# May Mahlangu

May Mahlangu (born 1 May 1989) is a South African professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder.

## Club career
### Early career

Mahlangu joined the Stars of Africa Academy at age 15 and played for their team Alexandra United FC.

### Helsingborgs IF

Bo Nilsson was the manager of Allsvenskan club Helsingborgs IF in 2008 and through his connections with the academy he brought over Mahlangu to Sweden. Nilsson set it up so that Mahlangu would train with both Helsingborg and fourth tier club IFK Hässleholm each day, and that he would initially play league games for Hässleholm. After impressing in the Swedish lower leagues, Helsingborg decided to permanently make him a part of their squad in the summer of 2009. In 2011 the club won the Swedish league and Mahlangu was given the player of the year award.

### IFK Göteborg

On 4 March 2014 Mahlangu joined Allsvenskan club IFK Göteborg on a one-year contract.

### Konyaspor

May Mahlangu signed with Konyaspor in January 2015 as a free transfer. On 28 February 2015, Mahlangu scored his first league goal against Fenerbahçe.

### Ludogorets Razgrad

Mahlangu signed a contract with Ludogorets Razgrad in August 2018, but saw limited action for the team.

### Ordabasy

In 2019 he joined Ordabasy on loan before signing permanently with the Kazakh side in 2020.

## International career

In January 2012, Mahlangu made his debut for the South Africa national team in a friendly against Equatorial Guinea. He was also included in South Africa's squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
In November 2014, Mahlangu was banned from selection for the Bafana Bafana after failing to turn up for their 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Sudan and Nigeria, citing fatigue.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 13 February 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | Division | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| IFK Hässleholm | 2008 | Division 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 |
| IFK Hässleholm | 2009 | Division 2 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 5 |
| IFK Hässleholm | Total | Total | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 |
| Helsingborgs IF | 2009 | Allsvenskan | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Helsingborgs IF | 2010 | Allsvenskan | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 3 |
| Helsingborgs IF | 2011 | Allsvenskan | 28 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 5 |
| Helsingborgs IF | 2012 | Allsvenskan | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| Helsingborgs IF | 2013 | Allsvenskan | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 |
| Helsingborgs IF | Total | Total | 98 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 131 | 8 |
| IFK Göteborg | 2014 | Allsvenskan | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 7 |
| Konyaspor | 2014–15 | Süper Lig | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 |
| Sint-Truiden | 2015–16 | Belgian Pro League | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 2 |
| Dinamo București | 2016–17 | Liga I | 22 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 27 | 1 |
| Dinamo București | 2017–18 | Liga I | 35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 2 |
| Dinamo București | 2018–19 | Liga I | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 1 |
| Dinamo București | Total | Total | 62 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 71 | 4 |
| Ludogorets Razgrad | 2018–19 | First League | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Ludogorets Razgrad II | 2018–19 | Second League | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Ordabasy (loan) | 2019 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 3 |
| Ordabasy | 2020 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 264 | 28 | 29 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 324 | 33 |
* ↑ Includes Cupa României, Cupa Ligii, Supercupa României, Bulgarian Cup and Bulgarian Supercup.
* ↑ Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.

### International

    As of 7 July 2019
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| South Africa | 2012 | 6 | 1 |
| South Africa | 2013 | 7 | 1 |
| South Africa | 2015 | 2 | 0 |
| South Africa | 2016 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 18 | 2 |
    Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mahlangu goal.
List of international goals scored by May Mahlangu :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 22 December 2012 | Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban, South Africa | Malawi | 3–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 27 January 2013 | Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban, South Africa | Morocco | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2013 Africa Cup of Nations |

## Honours

Helsingborgs IF
* Allsvenskan: 2011
* Svenska Cupen: 2010, 2011
* Svenska Supercupen: 2011, 2012
Dinamo Bucharest
* Cupa Ligii: 2016–17
Individual
* Allsvenskan Player of the Year: 2011