Thapelo James Morena
South Africa | Defender | South Africa
Thapelo James Morena, 32, is a footballer from South Africa playing as Defender for South Africa. Morena was born in Randfontein, South Africa. In the 2025/26 Africa Cup of Nations Qualification season Morena has 6 appearances with 1 goals and 0 assists in 252 minutes at an average rating of 7.04. Morena is ranked 13th in the 8 Cup Top Scorers list for 2025/26.
Profile
- Full name
- Thapelo James Morena
- Age
- 32
- Born
- 6 August 1993 | Randfontein | South Africa
- Nationality
- South Africa
- Height
- 170
- Weight
- 62
- Position
- Defender
- Shirt number
- 27
- Current club
- South Africa
League Rankings
- 8 Cup 2025/26 | Top Scorers | Position 13 | 1 goals View the 8 Cup top scorers
Season by Season Stats
| Season | Team | League | Apps | Goals | Assists | xG | Yellow | Red | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | South Africa | Africa Cup of Nations Qualification | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7.04 |
| 2025 | South Africa | Friendlies | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 6.83 |
| 2025 | Mamelodi Sundowns | CAF Champions League | 7 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 6.60 |
| 25/26 | Mamelodi Sundowns | Premier Soccer League | 16 | 0 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | 6.91 |
| 25/26 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 8 Cup | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6.66 |
| 2024 | South Africa | Friendlies | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 23/24 | South Africa | Africa Cup of Nations Qualification | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 7.30 |
| 2023 | South Africa | Africa Cup of Nations | 7 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 6.62 |
| 2023 | South Africa | Friendlies | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Mamelodi Sundowns | CAF Champions League | 7 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 6.94 |
| 2023 | South Africa | World Cup - Qualification Africa | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7.15 |
| 23/24 | Mamelodi Sundowns | Premier Soccer League | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6.66 |
| 23/24 | Mamelodi Sundowns | Cup | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 23/24 | Mamelodi Sundowns | League Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 23/24 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 8 Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Mamelodi Sundowns | African Football League | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
Career
Trophy Cabinet | 16 won
- PSL 8× 2024/2025 · 2023/2024 · 2022/2023 · 2021/2022 · 2020/2021 · 2019/2020 South Africa
- Cup 2× 2021/2022 · 2019/2020 South Africa
- 8 Cup 1× 2021 South Africa
- African Football League 1× 2023 Africa
- Black Label Cup 1× 2022 South Africa
- CAF Champions League 1× 2016 Africa
- CAF Super Cup 1× 2017 Africa
- League Cup 1× 2019 South Africa
Runner-up finishes
- 8 Cup 2× | 2023 · 2016 | South Africa
- CAF Champions League 1× | 2024/2025 | Africa
- Cup 1× | 2023/2024 | South Africa
- League Cup 1× | 2024 | South Africa
- PSL 1× | 2016/2017 | South Africa
Frequently Asked Questions
What position does Thapelo James Morena play?
Thapelo James Morena plays as Defender.
Which team does Thapelo James Morena play for?
Thapelo James Morena plays for South Africa in the Africa Cup of Nations Qualification.
How many goals has Thapelo James Morena scored this season?
Thapelo James Morena has scored 1 goals in 6 appearances in the Africa Cup of Nations Qualification 2025/26 season.
How old is Thapelo James Morena?
Thapelo James Morena is 32 years old and comes from South Africa.
Updated: 11 Jul 2026, 08:57 UTC