Season	Club	Apps	G	Match	RTG	Season
2024/25	Magesi	17	0	6.98	—	—
2023/24	Magesi	19	0	—	—	—
2022/23	Polokwane City	2	0	—	—	—
2021/22	Polokwane City	16	0	—	—	—
2020/21	Polokwane City	26	2	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 3 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

M. Buthelezi is a 34-year-old central defender at Magesi, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 0 assists in 0 appearances, a Season grade of 6, top 81% of Premier Soccer League centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 0.4, ranking 273rd of 295 in the Premier Soccer League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (44% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.48 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Buthelezi.

Judged on this season alone, Buthelezi graded 6 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 57th of 70 of the 70 centre-backs in the Premier Soccer League, on 0 clean sheets and 3.477 defensive actions per 90.

We hold a single season for Buthelezi, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 0, 66th of 70 of the 70 centre-backs in the Premier Soccer League. At 34 Buthelezi is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0 reflects that trajectory.

Current potential66th of 70 centre-backs · Premier Soccer League · 0 apps Current season57th of 70 centre-backs · Premier Soccer League · 0 apps57th-best centre-back in the Premier Soccer League273rd in the Premier Soccer League · potential66th-highest potential centre-back in the Premier Soccer League

0.4

Ratingi

66th of 70 centre-backs

5.8

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

44%

Minutes

rotation minutes

3.48

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Magesi finished 15th of 16 · a relegation-threatened side

Apps

Goals

Assists

Clean sheets

No league appearances recorded this season, so there's no output sample to read yet.

Watch points

Game time. Only 44% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 34, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 0.4, Buthelezi carries the 66th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Premier Soccer League of 70 — though on just 0 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.48 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %44%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 903.477

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.134

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 17–37 (~0), then tapers with age. At 34, Buthelezi sits on 0, at or near its peak. The blue line is Buthelezi's projected Rating — 0.4 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Transfer history

2023/24

Polokwane City

Magesi—2023/24

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.