Olwethu Makhanya #24
Defender
Centre-back
South Africa
Premiership 2026/27 · 10 apps · 1 G
Avg 7.05 · top 21% of Premiership defenders
Club
- Age
- 22 years
- born 30 April 2004
- Height
- 185 cm
- Contract until
- Jun 2030
- At the club since
- Jul 2026
- from Philadelphia Union
- Matches this season
- 13
- 1,204 min · 2026/27
| Competition | Matches | Goals | Assists | Rating | xG | Key passes/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premiership | 10 | 1 | 0 | 7.05 | 0.33 | 1.39 |
| Conference League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.22 | ||
| Europa League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.26 | ||
| Total | 13 | 1 | 0 | 7.02 | 0.33 | 1.39 |
Form
Rating curve · 2026/27 · Avg 7.01 across 13 rated matches · all competitions
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AUGOCT
Match ratings · rated matches only · gaps = no rating28 Oct · vs Hearts (A) 2–2 · 7.75 · 1G
28 OctPremiership
Hearts away
D 2–2
90′
1G
7.75
24 OctPremiership
St. Johnstone home
W 4–0
94′
6.99
17 OctPremiership
Dundee away
D 2–2
90′
7.32
10 OctPremiership
Kilmarnock home
W 3–1
90′
6.37
20 SepPremiership
Celtic away
W 1–0
90′
7.01
All 58 matches
9 SepPremiership
St. Mirren home
W 1–0
90′
7.05
5 SepPremiership
Motherwell home
W 1–0
90′
7.11
2 SepPremiership
Falkirk away
W 2–1
90′
7.14
30 AugPremiership
Aberdeen away
W 1–0
90′
6.74
27 AugConference League
Jablonec away
L 0–1
120′
7.17
20 AugConference League
Jablonec home
W 1–0
90′
7.27
13 AugEuropa League
Jagiellonia Białystok home
D 1–1
90′
6.26
9 AugPremiership
Hibernian home
L 1–2
90′
6.98
2025/26
17 MayMLS
Columbus Crew home
D 1–1
90′
6.98
14 MayMLS
Orlando City away
L 3–4
90′
6.66
10 MayMLS
New England away
L 1–2
90′
6.70
3 MayMLS
Nashville SC home
D 0–0
90′
7.13
26 AprMLS
Columbus Crew away
L 0–2
90′
6.74
23 AprMLS
Toronto away
D 3–3
90′
6.39
19 AprMLS
DC United home
D 0–0
90′
7.33
11 AprMLS
CF Montréal away
W 2–1
90′
5.96
5 AprMLS
Charlotte away
L 1–2
90′
6.78
21 MarMLS
Chicago Fire home
L 1–2
90′
5.93
14 MarMLS
Atlanta United away
L 1–3
90′
6.76
1 MarMLS
New York City home
L 1–2
90′
6.66
22 FebMLS
DC United away
L 0–1
90′
6.87
24 NovMLS
New York City home
L 0–1
90′
7.11
1 NovMLS
Chicago Fire away
W 3–0
90′
8.18
26 OctMLS
Chicago Fire home
W 2–2
120′
7.00
19 OctMLS
Charlotte away
L 0–2
90′
6.80
5 OctMLS
New York City home
W 1–0
90′
6.83
28 SepMLS
DC United away
W 6–0
90′
6.46
31 AugMLS
Cincinnati away
W 1–0
60′
5.80
24 AugMLS
Chicago Fire home
W 4–0
90′
7.01
17 AugMLS
New York RB away
L 0–1
90′
6.67
10 AugMLS
Toronto home
D 1–1
90′
6.65
27 JulMLS
Colorado Rapids home
W 3–1
90′
7.15
20 JulMLS
Houston Dynamo away
D 1–1
44′
6.62
17 JulMLS
CF Montréal home
W 2–1
90′
1G
7.81
13 JulMLS
New York RB home
W 2–0
90′
7.70
6 JulMLS
Nashville SC away
L 0–1
90′
6.11
2024/25
30 JunMLS
Columbus Crew away
L 0–1
90′
7.12
26 JunMLS
Chicago Fire away
W 1–0
90′
7.16
15 JunMLS
Charlotte home
W 2–1
90′
6.87
1 JunMLS
Dallas away
D 0–0
90′
7.21
25 MayMLS
Inter Miami home
D 3–3
90′
6.41
18 MayMLS
Atlanta United away
W 1–0
90′
7.04
15 MayMLS
LA Galaxy home
W 3–2
5′
6.45
11 MayMLS
Columbus Crew home
D 2–2
21′
6.63
4 MayMLS
CF Montréal away
W 2–1
90′
7.23
26 AprMLS
DC United home
W 3–0
9′
6.72
20 AprMLS
Atlanta United home
W 3–0
29′
6.86
13 AprMLS
New York City away
L 0–1
86′
6.90
30 MarMLS
Inter Miami away
L 1–2
8′
6.44
16 MarMLS
Nashville SC home
L 1–3
90′
7.39
9 MarMLS
New England away
W 2–0
90′
7.78
2 MarMLS
Cincinnati home
W 4–1
90′
7.05
23 FebMLS
Orlando City away
W 4–2
90′
7.00
Transfers
- 30 Jul 2026transfer Philadelphia Union Rangers €3.5m
- 18 Jul 2023transfer Stellenbosch Philadelphia Union €445k
Career
| Club | Matches | Goals | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | |||
| Rangers Premiership · Conference League · Europa League | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | |||
| Philadelphia Union MLS | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | |||
| Philadelphia Union MLS | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | |||
| Philadelphia Union MLS | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | |||
| Philadelphia Union MLS | 0 | 0 | 0 |
National team
South Africa
World Cup 2025/26