Morgan Gould

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Morgan Gould
Personal information

Full name	Morgan Leonard Gould
Date of birth	(1983-03-23) 23 March 1983
Place of birth	Soweto, South Africa
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Kaizer Chiefs
Number	83
Youth career
	Noordgesig Sundowns
	Wits University
	Bedfordview CC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2001–2008	Jomo Cosmos	81	(0)
2008–2012	Supersport United	99	(15)
2012–	Kaizer Chiefs	9	(0)
National team^‡
2008–	South Africa	27	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:34, 26 June 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 December 2013

Morgan Leonard Gould (born 23 March 1983) is a South African international footballer who plays professionally for Kaizer Chiefs, as a defender.

Career

Club career

Born in Soweto, Gould began his senior career with Jomo Cosmos in 2001, before moving to Supersport United in 2008.^[1] He signed for Kaizer Chiefs in May 2012.^[2]

Kaizer Chiefs

Gould was signed to Chiefs in July 2012 for R8,4million. He made his debut on 5 August 2012 against Mamelodi Sundowns losing 4-1.^[3]He scored his first goal against student outfit Bidvest Wits in the Nedbank Cup winning 3-0 with him scoring the second goal in 49th from a header from the near post. In the first half Siboniso Gaxa also scored his first goal for Chiefs. Earlier that day Orlando Pirates lost 4-1 to SAFA Second Division student outfit, Maluti FET College.^[4]He went to play only 9 games and 721 minutes in the 2012-13 season due to an achilles tendon surgery and a knee injury only recovering in pre-season.^[5]

Personal life

He his the son of late former Kaizer Chiefs and Penarol player Samuel Goodenough Nkomo (b. 1953)^[6]

International career

Gould made his international debut for South Africa in 2008,^[1] and was a squad member at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.^[7]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 Morgan Gould at National-Football-Teams.com
↑ Ramatsiti Mohola (29 May 2012). "Gould joins Kaizer Chiefs - Amakhosi signal title intentions". Sowetan Live.
↑ http://soccerladuma.mobi/news/article/south-africa/brilliant-brazilians-thump-chiefs
↑ http://www.kickoff.com/mobile/news/33010/
↑ http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/south-africa/absa-premiership/players/2013-2014/chiefs/morgan-gould.html
↑ http://soccerladuma.mobi/news/article/gould-to-honour-his-father
↑ FIFA squad list

v t e PSL Footballer of the Year

2008: Modise 2009: Modise 2010: Gould 2011: Serero 2012: Nomvethe 2013: Khune

v t e South Africa squad – 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup Fourth Place

1 Fernández 2 Gaxa 3 Masilela 4 Mokoena 5 Mhlongo 6 Sibaya 7 Davids 8 Tshabalala 9 Mphela 10 Pienaar 11 van Heerden 12 Modise 13 Dikgacoi 14 Booth 15 Mdledle 16 Khune 17 Parker 18 Fanteni 19 Moon 20 Khumalo 21 Mashego 22 Baloyi 23 Gould Coach: Santana

v t e Kaizer Chiefs F.C. – current squad

1 Pieterse 3 Mathoho 5 Gaxa 6 Letsholonyane 8 Nkhatha 9 Dladla 10 Nkosi 11 Musona 12 George Maluleka 14 Tshabalala 16 Khuzwayo 17 Lebese 18 Moleko 20 Majoro 21 Rusike 22 Masango 23 Mashamaite 24 Masilela 25 Parker 26 Gordinho 27 Cele 29 Jambo 30 Bukenya 31 Katsande 32 Khune 35 Baloyi 36 Mtsweni 37 Mphela 83 Gould Manager: Baxter

Persondata
Name	Gould, Morgan
Alternative names
Short description	South African footballer
Date of birth	23 March 1983
Place of birth	Soweto, South Africa
Date of death
Place of death

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