Thabang Sibanyoni

{{short description|South African soccer player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}

{{Use South African English|date=May 2019}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Thabang Sibanyoni

| image =

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|1|8|df=y}}

| birth_place =

| height = 1.65 m

| position = Forward

| currentclub = AmaTuks
(on loan from Mamelodi Sundowns)

| clubnumber = 36

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 2019–

| clubs1 = Mamelodi Sundowns

| caps1 = 0

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2019–2020

| clubs2 = → JDR Stars (loan)

| caps2 = 11

| goals2 = 4

| years3 = 2020–2021

| clubs3 = → Sekhukhune United (loan)

| caps3 = 31

| goals3 = 6

| years4 = 2022

| clubs4 = → AmaTuks (loan)

| caps4 = 13

| goals4 = 5

| years5 = 2022–2023

| clubs5 = → Supersport United (loan)

| caps5 = 13

| goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2023–

| clubs6 = → AmaTuks (loan)

| caps6 = 17

| goals6 = 4

| nationalyears1 = 2021–

| nationalteam1 = South Africa

| nationalcaps1 = 9

| nationalgoals1 = 2

| club-update = 18:55, 26 December 2023 (UTC)

| ntupdate = 2 July 2024

}}

Thabang Sibanyoni (born 8 January 1996) is a South African soccer player who plays as a forward for AmaTuks, on loan from Mamelodi Sundowns in the Premier Soccer League.

Contracted by Mamelodi Sundowns, his career saw him loaned out to multiple clubs. His loan spell at Sekhukhune United started in late 2020 and lasted until the first half of the 2021-22 South African Premier Division.{{Soccerway|thabang-sibanyoni/622510}} Sibanyoni was called up for South Africa for the 2021 COSAFA Cup, playing 6 games in the tournament and scoring against Eswatini. South Africa won the cup.{{NFT player|83148}}

Still not needed by the Sundowns, he was loaned out to AmaTuks for the second half of the 2021–22 season.{{cite news|url=https://www.snl24.com/soccerladuma/local/premiership/mamelodi-sundowns/mamelodi-sundowns-development-product-thabang-sibanyoni-at-university-of-pretoria-20220202|date=2 February 2022|title=Mamelodi Sundowns' Development Product Thabang Sibanyoni At University of Pretoria|publisher=Soccer Laduma|access-date=11 June 2023}} Signed by Supersport United on a one-year loan in the summer of 2022, his playing style was described as a "classic No 9".{{cite news|url=https://supersport.com/football/dstv-premiership/news/de6ab7e3-de74-4c2a-9978-844efe0f67a2/margeman-and-sibanyoni-sign-for-supersport-united|title=Margeman and Sibanyoni sign for SuperSport United|date=27 July 2022|publisher=SuperSport|access-date=11 June 2023}}{{cite news|url=https://www.snl24.com/soccerladuma/local/premiership/mamelodi-sundowns/sundowns-yet-to-make-decision-on-future-of-thabang-sibanyoni-20230319|date=19 March 2023|title=No Downs Future For Sibanyoni?|publisher=Soccer Laduma|access-date=11 June 2023}} Ahead of the 2023-24 season, Sibanyoni re-joined AmaTuks on a one-season loan.[https://www.thamisoccer.co.za/thabang-sibanyoni-will-spend-2023-24-season-with-university-of-pretoria/ Thabang Sibanyoni will spend 2023/24 season with ...], thamisoccer.co.za, 24 July 2023