Thembinkosi Lorch

Thembinkosi Lorch (born 22 July 1993) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder for Orlando Pirates and the South African national team. He was named the South African Player of the Season and Players' Player of the Season in 2019.[1][2]'[3]

Thembinkosi Lorch
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-07-22) 22 July 1993
Place of birth Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Orlando Pirates
Number 3
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Maluti FET College 46 (9)
2015– Orlando Pirates 93 (51)
2015–2016 Cape Town All Stars (loan) 23 (5)
2016–2017 Chippa United (loan) 13 (3)
International career‡
2016– South Africa 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:35, 29 May 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:21, 12 July 2019 (UTC)

Career

Thembinkosi Lorch nicknamed "Nyoso" started his career at Maluti FET College FC and after a game against Jomo Cosmos, got a call from Screamer Tshabalala who told him that Pirates was interested in him. His first PSL game was against Free State Stars, playing for Chippa United on loan from Orlando Pirates. DJ Maphorisa and Kabza De Small's 2019 song, titled Lorch, was inspired by and named after him.[4]

Personal life

In the early morning of 7 September 2020, Lorch was arrested for allegedly assaulting his then-girlfriend, Nokuphiwa Mathithibala. This came after she had opened up a case of assault against him at Midrand Police station indicating that Lorch had strangled her after she had asked about his whereabouts.[5] In January 2021, the assault case was provisionally withdrawn with the prosecutor instructing police to investigate further.[6]

Lorch briefly dated actress Natasha Thahane from June to September 2021.[7]

Career statistics
As of matches played on 12 July 2019[8]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
South Africa 201620
201700
201810
201941
Total71
Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lorch goal.
List of international goals scored by Thembinkosi Lorch[8]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
16 July 2019Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt Egypt1–01–02019 Africa Cup of Nations

References
  1. "Lorch the big winner at glittering psl awards". sport24.co.za. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  2. "Thembinkosi lorch wins big at psl awards". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  3. Gwate, Onalenna; Mantel, Sukhmani K; Gibson, Lesley A; Munch, Zahn; Gusha, Bukho; Palmer, Anthony R (4 March 2021). "The effects of Acacia mearnsii (black wattle) on soil chemistry and grass biomass production in a South African semi-arid rangeland: implications for rangeland rehabilitation". African Journal of Range & Forage Science. 38 (4): 270–280. doi:10.2989/10220119.2021.1875048. ISSN 1022-0119. S2CID 233814690.
  4. "DJ Maphorisa thinks his verse on 'Lorch' is fire & social media agrees". TimesLIVE.
  5. "Thembinkosi Lorch arrested for assaulting girlfriend". Sunday World. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  6. Pheto, Belinda (26 January 2021). "Domestic assault case against Orlando Pirates player Thembinkosi Lorch provisionally withdrawn". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  7. Mazibuko, Thobile (13 July 2021). "Natasha Thahane annoyed at men meddling in her relationship with Thembinkosi Lorch". IOL. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  8. "Thembinkosi Lorch". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 8 July 2019.


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