Gift Links

Gift Links (born 2 October 1998) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a left wingback for Danish Superliga club Aarhus GF and South African national team.

Gift Links

Personal information
Full name	Neo Gift Links[1]
Date of birth	(1998-10-02) 2 October 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Vryburg, South Africa
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Position(s)	Winger, Forward, Wingback
Team information
Current team	AGF
Number	11
Youth career
	Platinum Stars
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	Platinum Stars	6	(0)
2018	Al Assiouty Sport	13	(0)
2018–2019	Cape Town City	37	(5)
2019–	AGF	145	(7)
International career‡
2018–	South Africa	5	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21 August 2024

Career

Links was part of the Cape Town City team which won the MTN 8 Cup in 2018.^[3] On 1 September 2019, Links joined Danish Superliga club Aarhus Gymnastikforening on a contract until June 2024.^[4] He made his debut for the club on 15 September in a 3–0 home win over AaB, coming on as an 82nd-minute substitute for Jakob Ankersen.^[5][6]

Originally a forward, the arrival of head coach Uwe Rösler in the 2022/23 season saw Links shifted to the wingback position. During the season, Links adapted extremely well, delivering a Man of the Match performance in the final game of the season, in which AGF came back from 0–3 at home against Brøndby IF to draw 3–3 to secure 3rd place in the Superliga.^[7]

In 2023, he was given a 94 rated Shapeshifter FIFA card, a 30-point difference from his original 64 rated bronze card.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 10 December 2023^[8]

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Platinum Stars	2016–17	South African Premier Division	5	0	1	0	1	0	–		0	0	7	0
	2017–18		1	0	0	0	0	0	5[c]	0	0	0	6	0
	Total		6	0	1	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	13	0
Al Assiouty Sport	2017–18	Egyptian Premier League	12	0	0	0	–		0	0	0	0	12	0
Cape Town City	2018–19	South African Premier Division	26	5	2	0	1	0	–		4[d]	0	33	5
AGF	2019–20	Danish Superliga	15	0	2	0	–		–		–		17	0
	2020–21		29	4	4	1	–		2[e]	0	–		35	5
	2021–22		21	1	1	0	–		1[f]	0	–		23	1
	2022–23		28	0	3	0	–		–		–		31	0
	2023–24		13	0	4	0	–		1[f]	0	–		18	0
	Total		106	5	14	1	–		4	0	–		124	6
Career total			150	10	17	1	2	0	9	0	4	0	182	11

1. Includes Nedbank Cup, Danish Cup
2. Includes Telkom Knockout
3. Appearances in CAF Confederation Cup
4. Appearances in MTN 8
5. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
6. Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of matches played 3 September 2021.^[1]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
South Africa	2018	2	0
	2019	2	0
2021	1	0
Total		5	0

Honours

Cape Town City

• MTN 8: 2018^[9][3]