Aubrey Modiba
South Africa
DEF
Age
30
Appearances
4
Tackles won
5
About Aubrey Modiba
Aubrey Modiba is named in Hugo Broos's 26-man South Africa squad for the 2026 World Cup, one of the defenders. The Mamelodi Sundowns left-back goes into the finals aged 30.
He has made 42 appearances and scored once for Sundowns this season, winning the CAF Champions League along the way. South Africa qualified by winning CAF Group C in October 2025, and open Group A alongside Mexico, South Korea and the Czech Republic.
He has made 42 appearances and scored once for Sundowns this season, winning the CAF Champions League along the way. South Africa qualified by winning CAF Group C in October 2025, and open Group A alongside Mexico, South Korea and the Czech Republic.
World Cup 2026 Stats
Appearances
4
Minutes played
347
Tackles won
5
Interceptions
4
Clearances
7
Blocks
2
Playing Style
An attacking left-back, Modiba gets forward to support the attack down the flank for South Africa. His overlapping and underlapping runs are a feature of his game for Mamelodi Sundowns. He is left-footed and stands 1.71m. He has logged 3,101 club minutes this season, going into the group stage in Hugo Broos's squad at 30.
World Cup History
The 2026 World Cup is set to be Aubrey Modiba's first at senior level, with no senior World Cup on his record. His international career to date includes 3 goals for South Africa. Hugo Broos has named him among the defenders in the 26-man squad for the finals. He stays among South Africa's defensive options on the final list.
National Team
South Africa
Tier 5
£4m
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Goal Rush Impact
Modiba's work for South Africa is at the back, an attacking left-back whose overlapping runs give the side an outlet down the flank, with 42 appearances and 3 international goals to his name. On the Goal Rush card South Africa are a Tier 5 side at £4m, one of the lower bands on the card.
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Modiba at the 2026 World Cup
Modiba is a confirmed defender in Hugo Broos's 26-man South Africa squad for the 2026 World Cup. He is in the South Africa side opening their Group A campaign in June.
Picking South Africa in Goal Rush
South Africa come in at Tier 5 on the Goal Rush card at £4m. They open Group A against Mexico in mid-June, and Modiba is among the defenders in the confirmed 26.
Aubrey Modiba World Cup 2026 FAQs
South Africa are a Tier 5 side at £4m on the Goal Rush card, among the lower bands. Modiba is in Hugo Broos's confirmed 26 as a left-back, so his role is the quick reference at that team price.
Modiba is a left-back for South Africa. He plays his club football for Mamelodi Sundowns and is part of Hugo Broos's squad for the 2026 World Cup, named in the final 26.
No. He has no previous senior World Cup appearances. The 2026 World Cup would be his first, with his place confirmed in Hugo Broos's 26-man South Africa squad after South Africa won CAF Group C to reach the finals.
Modiba plays his club football for Mamelodi Sundowns. He is named as a left-back in Hugo Broos's final 26-man South Africa squad for the 2026 World Cup, one of the defensive options Broos takes to the finals.
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