Lerato Chabangu

{{Short description|South African soccer player}}

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

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

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Lerato Chabangu

| image =

| fullname = Mpho Lerato Chabangu

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1985|08|15}}

| birth_place = Tembisa, South Africa

| height = 1.78m

| position = Right winger

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Supersport United

| years1 = 2003–2005 | clubs1 = Pretoria University | caps1 = 32 | goals1 = 12

| years2 = 2005–2009 | clubs2 = Mamelodi Sundowns | caps2 = 81 | goals2 = 14

| years3 = 2009 | clubs3 = Supersport United | caps3 = 9 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2009–2010 | clubs4 = Mamelodi Sundowns | caps4 = 2 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2011–2015 | clubs5 = Moroka Swallows | caps5 = 112 | goals5 = 16

| years6 = 2015–2016 | clubs6 = Chippa United | caps6 = 7 | goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2017–2018 | clubs7 = Mikhado FC | caps7 = | goals7 =

| years8 = 2018 | clubs8 = Pretoria Callies | caps8 = | goals8 =

| years9 = 2018– | clubs9 = Baberwa FC | caps9 = | goals9 =

| nationalyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2005

| nationalteam1 = South Africa U-20

| nationalcaps1 = 6

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2005–2014

| nationalteam2 = South Africa

| nationalcaps2 = 31

| nationalgoals2 = 2

| club-update = 17:44, 21 March 2021 (UTC)

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Mpho Lerato Chabangu (born 15 August 1985) is a South African former soccer player who played as a right winger for Baberwa. He previously played for the South Africa national football team.[http://www.kickoff.com/news/83218/lerato-chabangu-links-ex-amajita-coach-s Lerato Chabangu links up with ex-Amajita coach Solly Luvhengo at Pretoria Callies]‚ kickoff.com, 9 February 2018

International

He made his debut in a COSAFA Cup match against the Seychelles on 26 February 2005 and was part of Bafana Bafana's 2008 African Nations Cup squad and the 2012 Afcon.

=International goals=

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! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition

1{{dts|format=dmy|2005|02|26}}Curepipe, Mauritius{{fb|Seychelles}}3-03-0COSAFA Cup
2{{dts|format=dmy|2008|01|13}}Durban, South Africa{{fb|Mozambique}}2-02-0Friendly match

Personal life

Following his retirement, Chabangu fell into substance abuse. In February 2025, he was admitted to a rehabilitation centre outside Polokwane.{{Cite web |last=Munyai |first=Ofhani |date=2025-03-11 |title=Ex-Bafana and Sundowns star seeks help at a rehab centre |url=https://farpost.co.za/2025/03/11/ex-bafana-and-sundowns-star-seeks-help-at-a-rehab-centre/ |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=FARPost |language=en-ZA}}

References

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