Mamelodi Sundowns star Thembinkosi Lorch recently turned a year older, and Mzansi quickly flooded social media feeds with warm birthday wishes.
His huge social media following often thrust him into top trends whenever he posts.
THEMBINKOSI LORCH’S AGE REVEALED
With an illustrious career spanning years, he has quickly become one of the most celebrated players from South Africa despite not having a colourful stint with the national team. Despite his big wins with the Orlando Pirates, he has kept his age under wraps, leaving many to guess.
However, The South African has managed to connect the dots about Thembinkosi Lorch’s age against the backdrop of his birthday. The 31-year-old attacking midfielder was born on 22 July 1993 in Ficksburg, Free State, South Africa.
Fans were more than convinced that he still has two more seasons on the cards despite being injury-prone.
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CAREER
Thembinkosi Lorch has wowed many with his flair and command of the game. The Mamelodi Sundowns star is best known for his split passes. He started his career with Katlehong Young Stars.
From Katlehong Young Stars, he made his senior debut with Maluti FET College FC in 2013. While at Maluti FET College FC, he received a call from Screamer Tshabalala, who informed him of Orlando Pirates’ interests after his stellar performance against Jomo Cosmos then.
In 2015, Thembinkosi Lorch joined Orlando Pirates. However, he was loaned out during his first two seasons. He played for Cape Town All Stars and Chippa United during the 2015/2016 and 2016/2017 seasons before returning to the Orlando Pirates.
Since then, he has been winning big. The 2018/2019 season was arguably Thembinkosi Lorch’s best season. No doubt his stellar season with Orlando Pirates saw DJ Maphorisa and Kabza De Small dropping a smash hit in his honour titled ‘Lorch.’
During the peak of his career, he was undoubtedly the club’s poster boy despite his bad behaviour off the pitch. He managed over 100 caps for the Soweto giants. During his stint with Orlando Pirates, he lifted the MTN8 thrice and the Nedbank Cup and Carling Black Label Cup once.
He has also won several individual awards thanks to his moments of brilliance. Thembinkosi Lorch has since won the DStv Premiership with Mamelodi Sundowns.
DRAMATIC LOVE LIFE
Despite his big wins on the field of play, the Mamelodi Sundowns star has had his fair share of drama. He has been dragged to the courts for gender-based violence several times.
In 2020, he was nabbed for allegedly assaulting his then-girlfriend Nokuphiwa Mathithibala. In 2021, Mzansi connected the dots about his relationship with Natasha Thahane. The two have since called it quits.