Tallest: 4 · Year
By quarter-hour; stoppage time counts as the 45th or 90th minute.
Tallest: 2 · Minute
South Africa's matches with known line-ups from their first recorded cap to their last.
| With them | 24 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 38 | 24 | 41.7% |
| Without them | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 27 | 17 | 37.5% |
| Ademola Lookman | Nigeria | 2 |
| Alex Iwobi | Nigeria | 2 |
| Allan Okello | Uganda | 2 |
| Aziz Kayondo | Uganda | 2 |
| Benjamin Laku | South Sudan | 2 |
| Bevis Mugabi | Uganda | 2 |
| Bright Osayi-Samuel | Nigeria | 2 |
| Calvin Bassey | Nigeria | 2 |
| Christopher Ibayi | Congo | 2 |
| Denis Omedi | Uganda | 2 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1 |
| Congo | 1 | 1 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
| 19 Nov 2024 | v South Sudan | 3–0 | 7′ | — | Winning goal | 1–0 | African Cup of Nations qualification 2024 |
| 11 Oct 2024 | v Congo | 5–0 | 78′ | — | Extended lead | 5–0 | African Cup of Nations qualification 2024 |
| 11 Jun 2024 | v Zimbabwe | 3–1 | 1′ | — | Opening goal | 1–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
| 26 Mar 2024 | v Algeria | 3–3 | 66′ | — | Go-ahead goal | 3–2 | FIFA Series 2024 |
| 8 Jul 2023 | v Botswana | 2–1 | 66′ | pen | Equaliser | 1–1 | COSAFA Cup 2023 |
In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.
| 28 Jun 2026 | v Canada | 0–1 | came on 86′ | 4 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2026 · Round of 32 |
| 24 Jun 2026 | v South Korea | 1–0 | came on 75′ | 15 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2026 · Group stage |
| 18 Jun 2026 | v Czech Republic | 1–1 | started, off 66′ | 66 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2026 · Group stage |
| 11 Jun 2026 | v Mexico | 0–2 | started, off 76′ | 76 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2026 · Group stage |
| 29 May 2026 | v Nicaragua | 0–0 | came on 45′ | 45 | — | — | Friendly |
| 9 Sep 2025 | v Nigeria | 1–1 | came on 90′ | 1 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 5 Sep 2025 | v Lesotho | 3–0 | came on 74′ | 16 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 25 Mar 2025 | v Benin | 2–0 | came on 90′ | 1 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 21 Mar 2025 | v Lesotho | 0–3 | came on 82′ | 8 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 19 Nov 2024 | v South Sudan | 3–0 | started | 90 | 1 | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2024 |
| 15 Nov 2024 | v Uganda | 2–0 | came on 71′ | 19 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2024 |
| 15 Oct 2024 | v Congo | 1–1 | started, off 69′ | 69 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2024 |
| 11 Oct 2024 | v Congo | 5–0 | came on 68′ | 22 | 1 | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2024 |
| 10 Sep 2024 | v South Sudan | 3–2 | came on 86′ | 4 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2024 |
| 6 Sep 2024 | v Uganda | 2–2 | came on 61′ | 29 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2024 |
| 11 Jun 2024 | v Zimbabwe | 3–1 | started | 90 | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
| 7 Jun 2024 | v Nigeria | 1–1 | started, off 71′ | 71 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
| 26 Mar 2024 | v Algeria | 3–3 | started, off 79′ | 79 | 1 | — | FIFA Series 2024 |
| 21 Mar 2024 | v Andorra | 1–1 | came on 80′ | 10 | — | — | FIFA Series 2024 |
| 16 Jul 2023 | v Malawi | 0–0 | came on 46′ | 74 | — | — | COSAFA Cup 2023 |
| 14 Jul 2023 | v Zambia | 1–2 | started | 90 | — | — | COSAFA Cup 2023 |
| 11 Jul 2023 | v Eswatini | 2–1 | started, off 90′ | 90 | — | — | COSAFA Cup 2023 |
| 8 Jul 2023 | v Botswana | 2–1 | started, off 90′ | 90 | 1 | — | COSAFA Cup 2023 |
| 5 Jul 2023 | v Namibia | 1–1 | came on 46′ | 44 | — | — | COSAFA Cup 2023 |
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.