Mandla Masango is a South African footballer who plays as a midfielder

Midfielder

A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

. He currently plays for Kaizer Chiefs F.C. in the Premier Soccer League

Premier Soccer League

Premier Soccer League is the trading name of the National Soccer League of South Africa. The top league is the ABSA Premiership, sponsored by ABSA...

. Masango has also represented South Africa at the U-17, U-20

South Africa national under-20 football team

The South Africa national under-20 football team, is a youth football team, which represents South Africa and is controlled by the South African Football Association, the governing body for football in South Africa. The team's main objectives are to qualify and play at the African Youth...

 and U-23 levels.

Club career

Masango joined Kaizer Chiefs in 2007 ahead of the 2007–08 Premier Soccer League season. He made his debut against Thanda Royal Zulu

Thanda Royal Zulu

Thanda Royal Zulu is a South African football club based in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal that currently plays in the National First Division.-History:...

 on 15 August 2007, scoring the Chiefs' first goal in a 2–0 win. He has gradually become a regular in the club's first team, making ten league appearances in 2009–10, before playing 20 league games in 2010–11.
He has played twice so far in the 2011–12 season. Masango also scored for Kaiser Chiefs in their 2–0 win over Mpumalanga Black Aces on 24 February 2010, again opening the scoring.

U-17 and U-20

Masango has the unusual distinction of having scored on his debut for every national side he has represented. He made three appearances, scoring twice, for South Africa U-17 before moving on to the U-20 team, where he played four times, three of these games coming at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup

2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup

The 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, was the 17th U-20 tournament, which was hosted by Egypt from 24 September to 16 October, in the cities of Cairo, Alexandria, Port Said, Suez and Ismaïlia...

. Masango scored a consolation in the 6-1 defeat to Germany U-20 on 5 September 2009, in a World Cup warm-up match.

U-20 appearances and goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition	Goals
1	5 September 2009	Sportpark Husterhöhe Sportpark Husterhöhe Sportpark Husterhöhe is a multi-use stadium in Pirmasens, Germany. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FK Pirmasens. The stadium is able to hold 10,000 people and opened in 2004. On 5 September 2009, the stadium hosted Germany U-20's 6-1 win over South... , Pirmasens Pirmasens Pirmasens is a district-free city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, near the border with France. It is famous for the manufacture of shoes. The surrounding rural district was called Pirmasens from 1818 until 1997, when it was renamed Südwestpfalz....	Germany U-20	L 6–1	Friendly	1
2	27 September 2009	Alexandria Stadium Alexandria Stadium Alexandria Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Alexandria, Egypt. It is currently used mostly for football matches, and was used for the 2006 African Cup of Nations. The stadium is the oldest stadium in Egypt and Africa, being built in 1929... , Alexandria Alexandria Alexandria is the second-largest city of Egypt, with a population of 4.1 million, extending about along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the north central part of the country; it is also the largest city lying directly on the Mediterranean coast. It is Egypt's largest seaport, serving...	United Arab Emirates U-20 United Arab Emirates national under-20 football team The United Arab Emirates national under-20 football team is the national football youth team of United Arab Emirates and is controlled by the United Arab Emirates Football Association.-FIFA U-20 World Cup:-AFC U-19 Championship record:...	D 2–2	2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup The 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, was the 17th U-20 tournament, which was hosted by Egypt from 24 September to 16 October, in the cities of Cairo, Alexandria, Port Said, Suez and Ismaïlia...
3	30 September 2009	Alexandria Stadium Alexandria Stadium Alexandria Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Alexandria, Egypt. It is currently used mostly for football matches, and was used for the 2006 African Cup of Nations. The stadium is the oldest stadium in Egypt and Africa, being built in 1929... , Alexandria Alexandria Alexandria is the second-largest city of Egypt, with a population of 4.1 million, extending about along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the north central part of the country; it is also the largest city lying directly on the Mediterranean coast. It is Egypt's largest seaport, serving...	Hungary U-20	L 4–0	2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup The 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, was the 17th U-20 tournament, which was hosted by Egypt from 24 September to 16 October, in the cities of Cairo, Alexandria, Port Said, Suez and Ismaïlia...
4	6 October 2009	Ismailia Stadium Ismailia Stadium The Ismailia Stadium is located in Ismailia, Egypt and has a total capacity of 18,525, after the remodelation in 2009. It is used by Ismaily SC, and was one of six stadiums to be used in the 2006 African Cup of Nations, held in Egypt.... , Ismailia Ismaïlia -Notable natives:*Osman Ahmed Osman, a famous and influential Egyptian engineer, contractor, entrepreneur, and politician, was born in this town on 6 April 1917....	Ghana U-20 Ghana national under-20 football team Ghana national U-20 football team known as the Black Satellites, the current FIFA U-20 World Cup Champions and African Youth Champions, have been a three-time African Champion in 1995, 1999, 2009 and a two-time Runner-up at the FIFA World Youth Championship in 1993 and 2001...	L 2–1	2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup The 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, was the 17th U-20 tournament, which was hosted by Egypt from 24 September to 16 October, in the cities of Cairo, Alexandria, Port Said, Suez and Ismaïlia...

U-23

Masango currently plays for the U-23 team, scoring on his debut in the 2–1 win over Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe national football team

The Zimbabwe national football team, nicknamed The Warriors, is the national team of Zimbabwe and is controlled by the Zimbabwe Football Association. They were known as the Southern Rhodesia national football team from 1939–1964, then the Rhodesia national football team until 1980, when Rhodesia...

 to ensure South Africa's qualification for the All Africa Games. The midfielder also scored against Mauritius

Mauritius national football team

The Mauritius national football team, nicknamed Club M, is the national team of Mauritius and is controlled by the Mauritius Football Association.-Early years:...

 on 26 May 2011 in a 1–0 friendly win,
and against Botswana

Botswana national football team

The Botswana national football team, nicknamed 'The Zebras' is the national football team of Botswana and is controlled by the Botswana Football Association. They have never qualified for the World Cup but they have qualified for the 2012 African Nations Cup...

in a 5-0 victory on 18 March 2011.