Patrick "Tito" Maswanganyi (born 4 April 1998) is a South African professional football player who plays as an attacking midfielder and winger for Bahraini Premier League side Al-Khaldiya SC and the South Africa national team.
Playing career Maswanganyi spent his early years as a professional footballer in Portugal, where he turned out for U.D. Oliveirense and Académica de Coimbra. SuperSport F.C In 2022, he moved back to South Africa and joined the Betway Premiership side, SuperSport United F.C. Orlando Pirates In 2023, he joined the Soweto club Orlando Pirates and went on to be an integral part in the club winning a number of trophies. Maswanganyi make 119 appearances scoring 28 goals and 21 assist across all competitions. He was voted the South African Premiership players’ player of the season, midfielder of the season, and the Nedbank Cup player of the tournament in 2024. In the following 2024-25 season, despite being watched closely by a number of clubs, Maswanganyi remained in Soweto. With his opponents now familiar with his style of play, it proved to be much harder for him to dominate than in the previous season.
Al-Khaldiya In August 2026 he joined Bahraini Premier League side Al-Khaldiya SC.
International career Maswanganyi received his first senior national team call-up for two International Friendlies against Andorra and Algeria. He made his debut against the former on 21 March 2024, where he played the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 draw. On 15 November 2024, Patrick scored his first goal for South Africa in a 2-0 win over Uganda during the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.Four days later, Maswanganyi scored his second international goal in a 3-0 win over South Sudan, helping South Africa finish their qualifying group unbeaten.
Career statistics Club
As of 21 September 2024 +ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSuperSport United2022–23DStv Premiership22010000000230Orlando Pirates2023–24DStv Premiership2755440214041102024–25Betway Premiership14100308200253Career Total6366470103408913
Honours Orlando Pirates
South African Premiership : 2025–26 Nedbank Cup: 2023–24 Carling Black Label Cup: 2025–2026 MTN 8: 2023, 2024, 2025
Individual
DStv Premiership Players’ Player of the Season: 2024 DStv Premiership Midfielder of the Season: 2024 Nedbank Cup Player of the Tournament: 2024
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