Ayabulela Konqobe Magqwaka

Ayabulela Konqobe Magqwaka (born 12 January 1996) is a South African football (soccer) midfielder who plays for Chippa United.^[2]

Ayabulela Konqobe Magqwaka

Personal information
Full name	Ayabulela Konqobe Magqwaka
Date of birth	(1996-01-12) 12 January 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	Cape Town, South Africa
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Chippa United
Number	24
Youth career
	Cultural Roots[1]
	Vasco da Gama
	Ajax Cape Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2016	Ajax Cape Town	0	(0)
2015	→ SuperSport United (loan)	2	(0)
2015–2016	→ AmaZulu (loan)	14	(1)
2016–2017	Thanda Royal Zulu	29	(0)
2017	AmaZulu	0	(0)
2017–2018	Chippa United	17	(0)
2018–2019	AmaZulu	1	(0)
2019–2020	Steenberg United	12	(0)
2020	Ekenäs IF	22	(6)
2021–	Chippa United	52	(2)
2022	→ Cape Town All Stars (loan)	9	(0)
International career‡
2015	South Africa U20	2	(0)
	South Africa U23	1	(0)
2021–	South Africa	3	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16 July 2021

Early life career

He hails from Gugulethu on the Cape Flats.^[3]

Club career

Besides his native South Africa, Konqobe Magqwaka has played in Finland for Ekenäs IF (EIF) in the second-tier Ykkönen.

International career

He made his debut for South Africa national soccer team on 13 July 2021 in a 2021 COSAFA Cup game against Lesotho.^[4] South Africa won the tournament.

Honours

Chippa United

• Nedbank Cup runner-up: 2020–21

Career statistics

As of 27 November 2024.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup[a]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
SuperSport United (loan)	2014–15	South African Premiership	2	0	0	0	–		2	0
AmaZulu (loan)	2015–16	NFD	14	1	1	0	–		15	1
Thanda Royal Zulu	2016–17	NFD	29	0	0	0	–		29	0
Chippa United	2017–18	South African Premiership	17	0	1	1	2[b]	0	20	1
AmaZulu	2018–19	South African Premiership	1	0	0	0	–		1	0
Steenberg United	2019–20	NFD	12	0	1	0	–		13	0
Ekenäs IF	2020	Ykkönen	22	6	5	1	–		27	7
Chippa United	2020–21	South African Premiership	12	0	4	0	–		16	0
	2021–22	South African Premiership	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	2022–23	South African Premiership	11	0	1	0	–		12	0
	2023–24	South African Premiership	21	1	2	0	1[b]	0	24	1
	2024–25	South African Premiership	8	1	0	0	1[b]	0	9	1
	Total		52	2	7	0	2	0	61	3
Cape Town All Stars (loan)	2021–22	NFD	9	0	1	0	–		10	0
Career total			158	9	16	2	3	0	178	11

1. Includes Nedbank Cup and Suomen Cup
2. Includes Carling Knockout Cup