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South African footballer
Njabulo Blom
| 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 | Kaizer Chiefs | ||
| 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 | 42 | (2) |
| 2024– | → Kaizer Chiefs (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | South Africa U20 | 7 | (0) |
| 2021– | South Africa | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:12, 3 September 2024 (UTC)‡ 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 Kaizer Chiefs in the Premier Soccer League, on loan from Major League Soccer club St. Louis City SC, and the South African national team.[2]
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]
On 23 December 2022, Blom joined Major League Soccer side St. Louis City SC ahead of their ahead of their 2023 expansion season.[5]
On 3 September 2024, Blom returned his former club Kaizer Chiefs on loan for the 2024-25 season, with an option to buy.[6]
International career
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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.[7]
As of Sep 23, 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
| 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[8] | South African Premier Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020–21[8] | South African Premier Division | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| St. Louis City SC | 2023[8] | 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
^ "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.
^ "St. Louis CITY sign South African midfielder Njabulo Blom". Major League Soccer. 9 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
^ "St. Louis CITY loan Njabulo Blom to Kaizer Chiefs". Major League Soccer. 9 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
^ "South Africa v Ghana game report". FIFA. 6 September 2021.
^ a b c Njabulo Blom at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 July 2020.