Evidence Makgopa
South Africa · FW
2026 World Cup squad profile
- Team
- South Africa
- Position
- FW
- Squad role
- Projected starter
- Position rank
- #3
- Intl caps
- 26
- Intl goals
- 6
- Intl assists
- 2
- Composite rating
- 0.19(model rating, 0–1)
- P(scores ≥1)
- 12.3%
See Evidence Makgopa on the full South Africa scoring list →
Recent form
Cooling
2022/23 international form vs the player's multi-season baseline (6.66 vs 6.96).
Major tournament stats
| Tournament | MP | Min | G | A | xG | Sh | KP | PrgP | PrgC | Tkl | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFCON 2023 | 7 | 591 | 1 | 1 | 1.3 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 3 | 1 |
Event data from StatsBomb open data, covering the World Cup, Euro, Copa América and AFCON finals. Small per-tournament samples — totals shown, not per-90 rates.
▸How to read this table— 11 columns explained
- MP
- Matches played in the tournament.
- Min
- Total minutes on the pitch.
- G
- Goals scored (penalties in normal play included; shootouts excluded).
- A
- Assists — passes that directly led to a goal.
- xG
- Expected goals — summed per-shot quality (StatsBomb's model).
- Sh
- Shots taken.
- KP
- Key passes — passes that led to a shot.
- PrgP
- Progressive passes — completed passes moving the ball ≥10m toward goal.
- PrgC
- Progressive carries — carries advancing ≥5m toward goal.
- Tkl
- Tackles won.
- Int
- Interceptions.
Full definitions in the glossary.
International profile
Evidence Makgopa has 26 caps and 6 international goals for South Africa, a FW projected to start. Big-5 European league career stats aren't available for this player, but the model still rates their 2026 outlook.