South Africa#2Defender

THOLO MATULUDI

Defender · Polokwane City · Premier Soccer League

“A stay-at-home centre-back who keeps the line simple and tight.”

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GoalPost verdict

The read

Strong

↑ model form signal

GoalPost read

A stay-at-home centre-back who keeps the line simple and tight.

Current-season outputRole reliabilityAvailability signal

6 GPS components

GoalPost value

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What GoalPost values him at

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range pending · wider band

Peak proximity ▲Output ▲Trajectory ▼

€68.6MLowHigh€218M

What he’s worth on the pitch today — our number, not the market’s. A stay-at-home centre-back who keeps the line simple and tight.

GoalPost percentile →Pending

GPS / value trend

Logged snapshots

Logged GPS and value trends appear after at least two real daily snapshots.

Daily snapshots only. Sparse history stays hidden rather than drawing a flat line.

Value trajectory

High confidence

GoalPost value by season · model-estimated

Value trajectory appears once GoalPost has a current FMV and dated season ratings.

20232026

Dashed line is reconstructed from season ratings, age, role, and today's GoalPost value. Logged-live value points will appear here once history accrues.

Scouting report

↗DefenderRole Fit: 77%Data Coverage: 25 matches

GoalPost confidence

69%

Last Updated

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After latest GoalPost refresh

GoalPost verdict

A stay-at-home centre-back who keeps the line simple and tight.

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Impact

Strong

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Form Trend

Tracked

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Peak Age

26-28

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Potential

Role fit

Overall profile

Percentile vs. Defenders

Attacking DNA

Percentile vs. Defenders

Elite strengths

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Current-season output

Primary GoalPost strength relative to role peers

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Role reliability

Reliable plus trait in current sample

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Availability signal

Repeatable action profile in this role

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Tournament context

Positive contributor in team context

Watch-outs

Movement

Counter attacks

Direct threat

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Per-90 breakdown

Detailed per-90 metrics compared to role peers

⚽Goals

0.09

⌁Shots

1.56

per 90

◉Shots on Target

0.50

◎Conversion

↟Dribbles

66%

⌁Key Passes

1.05

✣Pressures

3.6

Key metrics

Current-season rates

Goals / 90

0.09

season rate

Shots / 90

1.56

shot volume

Shot accuracy

32%

11/34 on target

Conversion

goals per shot

Dribbles / 90

0.66

success rate proxy

Key passes / 90

1.05

chance creation

Player intelligence

Our scouted analysis

Workrate

43/100

Defensive actions & pressing intensity

Ball progression

53/100

Progressive carries & passing impact

Team impact

PENDING

Awaiting impact sample

Playing style

T. Matuludi is a straight-centred defender who prefers positioning over flair, reading danger early and meeting it before it grows. In South Africa’s back line, he looks most comfortable holding his ground, keeping his shape, and clearing the box with clean, no-nonsense defending. His game is built on discipline and reliability rather than range or invention.

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World Cup 2026 outlook

For South Africa at World Cup 2026, he matters because squads need defenders who can steady the team when pressure rises. In a tournament where margins shrink, Matuludi’s value is in giving the back line a calm, uncompromising edge.

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Analysis overview

GoalPost Intelligence Report

Primary roleTransition valueHigh impact

Player impact

Pending

awaiting on-pitch impact sample

Style profile

How he plays

Shot profile

shooting rates

Shots / 90

1.56

SoT / 90

0.50

Accuracy

32%

Conversion

Goal Threat coverage is not available for this player yet, so this card shows only raw shooting rates.

Source context

What is actually powering this tab

Role read

Defender

Primary scouting role derived from position and season profile.

Availability

Clear

No current injury concern is attached to the profile.

Coverage

25 apps

Analysis uses season-level profile until match-form rollups populate.

Player intelligence

GoalPost proprietary evaluation

Workrate

43/100

Defensive actions & pressing intensity

Ball progression

53/100

Progressive carries & passing impact

Team impact

PENDING

Awaiting measured on-pitch impact sample

Ball carrying impact

66Strong

Drives progress through pace and close control.

Finishing impact

6Efficient

Converts chances at a rate above role expectation.

Creative impact

37Strong

Creates chances through runs and combinations.

Defensive impact

36Above avg.

Presses and recovers possession effectively.

Clutch factor

72Elite

Delivers in high-pressure and big moments.

Scouting summary

A stay-at-home centre-back who keeps the line simple and tight.

Report generated from current-season profileGoalPost Intelligence Model v4.2

Performance overview

Current season

Apps

Goals

Assists

1,964

Mins

2024/25 season by competition

Competition	Apps	Goals	Mins	Rating
Friendlies	2	0	14	6.7
Premier Soccer League	23	2	1,950	7.32
Total	25	2	1,964	7.01

Recent form

7.32 average rating

Match-form data is pending for this player. This will populate after the rollup is deployed and backfilled.

Advanced performance

per 90

Goals

0.09

Shots

1.56

per 90

Shots on target

0.44

Conversion %

Dribbles

66%

Key passes

1.05

Pass accuracy

71%

Fouls won

1.92

per 90

Def actions

3.57

pressure work

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Match-by-match breakdown

Date	Opponent	Competition	Result	Mins	Goals	Assists	Rating

Match-by-match data is pending the player match-form rollup.

Minutes played

1,964

Total minutes

Premier Soccer League1,950 (99%)

Friendlies14 (1%)

Career timeline

Career stats by season

Season	Club	Competition	Apps	Goals	G/A per 90	Avg rating
2026/27	South Africa	Friendlies	2	0	0.00	6.75
2025/26	Polokwane City	Premier Soccer League	25	2	0.08	7.32
2024/25	Polokwane City	Premier Soccer League	17	2	0.12	6.95
2023/24	Polokwane City	Premier Soccer League	32	2	0.06	7.37
2022/23	Polokwane City	1st Division	29	3	0.10	—

Career highlights

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1st Division

2022/2023

Career timeline detail

South Africa

2026 – Present

Apps

Goals

Assists

Minutes

110

Competition breakdown

Friendlies

2 app

0 g

6.75

Goal timeline

2 goals in selected spell

Career milestones

2026 Joined South Africa

2025 Joined Polokwane City

2024 Joined Polokwane City

2023 Joined Polokwane City

2022 Joined Polokwane City

International career

🇿🇦

South Africa

WC trophies

Avg rating

7.32

Major tournaments

World CupTracked

Nations League—

Continental Cups—

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World Cup 2026

United States · Canada · Mexico

Jun 11 – Jul 19, 2026

days to go

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South Africa

Group context

Tournament overview

Appearances

Best finish

Group

FIFA rank

Titles

South Africa · group

MexicoJun 11

CzechiaJun 18

South KoreaJun 25

Current GoalPost form

GPS

Avg rating

7.32

Minutes

1,964

G/A 90

0.09

Current club-season GoalPost context only. Player-level World Cup form appears when tournament history is ingested.

Tournament role

DefenderSouth AfricaPolokwane CityWC 2026

Current GoalPost signals

Goals / 900.09

Shots / 901.56

Key passes / 901.05

Def actions / 903.57

Tournament history coverage

Player-level World Cup goal maps, goals by stage, and all-time form are intentionally hidden until tournament-history ingestion is available.

South Africa · fixtures

Date	Opponent	Venue	Time
Jun 11	Mexico	Estadio Azteca	7:00 PM
Jun 18	Czechia	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	4:00 PM
Jun 25	South Korea	Estadio BBVA	1:00 AM

T. Matuludi · projection status

Awaiting forecast/awards feed

Player-level tournament projection will appear when the forecast or awards stack provides a sourced probability.

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