Jane Thabantso

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Jane Thabantšo
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-01-22) 22 January 1996
Place of birth Thaba Bosiu, Maseru, Lesotho
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Lijabatho
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2026 Matlama 222 (111)
2026 Lijabatho 15 (11)
International career‡
2014– Lesotho 101 (15)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals as of 16 May 2026

Jane Thabantšo (also spelled Thaba-Ntšo; born 22 January 1996) is a Mosotho professional footballer who plays as a forward for Lijabatho and the Lesotho national team.

Thabantso's scoring abilities have led him to significant success on the international level. He currently stands as the all-time top scorer and top appearance-maker for the Lesotho national team.[1]

Career statistics

Club

Club Season Division League Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Matlama 2014-15 Lesotho Premier League 127127
2015-16 23122312
2016-17 25102510
2017-18
2018-19 217217
2019-20 18111811
2020-21 26142614
2022-23 2915203115
2023-24 30173017
2024-25 2813112914
2025-26 105105
Total 2221111120225112
Liebathjo 2025-26 Lesotho Premier League 1511101611
Total career 2371222120241123

International career

Thabantso made his senior international debut on 19 November 2014 in a 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Gabon.[2] On 12 June 2016, he scored thirty-four seconds in a 2016 COSAFA Cup match against Mauritius. The goal set the record for the fastest ever scored in the COSAFA Cup.[3] On 28 June 2024, he scored against the Seychelles for his seventh goal in the COSAFA Cup, tying him with Sera Motebang for Lesotho's all-time top scorer in the competition, and placing him only two goals behind Felix Badenhorst on the tournament's all-time scoring chart.[4]

International goals

Scores and results list Lesotho's goal tally first.[2]

List of international goals scored by Jane Thabantso
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.5 June 2016Setsoto Stadium, Maseru, Lesotho Ethiopia1–21–22017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2.12 June 2016Independence Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia Mauritius1–03–02016 COSAFA Cup
3.16 June 2016Sam Nujoma Stadium, Katutura, Namibia Malawi1–01–02016 COSAFA Cup
4.18 June 2016Sam Nujoma Stadium, Katutura, Namibia South Africa1–11–12016 COSAFA Cup
5.7 June 2019Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban, South Africa Zimbabwe1–12–22019 COSAFA Cup
6.4 August 2019Dobsonville Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa South Africa1–02–02020 African Nations Championship qualification
7.2–0
8.13 November 2019National Stadium, Freetown, Sierra Leone Sierra Leone1–11–12021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
9.30 May 2022Adama Science and Technology University Stadium, Adama, Ethiopia Ethiopia1–11–1Friendly
10.8 July 2022King Zwelithini Stadium, Durban, South Africa Mauritius2–12–12022 COSAFA Cup
11.25 February 2023Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe, Malawi Malawi1–11–1Friendly
12.14 July 2023King Zwelithini Stadium, Durban, South Africa Malawi1–01–12023 COSAFA Cup
13.21 March 2024Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Ethiopia1–02–1Friendly
14.7 June 2024Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa Zimbabwe2–02–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification
15.28 June 2024Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Gqeberha, South Africa Seychelles1–01–12024 COSAFA Cup
Last updated 28 June 2024

References

  1. "Lesotho national football team statistics and records: top scorers". 11v11.com. Jane Thaba-Ntšo
  2. "Jane Thabantšo". National Football Teams. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  3. "Thaba-Ntso: It was a special moment". COSAFA. Retrieved 29 June 2024. Jane Thaba-Ntso
  4. "Draws all round in Group C at the Hollywoodbets Cosafa Cup". The Namibian. Retrieved 29 June 2024. Jane Thabantso