Terrence Mashego

Terrence Mashego
Personal information
Date of birth	28 June 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Mamelodi, South Africa
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Mamelodi Sundowns
Number	14
Youth career
2006–20??	Arcadia Shepherds
Senior career*
Years	Team
2016–2017	TUT
2017–2018	Mthatha Bucks
2018–2020	TS Galaxy
2020–2022	Cape Town City
2022–	Mamelodi Sundowns
International career‡
2021–	South Africa
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 June 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 April 2022

Terrence Mashego (born 28 June 1996) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a defender for South African Premier Division club Mamelodi Sundowns and the South African national team.

Club career

Mashego was born in Mamelodi, Gauteng.^[1] He joined Arcadia Shepherds' youth set-up in 2006.^[1] Mashego attended Bona Lesedi Secondary School, completing his education in 2014.^[1] He attended Tshwane University of Technology through a sports scholarship from 2016, combining study with playing for their football team but left after 8 months and signed for National First Division club Mthatha Bucks.^[1] He made one appearance for Bucks in the 2016–17 season and 10 appearances in the 2017–18 season.^[2]

Mashego joined newly formed National First Division club TS Galaxy in 2018.^[1] He won the 2018–19 Nedbank Cup with Galaxy after the club beat Kaizer Chiefs in May 2019.^[3]

Mashego received his first call-up to the South Africa national soccer team for World Cup qualification fixtures against Ethiopia in October 2021.^[5] He made his debut for South Africa in the 3–1 win over Ethiopia on 9 October.^[6]