Tallest: 5 · Year
By quarter-hour; stoppage time counts as the 45th or 90th minute.
Tallest: 4 · Minute
South Africa's matches with known line-ups from their first recorded cap to their last.
| With them | 60 | 25 | 23 | 12 | 90 | 59 | 41.7% |
| Without them | 123 | 44 | 41 | 38 | 142 | 122 | 35.8% |
| Divine Lunga | Zimbabwe | 4 |
| Gerald Takwara | Zimbabwe | 4 |
| Ademola Lookman | Nigeria | 3 |
| Alex Iwobi | Nigeria | 3 |
| Bill Antonio | Zimbabwe | 3 |
| Bright Osayi-Samuel | Nigeria | 3 |
| Calvin Bassey | Nigeria | 3 |
| Fashion Sakala | Zambia | 3 |
| Khama Billiat | Zimbabwe | 3 |
| Marshall Munetsi | Zimbabwe | 3 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
| 18 Jun 2026 | v Czech Republic | 1–1 | 83′ | pen | Equaliser | 1–1 | FIFA World Cup 2026 · Group stage |
| 19 Nov 2024 | v South Sudan | 3–0 | 50′ | pen | Extended lead | 3–0 | African Cup of Nations qualification 2024 |
| 11 Oct 2024 | v Congo | 5–0 | 27′ | — | Extended lead | 2–0 | African Cup of Nations qualification 2024 |
| 11 Oct 2024 | v Congo | 5–0 | 12′ | — | Winning goal | 1–0 | African Cup of Nations qualification 2024 |
| 7 Feb 2024 | v Nigeria | 1–1 | 90′ | pen | Equaliser | 1–1 | African Cup of Nations 2024 · Semi-final |
| 30 Jan 2024 | v Morocco | 2–0 | 90′ | — | Extended lead | 2–0 | African Cup of Nations 2024 · Round of 16 |
| 27 Sep 2022 | v Botswana | 1–0 | 38′ | — | Winning goal | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 11 Nov 2021 | v Zimbabwe | 1–0 | 26′ | — | Winning goal | 1–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 2021 |
| 9 Oct 2021 | v Ethiopia | 3–1 | 45′ | — | Opening goal | 1–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 2021 |
| 13 Oct 2018 | v Seychelles | 6–0 | 90′ | — | Extended lead | 6–0 | African Cup of Nations qualification 2018 |
| 2 Jun 2002 | v Paraguay | 2–2 | 63′ | — | Pulled one back | 1–2 | FIFA World Cup 2002 · Group stage |
In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.
| 28 Jun 2026 | v Canada | 0–1 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2026 · Round of 32 |
| 18 Jun 2026 | v Czech Republic | 1–1 | started | 90 | 1 | Yellow | FIFA World Cup 2026 · Group stage |
| 11 Jun 2026 | v Mexico | 0–2 | started | 90 | — | Yellow | FIFA World Cup 2026 · Group stage |
| 31 Mar 2026 | v Panama | 1–2 | started, off 86′ | 86 | — | — | Friendly |
| 27 Mar 2026 | v Panama | 1–1 | started, off 71′ | 71 | — | — | Friendly |
| 4 Jan 2026 | v Cameroon | 1–2 | started | 90 | — | Yellow | African Cup of Nations 2026 |
| 29 Dec 2025 | v Zimbabwe | 3–2 | started | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2025 |
| 26 Dec 2025 | v Egypt | 0–1 | started | 90 | — | Yellow | African Cup of Nations 2025 |
| 22 Dec 2025 | v Angola | 2–1 | started | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2025 |
| 15 Nov 2025 | v Zambia | 3–1 | started, off 45′ | 45 | — | — | Friendly |
| 14 Oct 2025 | v Rwanda | 3–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 10 Oct 2025 | v Zimbabwe | 0–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 9 Sep 2025 | v Nigeria | 1–1 | started | 90 | — | Yellow | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 5 Sep 2025 | v Lesotho | 3–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 21 Mar 2025 | v Lesotho | 0–3 | started, off 82′ | 82 | — | — | 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 | started | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2024 |
| 15 Oct 2024 | v Congo | 1–1 | started | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2024 |
| 11 Oct 2024 | v Congo | 5–0 | started, off 81′ | 81 | 2 | Yellow | 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 | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2024 |
| 11 Jun 2024 | v Zimbabwe | 3–1 | started | 90 | — | Yellow | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
| 7 Jun 2024 | v Nigeria | 1–1 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
| 26 Mar 2024 | v Algeria | 3–3 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA Series 2024 |
| 10 Feb 2024 | v DR Congo | 0–0 | started | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2024 · Third-place play-off |
| 7 Feb 2024 | v Nigeria | 1–1 | started | 120 | 1 | — | African Cup of Nations 2024 · Semi-final |
| 3 Feb 2024 | v Cape Verde | 0–0 | started | 120 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2024 · Quarter-final |
| 30 Jan 2024 | v Morocco | 2–0 | started | 90 | 1 | — | African Cup of Nations 2024 · Round of 16 |
| 24 Jan 2024 | v Tunisia | 0–0 | started | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2024 · Group stage |
| 21 Jan 2024 | v Namibia | 4–0 | started, off 90′ | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2024 · Group stage |
| 16 Jan 2024 | v Mali | 0–2 | started | 90 | — | — | 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 | 90 | — | Yellow | FIFA World Cup qualification 2023 |
| 17 Oct 2023 | v Ivory Coast | 1–1 | started | 90 | — | Yellow | 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 |
| 28 Mar 2023 | v Liberia | 2–1 | started | 90 | — | Yellow | African Cup of Nations qualification 2023 |
| 24 Mar 2023 | v Liberia | 2–2 | started | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2023 |
| 20 Nov 2022 | v Angola | 1–1 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 17 Nov 2022 | v Mozambique | 2–1 | started | 90 | — | — | 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.