Football Query

Player · South Africa · Forward

Percy Tau

Goals from 25 Mar 2017 to 21 Jan 2024

Caps
48
Starts
45
Minutes
3,935
Win % when playing
39.6%
Goals
15
Matches scored in
13
Penalties
2
Hat-tricks
0
For their side
3rd of 120
Yellow cards
3
Sent off
0
Longest gap
2.7 yrs
Minutes per goal
281

Goals by year

FinalsQualifiersFriendlies
20172018201920202021202220232024

Tallest: 4 · Year

When they scored

By quarter-hour; stoppage time counts as the 45th or 90th minute.

1–15′16–30′31–45′46–60′61–75′76–90′ET

Tallest: 5 · Minute

What the goals did

12 of 15 goals came in matches where every goal has a scorer, so their role is known.

Winning goal4
Opening goal3
Equaliser3
Extended lead2

South Africa with and without them

South Africa's matches with known line-ups from their first recorded cap to their last.

With them48191316564539.6%
Without them4523202733451.1%

Played most alongside10

Ronwen Williams33
Themba Zwane30
Thulani Hlatshwayo23
Sfiso Hlanti21
Teboho Mokoena21
Thapelo Morena19
Dean Furman18
Kamohelo Mokotjo17
Lebo Mothiba15
Mothobi Mvala15

Faced most10

Achraf HakimiMorocco4
Alex IwobiNigeria4
André AyewGhana4
Mubarak WakasoGhana4
Romain SaïssMorocco4
Samuel Kwame OwusuGhana4
Youssef En-NesyriMorocco4
Andy YiadomGhana3
Baba RahmanGhana3
Iddrisu BabaGhana3

Against12

São Tomé and Príncipe32
Libya21
Benin11
Burkina Faso11
Ghana11
Guinea-Bissau11
Namibia11
Nigeria11
Paraguay11
Senegal11
Seychelles11
Zambia11

At tournaments8

Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.

African Cup of Nations 202411
FIFA World Cup qualification 202311
African Cup of Nations qualification 202111
African Cup of Nations qualification 202032
African Cup of Nations qualification 201921
African Cup of Nations qualification 201811
FIFA World Cup qualification 201722
African Cup of Nations qualification 201711

Every goal15

21 Jan 2024v Namibia4–014′penWinning goal1–0African Cup of Nations 2024 · Group stage
18 Nov 2023v Benin2–12′—Opening goal1–0FIFA World Cup qualification 2023
25 Mar 2021v Ghana1–151′—Equaliser1–1African Cup of Nations qualification 2021
16 Nov 2020v São Tomé and Príncipe4–288′———African Cup of Nations qualification 2020
16 Nov 2020v São Tomé and Príncipe4–270′———African Cup of Nations qualification 2020
13 Nov 2020v São Tomé and Príncipe2–055′penWinning goal1–0African Cup of Nations qualification 2020
24 Mar 2019v Libya2–168′—Winning goal2–1African Cup of Nations qualification 2019
24 Mar 2019v Libya2–149′—Opening goal1–0African Cup of Nations qualification 2019
20 Nov 2018v Paraguay1–190′—Equaliser1–1Friendly
13 Oct 2018v Seychelles6–074′—Extended lead4–0African Cup of Nations qualification 2018
24 Mar 2018v Zambia2–015′———Friendly
14 Nov 2017v Senegal1–263′—Equaliser1–1FIFA World Cup qualification 2017
7 Oct 2017v Burkina Faso3–12′—Opening goal1–0FIFA World Cup qualification 2017
10 Jun 2017v Nigeria2–082′—Extended lead2–0African Cup of Nations qualification 2017
25 Mar 2017v Guinea-Bissau3–170′—Winning goal2–0Friendly

Every match on record49

In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.

25 Mar 2025v Benin2–0started, off 76′76——FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
21 Mar 2025v Lesotho0–3started, off 90′90——FIFA World Cup qualification 2025
7 Jun 2024v Nigeria1–1started, off 79′79——FIFA World Cup qualification 2024
7 Feb 2024v Nigeria1–1started120——African Cup of Nations 2024 · Semi-final
3 Feb 2024v Cape Verde0–0started, off 85′85——African Cup of Nations 2024 · Quarter-final
30 Jan 2024v Morocco2–0started90——African Cup of Nations 2024 · Round of 16
24 Jan 2024v Tunisia0–0started90——African Cup of Nations 2024 · Group stage
21 Jan 2024v Namibia4–0started901—African Cup of Nations 2024 · Group stage
16 Jan 2024v Mali0–2started90——African Cup of Nations 2024 · Group stage
21 Nov 2023v Rwanda0–2started90——FIFA World Cup qualification 2023
18 Nov 2023v Benin2–1started901—FIFA World Cup qualification 2023
12 Sep 2023v DR Congo1–0started90——Friendly
17 Jun 2023v Morocco2–1started90—YellowAfrican Cup of Nations qualification 2023
28 Mar 2023v Liberia2–1started, off 68′68——African Cup of Nations qualification 2023
24 Mar 2023v Liberia2–2started, off 86′86——African Cup of Nations qualification 2023
9 Jun 2022v Morocco1–2started, off 90′90——African Cup of Nations qualification 2022
14 Nov 2021v Ghana0–1started90——FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
11 Nov 2021v Zimbabwe1–0started, off 79′79——FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
6 Sep 2021v Ghana1–0started, off 77′77——FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
3 Sep 2021v Zimbabwe0–0started, off 78′78——FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
28 Mar 2021v Sudan0–2started, off 61′61——African Cup of Nations qualification 2021
25 Mar 2021v Ghana1–1started901—African Cup of Nations qualification 2021
16 Nov 2020v São Tomé and Príncipe4–2started902—African Cup of Nations qualification 2020
13 Nov 2020v São Tomé and Príncipe2–0started901—African Cup of Nations qualification 2020
11 Oct 2020v Zambia1–2started90——Friendly
17 Nov 2019v Sudan1–0started90——African Cup of Nations qualification 2019
14 Nov 2019v Ghana0–2started90——African Cup of Nations qualification 2019
10 Jul 2019v Nigeria1–2started90—YellowAfrican Cup of Nations 2019 · Quarter-final
6 Jul 2019v Egypt1–0started90——African Cup of Nations 2019 · Round of 16
1 Jul 2019v Morocco0–1started90——African Cup of Nations 2019 · Group stage
28 Jun 2019v Namibia1–0started90——African Cup of Nations 2019 · Group stage
24 Jun 2019v Ivory Coast0–1started90——African Cup of Nations 2019 · Group stage
15 Jun 2019v Ghana0–0started, off 45′45——Friendly
24 Mar 2019v Libya2–1started, off 90′902—African Cup of Nations qualification 2019
20 Nov 2018v Paraguay1–1started901—Friendly
17 Nov 2018v Nigeria1–1started90——African Cup of Nations qualification 2018
16 Oct 2018v Seychelles0–0started90——African Cup of Nations qualification 2018
13 Oct 2018v Seychelles6–0started, off 85′851—African Cup of Nations qualification 2018
8 Sep 2018v Libya0–0started90——African Cup of Nations qualification 2018
24 Mar 2018v Zambia2–0started, off 90′901—Friendly

Caps, goals and cards count what the sources record: line-ups from about 2003 (World Cups from 1970, friendlies from about 2016), and few scorers in older friendlies — so career totals run low.