Peter Shalulile of Mamelodi Sundowns. Photo: Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix

Mamelodi Sundowns star Peter Shalulile makes huge PSL history

You’ve probably heard it already, but Sundowns superstar joined an exclusive PSL club this weekend with his brace vs Belouizdad.

by James Freemantle

24-04-2023 10:28

in Premier Soccer League

Peter Shalulile of Mamelodi Sundowns. Photo: Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix

Mamelodi Sundowns striker Peter Shalulile is in a hurry to burn up the PSL record books.

Sundowns star Shalulile hits a hundred

With his brace in the CAF Champions League against Belouizdad, Shalulile now has 100 goals in South African football (73 for Sundowns, 27 for Highlands Park). In the PSL era, only six other players have hit that mark and he’s surely looking at the record number of 123, set by the legendary Siyabonga Nomvethe, as a realistic target. Shalulile is the seventh player to score a century of goals since start of the PSL era in 1996. Bradley Grobler is the only other active player to hit the mark, after doing so earlier this campaign. Shalulile is the quickest man to a century by some distance.

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197 – Peter Shalulile is the fastest player to reach 100 top-flight goals in PSL history, reaching the landmark in 197 appearances. Lethal. #cafcl pic.twitter.com/C64u7kdNyq
— OptaJabu (@OptaJabu) April 23, 2023