4 Nilsson
- 6 Blom
- 7 Ostrák
- 8 Durkin
- 9 Klauss
- 10 Löwen
- 12 Pompeu
- 13 Markanich
- 14 Totland
- 15 Yaro
- 16 Adeniran
- 19 Vassilev
- 20 Watts
- 21 Alm
- 22 Hiebert
- 25 Jackson
- 26 Parker
- 29 Thorisson
- 31 Olivares
- 33 Pearce
- 36 Teuchert
- 39 Lundt
- 44 Dyhr
- 46 Glover
- 85 Kijima
- Head Coach: Carnell
- Assistant Coach: Kafedžić
- Assistant Coach: Hildebrandt
- Assistant Coach: Kraft
- Goalkeeping Coach: Langer
- Technical Director: Hackworth
- Sporting Director: Pfannenstiel
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