Tallest: 5 · Year
By quarter-hour; stoppage time counts as the 45th or 90th minute.
Tallest: 7 · Minute
10 of 12 goals came in matches where every goal has a scorer, so their role is known.
South Africa's matches with known line-ups from their first recorded cap to their last.
| With them | 49 | 16 | 20 | 13 | 67 | 53 | 32.7% |
| Without them | 69 | 35 | 23 | 11 | 94 | 50 | 50.7% |
| Alex Iwobi | Nigeria | 4 |
| Achraf Hakimi | Morocco | 3 |
| Herenilson | Angola | 3 |
| Kelechi Iheanacho | Nigeria | 3 |
| Kenneth Omeruo | Nigeria | 3 |
| Noussair Mazraoui | Morocco | 3 |
| Romain Saïss | Morocco | 3 |
| Ryan Mendes | Cape Verde | 3 |
| Samuel Chukwueze | Nigeria | 3 |
| Semi Ajayi | Nigeria | 3 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
| 7 Jun 2024 | v Nigeria | 1–1 | 29′ | — | Opening goal | 1–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
| 26 Mar 2024 | v Algeria | 3–3 | 45′ | — | Go-ahead goal | 2–1 | FIFA Series 2024 |
| 26 Mar 2024 | v Algeria | 3–3 | 34′ | — | Equaliser | 1–1 | FIFA Series 2024 |
| 21 Jan 2024 | v Namibia | 4–0 | 40′ | — | Extended lead | 3–0 | African Cup of Nations 2024 · Group stage |
| 21 Jan 2024 | v Namibia | 4–0 | 25′ | — | Extended lead | 2–0 | African Cup of Nations 2024 · Group stage |
| 17 Oct 2023 | v Ivory Coast | 1–1 | 9′ | — | Opening goal | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 24 Sep 2022 | v Sierra Leone | 4–0 | 64′ | — | Extended lead | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 24 Sep 2022 | v Sierra Leone | 4–0 | 33′ | — | Winning goal | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 16 Nov 2020 | v São Tomé and Príncipe | 4–2 | 87′ | — | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2020 |
| 16 Nov 2020 | v São Tomé and Príncipe | 4–2 | 39′ | — | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2020 |
| 13 Oct 2019 | v Mali | 2–1 | 45′ | — | Winning goal | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 7 Oct 2017 | v Burkina Faso | 3–1 | 34′ | — | Winning goal | 2–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 2017 |
In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.
| 11 Jun 2026 | v Mexico | 0–2 | came on 61′ | 23 | — | Red | FIFA World Cup 2026 · Group stage |
| 29 May 2026 | v Nicaragua | 0–0 | started, off 45′ | 45 | — | — | Friendly |
| 31 Mar 2026 | v Panama | 1–2 | came on 60′ | 30 | — | — | Friendly |
| 27 Mar 2026 | v Panama | 1–1 | started, off 60′ | 60 | — | — | Friendly |
| 15 Oct 2024 | v Congo | 1–1 | started, off 40′ | 40 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2024 |
| 11 Oct 2024 | v Congo | 5–0 | started | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2024 |
| 10 Sep 2024 | v South Sudan | 3–2 | started | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2024 |
| 6 Sep 2024 | v Uganda | 2–2 | started, off 74′ | 74 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2024 |
| 11 Jun 2024 | v Zimbabwe | 3–1 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
| 7 Jun 2024 | v Nigeria | 1–1 | started, off 88′ | 88 | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
| 26 Mar 2024 | v Algeria | 3–3 | started, off 73′ | 73 | 2 | — | FIFA Series 2024 |
| 10 Feb 2024 | v DR Congo | 0–0 | started, off 58′ | 58 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2024 · Third-place play-off |
| 7 Feb 2024 | v Nigeria | 1–1 | started, off 75′ | 75 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2024 · Semi-final |
| 3 Feb 2024 | v Cape Verde | 0–0 | started, off 90′ | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2024 · Quarter-final |
| 30 Jan 2024 | v Morocco | 2–0 | started, off 70′ | 70 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2024 · Round of 16 |
| 24 Jan 2024 | v Tunisia | 0–0 | started, off 80′ | 80 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2024 · Group stage |
| 21 Jan 2024 | v Namibia | 4–0 | started, off 70′ | 70 | 2 | — | African Cup of Nations 2024 · Group stage |
| 16 Jan 2024 | v Mali | 0–2 | started, off 73′ | 73 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2024 · Group stage |
| 21 Nov 2023 | v Rwanda | 0–2 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2023 |
| 18 Nov 2023 | v Benin | 2–1 | started, off 80′ | 80 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2023 |
| 17 Oct 2023 | v Ivory Coast | 1–1 | started, off 83′ | 83 | 1 | — | Friendly |
| 13 Oct 2023 | v Eswatini | 0–0 | started, off 45′ | 45 | — | — | Friendly |
| 17 Jun 2023 | v Morocco | 2–1 | started | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2023 |
| 24 Mar 2023 | v Liberia | 2–2 | started, off 70′ | 70 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2023 |
| 20 Nov 2022 | v Angola | 1–1 | started, off 61′ | 61 | — | — | Friendly |
| 17 Nov 2022 | v Mozambique | 2–1 | started, off 80′ | 80 | — | — | Friendly |
| 24 Sep 2022 | v Sierra Leone | 4–0 | started, off 80′ | 80 | 2 | — | Friendly |
| 28 Mar 2021 | v Sudan | 0–2 | started, off 77′ | 77 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2021 |
| 25 Mar 2021 | v Ghana | 1–1 | started, off 89′ | 89 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2021 |
| 16 Nov 2020 | v São Tomé and Príncipe | 4–2 | started, off 90′ | 90 | 2 | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2020 |
| 13 Nov 2020 | v São Tomé and Príncipe | 2–0 | started, off 90′ | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2020 |
| 11 Oct 2020 | v Zambia | 1–2 | started, off 68′ | 68 | — | — | Friendly |
| 13 Oct 2019 | v Mali | 2–1 | came on 40′ | 50 | 1 | — | Friendly |
| 10 Jul 2019 | v Nigeria | 1–2 | came on 58′ | 32 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2019 · Quarter-final |
| 1 Jul 2019 | v Morocco | 0–1 | started, off 75′ | 75 | — | Yellow | African Cup of Nations 2019 · Group stage |
| 28 Jun 2019 | v Namibia | 1–0 | started | 90 | — | Yellow | African Cup of Nations 2019 · Group stage |
| 24 Jun 2019 | v Ivory Coast | 0–1 | started | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2019 · Group stage |
| 15 Jun 2019 | v Ghana | 0–0 | came on 45′ | 45 | — | Yellow | Friendly |
| 24 Mar 2019 | v Libya | 2–1 | started, off 78′ | 78 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2019 |
| 17 Nov 2018 | v Nigeria | 1–1 | started | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2018 |
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.