Abbubaker Mobara

{{short description|South African soccer player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}

{{Use South African English|date=May 2012}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Abbubaker Mobara

| fullname = Abbubaker Mobara{{Cite web |title=2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations - Group A squads |url=http://admin.cafonline.com/Portals/0/Group%20A%20U-23.pdf |access-date=3 October 2020 |website=cafonline.com |publisher=Confederation of African Football}}

| image = Abbubaker Mobara.jpg

| height = {{height|m=1.79|precision=0}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1994|2|18}}

| birth_place = Cape Town, South Africa

| currentclub = AmaZulu

| clubnumber = 2

| position = Defender, midfielder

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Woodlands FC

| youthyears2 =

| youthclubs2 = Ajax Cape Town

| years1 = 2013–2016

| clubs1 = Ajax Cape Town

| caps1 = 45

| goals1 = 2

| years2 = 2016–2019

| clubs2 = Orlando Pirates

| caps2 = 39

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2019–2022

| clubs3 = Cape Town City

| caps3 = 51

| goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2022–

| clubs4 = AmaZulu

| caps4 = 44

| goals4 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 2015

| nationalteam1 = South Africa U23

| nationalcaps1 = 5

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2016–

| nationalteam2 = South Africa

| nationalcaps2 = 8

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2016

| nationalteam3 = South Africa Olympic

| nationalcaps3 = 5

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| medaltemplates = COSAFA CUP 2016 Champions

| club-update = 1 August 2024

| nationalteam-update = 27 January 2022

}}

Abbubaker Mobara (born 18 February 1994) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a defender and midfielder for AmaZulu in the Premier Soccer League.{{Cite web |url=http://mtnfootball.com/player/12449/Abbubaker-Mobara/1/Ajax-Cape-Town/224/ABSA-Premiership-2014-15/ |title=MTN Football - News and Stats about Abbubaker Mobara |access-date=22 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150409073423/http://mtnfootball.com/player/12449/Abbubaker-Mobara/1/Ajax-Cape-Town/224/ABSA-Premiership-2014-15/ |archive-date=9 April 2015 |url-status=dead }}

He can play as right back, centre back and defensive midfielder.{{Cite web|date=2022-01-27|title=Official: Abbubaker Mobara joins AmaZulu from Cape Town City|url=https://www.kickoff.com/news/articles/south-africa-news/categories/news/premiership/official-abbubaker-mobara-joins-amazulu-from-cape-town-city/712094|access-date=2022-01-27|website=Kick Off}}

Early life

Mobara, who hails from Mitchells Plain on the Cape Flats, started playing soccer at his school and was spotted by Ajax Cape Town scouts after scoring for his local club against them in a cup final.[http://www.extratime.es/clients/26/abbubaker-mobara ExtraTime] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140213075718/http://www.extratime.es/clients/26/abbubaker-mobara |date=13 February 2014 }}

Early career

Mobara previously underwent trials with FC Twente, FC Porto, and RC Lens before returning to Ajax Cape Town. Mobara also spent time with AFC Ajax but was not signed.[http://www.soccerladuma.co.za/news/articles/categories/south-africa/ajax-register-mobara/129816 Ajax Register Mobara | www.soccerladuma.co.za]

International career

He has caps at U17, U18 and U20 levels for South Africa.

Honours

=Individual=

=Club=

;Ajax Cape Town{{cite web |url=https://us.soccerway.com/players/abbubaker-mobara/291734/|title=Abbubaker Mobara – Career Honours |publisher=Soccerway}}

=National=

Bafana Bafana

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