Profile of I. Maela

Season 2024/25

Competitive matches
9
Matches
played
223'
Minutes
played
0
0
Goals/90'
0/0
0
Cards/90'
I. Maela
Innocent Maela
32
years
ZAF
South Africa
68
kgs
Def
position
176
cms
23
shirt number
1.91
M.€
55
ELO

Born on 14 August 1992 in Witbank, Mpumalanga

Personal data
Country of birth
South Africa South Africa
Preferred foot
Left foot
Continent of birth
Africa
Region of birth
Southern Africa
Career details
Current club
Orlando Pirates Orlando Pirates
Current competition
PSL PSL
Previous club
Thanda Royal Zulu Thanda Royal Zulu
Previous competition
1st Division 1st Division
Historic team
Orlando Pirates Orlando Pirates
Historical competition
PSL PSL
Most common shirt number
23
Other shirt numbers
3, 7, 2

Form in last matches

Competitions played in

Participation and performances
PSL
100%
Wins
3 W
0 D
0 L
CAF Champions
0%
Wins
CAF Champions Qualifying
100%
Wins
1 W
0 D
0 L
MTN8 Cup
75%
Wins
3 W
1 D
0 L
Nedbank Cup
100%
Wins
1 W
0 D
0 L

Team's position in the competition

Matchday 27 PTS MP W D L GF GA GD
1
Mamelodi Sundowns
Mamelodi Sundowns 36 13 12 0 1 28 5 +23
2
Orlando Pirates
Orlando Pirates 30 12 10 0 2 23 5 +18
3
Polokwane City
Polokwane City 28 15 8 4 3 14 10 +4
4
Sekhukhune United FC
Sekhukhune United FC 24 14 7 3 4 16 12 +4
5
Kaizer Chiefs
Kaizer Chiefs 21 15 6 3 6 17 17 0

Position on the pitch

Main position
Left-back 81%
Other positions
  • Centre-back 19%
LB
CB
Football pitch

Attributes

69
pace
43
shot
45
pass
65
Dribbling
57
defence
64
physical

Rating progression

55 ▼ -5
13937 12
2490 14
1882 17
Highest value in career
71 (2019)
Rankings
General
33585º
Age
1726º
By country
194º 194º
By position
13179º D
By position
7221º LB LB

Evolution of market value

1 M€ ▼ -0.5
13937 12
2490 14
1882 17
Highest value in career
4.48M (2020)
Rankings
General
14897º
Age
686º
By country
88º 88º
By position
5799º D
By position
3033º LB LB
Contract information
Provider
Adidas

Past signings

Season. Date
Origin Destination Cost
17/18 01/07/2017
Richards Bay
Richards Bay
Orlando Pirates
Orlando Pirates
Transfer
14/15 01/07/2014
Witbank Spurs
Witbank Spurs
T. Royal Zulu
T. Royal Zulu
Transfer
12/13 01/07/2012
Desconocido
Desconocido
Witbank Spurs
Witbank Spurs
Transfer
Total amount of money in transfer dealings 0

Professional performance

Current season 9
59
Calendar year 1
55
Last 6 months 8
59
Last 365 days 26
1
0.04
60
Last 3 years 81
7
0.09
62
Last 5 years 129
16
0.12
63
Career 340
0.14
61

List of clubs played for

Teams Season MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Orlando Pirates
Orlando Pirates
2024/25
9 0 0 0 0 9 2 7 223' 32 4.8 59
Nedbank Cup
Nedbank Cup
1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 15' 32 4.2 55
PSL
PSL
3 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 113' 32 5.1 59
MTN8 Cup
MTN8 Cup
4 0 0 0 0 4 1 3 92' 32 4.7 60
CAF Champions Qualifying
CAF Champions Qualifying
1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3' 32 4 59
Orlando Pirates
Orlando Pirates
2023/24
25 0 1 1 0 25 13 12 1330' 31 6.1 61
Orlando Pirates
Orlando Pirates
2022/23
29 1 1 5 1 29 27 2 2251' 30 6.8 64
Orlando Pirates
Orlando Pirates
2021/22
16 1 1 1 0 16 10 6 936' 29 6.1 59
Orlando Pirates
Orlando Pirates
2020/21
29 0 1 6 0 29 27 2 2390' 28 6.6 66

Historical performance in clubs

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Orlando Pirates
Orlando Pirates
9 202 172 15397' 6 22
Thanda Royal Zulu
Thanda Royal Zulu
3 85 85 7565' 6 22
Witbank Spurs
Witbank Spurs
2 36 32 2834' 4 3
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
PSL
PSL
8 147 130 11572' 5 17
1st Division
1st Division
5 117 113 10039' 9 25
Nedbank Cup
Nedbank Cup
11 17 13 1181' 1 2
MTN8 Cup
MTN8 Cup
6 14 9 817' 0 1
Confederation Cup
Confederation Cup
2 11 8 744' 1 0

For the national team

3815
17 times at International
-
Average number of goals
0
0
1
0
Other information
Times called up
32
Matches as a starter
15
Off the bench
2
Debut
2/7/2017
Age on debut
24.9 years old
Last match
12/9/2023
Age in last game
31.1 years old

Career with national team

Teams Year MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
South Africa
South Africa
2023
4 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 333' 31 6 64
International Friendly
International Friendly
2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 153' 31 5.9 63
CAF Qualifying
CAF Qualifying
2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 180' 30 5.9 65
South Africa
South Africa
2022
1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 90' 30 6.7 63
South Africa
South Africa
2021
3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 270' 28 5.3 65
South Africa
South Africa
2020
3 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 199' 28 5.2 67
South Africa
South Africa
2019
3 0 0 1 0 3 2 1 224' 27 5.5 69

Performances for the national team

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
South Africa
South Africa
7 17 15 1386' 0 1
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
International Friendly
International Friendly
6 10 8 756' 0 0
CAF Qualifying
CAF Qualifying
4 6 6 540' 0 1
COSAFA Cup
COSAFA Cup
1 1 1 90' 0 0

Titles

  • MTN8 Cup Winner
    MTN8 Cup Winner

Most important achievements

Milestones and events on this day

Best performances