Player record: identity and position
FactThalente Mbatha represented South Africa, with position listed as M, age 26 at the tournament opening and height 179 cm. These are registration facts, not proxies for ability.
FactThalente Mbatha's identity index records South Africa, position M, opening-day age 26 and height 179 cm. Those fields identify this person record and separate Thalente Mbatha from namesakes in other national teams.
Tournament footprint: minutes and output
FactThalente Mbatha has 4 appearances, 2 starts and 259 minutes in completed matches, with 0 goals and 0 assists at an average rating of 6.57. The totals are merged from match-by-match line-ups without inferred values.
FactThalente Mbatha's record can be checked field by field: Thalente Mbatha entered 4 match lists, Thalente Mbatha started 2 times, Thalente Mbatha made 2 substitute appearances and Thalente Mbatha logged 259 minutes; Thalente Mbatha had 0 recorded absences.
Role assessment: what the numbers support
AnalysisThalente Mbatha completed 83 of 99 passes, made 0 key passes and supplied 0 assists. Midfield value is read through connection, progression and recovery, not goals alone.
AnalysisThalente Mbatha's 2 starts account for 50% of the player's appearances. Against the team's completed schedule, Thalente Mbatha covered 71.9% of standard minutes and averaged 64.8 minutes each time used.
Team context: the boundary of the sample
AnalysisThalente Mbatha's team, South Africa, defines the individual sample. South Africa had played 4 matches at the snapshot: 1 wins, 1 draws and 2 losses, with 2 scored and 4 conceded. The team had completed its campaign, which defines the player's available sample. The figures for Thalente Mbatha apply only to this completed match window.