B. Hlongwane · career
Bongokuhle Hlongwane
Central · Minnesota United FC · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Peak: 2024/25Trending downBreakout: 2023/24Remarkably consistent
The record covers 5 seasons (2022/23–2026/27) across 1 club — 147 appearances, 24 goals and 13 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2024/25 at Minnesota United FC — Season rating 38, 11 goals and 3 assists in 35 games. 2023/24 was the leap — Season rating up 16 points at Minnesota United FC. Form has slipped 8 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 8 Season points.
Season-to-season output barely moves — his form has stayed within a tight band (±6 points) across 5 campaigns.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Minnesota United FC | 15 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 30 |
| 2025/26 | Minnesota United FC | 37 | 3 | 2 | 41 | 30 |
| 2024/25 | Minnesota United FC | 35 | 11 | 3 | 45 | 38 |
| 2023/24 | Minnesota United FC | 30 | 8 | 3 | 47 | 36 |
| 2022/23 | Minnesota United FC | 30 | 2 | 5 | 44 | 20 |
| 2021/22 | Maritzburg Utd | 16 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | Maritzburg Utd | 21 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Maritzburg Utd | 14 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Maritzburg Utd | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2026/27 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | Africa Cup of Nations | 4 | 0 | |
| 2023/24 | Africa Cup of Nations Qualification | 4 | 0 | |
| 2023/24 | Friendlies | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023/24 | World Cup - Qualification Africa | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022/23 | World Cup - Qualification Africa | 6 | 1 | |
| 2022/23 | Friendlies | 3 | 2 | |
| 2021/22 | Friendlies | 1 | 1 |
Honours
League Cup×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major League Soccer | 10 | 433 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Friendliesat South Africa | 1 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
Schedule · 2026/27
15 played3 unused sub3 not in squad· 603 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22 | Major League Soccer | A Austin | 2-2 | Played | 65 | 6.5 | ||
| Feb 28 | Major League Soccer | H FC Cincinnati | 1-0 | Played | 89 | 6.5 | ||
| Mar 8 | Major League Soccer | A Nashville SC | 1-3 | Played | 66 | 6.3 | ||
| Mar 15 | Major League Soccer | A Vancouver Whitecaps | 0-6 | Played | 45 | 6.7 | ||
| Mar 22 | Major League Soccer | H Seattle Sounders | 0-0 | Played | 23 | 6.3 | ||
| Apr 5 | Major League Soccer | A Los Angeles Galaxy | 2-1 | Played | 9 | 6.2 | ||
| Apr 12 | Major League Soccer | A San Diego | 2-1 | Played | 15 | 6.6 | ||
| Apr 19 | Major League Soccer | H Portland Timbers | 2-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 23 | Major League Soccer | A FC Dallas | 1-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 25 | Major League Soccer | H Los Angeles FC | 0-1 | Played | 62 | 6.3 | ||
| May 2 | Major League Soccer | A Columbus Crew | 3-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 10 | Major League Soccer | H Austin | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 14 | Major League Soccer | H Colorado Rapids | 0-1 | Played | 26 | 6.7 | ||
| May 16 | Major League Soccer | A New England Revolution | 1-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| May 23 | Major League Soccer | H Real Salt Lake | 1-1 | Played | 33 | 6.3 | ||
| Jul 23 | Major League Soccer | A Sporting Kansas City | 1-2 | Played | 31 | 6.5 | ||
| Jul 26 | Major League Soccer | H Vancouver Whitecaps | 0-0 | Played | 9 | 6.3 | ||
| Aug 2 | Major League Soccer | H San Diego | 1-1 | Played | 17 | 6.5 | ||
| Aug 16 | Major League Soccer | A Real Salt Lake | 1-1 | Played | 45 | 6.5 | ||
| Aug 20 | Major League Soccer | H Atlanta United FC | 1-2 | Played | 68 | 6.2 | ||
| Aug 23 | Major League Soccer | A San Jose Earthquakes | 5-1 | Not in squad | — |