PLAYER PROFILE · PHILADELPHIA UNION · DEFENDER
Makhanya Philadelphia
A nailed-on starter, with 17 starts in 17 games this season.
SEASON STATS
GOALS
1
▲ ahead of last yr
ASSISTS
0
0 / 90
AVG RATING
6.87
▼ down on last yr
APPS
17
17 starts
MINUTES
1,477
87 / game
SHOTS
4
0.2 / game
2025/2631 APPS · 1 G · 0 A · 7.0 RATING · 2,448 MINS
CAREER BY SEASONclub competitions
| SEASON | CLUB | APPS | STARTS | G | A | MINS | RATING |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 |  Philadelphia Union | 17 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1,477 | 6.87 |
| 2025/26 | Philadelphia Union | 31 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 2,448 | 7.00 |
RECENT FORM · LAST 107 OF 10 STARTED
◄ OLDERMOST RECENT ►
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DCS
TorS
ColS
NasS
NewS
OrlS
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Int–
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SeaStarted
Off the bench
Didn't feature
LAST PLAYED
74 days ago
Started vs Columbus Crew
NEXT MATCH · IN 3 DAYS
vs Atlanta United FC
Sun 00:30 · MLS
OVERVIEW
Makhanya plays as a defender for Philadelphia Union. Makhanya wears the number 29 shirt for Philadelphia Union and number 24 for South Africa.
Last season Makhanya played 31 times for Philadelphia Union, starting 25 of them, with 6 substitute appearances, averaging 79 minutes a match across all competitions. He scored 1 goal in that time. Recently he has started 2 of the last 5 Philadelphia Union matches. Philadelphia Union's next match is against Atlanta United FC in the MLS on Sun 2 Aug, 00:30.
START RATE BY COMPETITION2026/27
Major League Soccer
100% 13/13
CONCACAF Champions League
100% 4/4
CAREER & TRANSFERS
NEXT UP · vs ATLANTA UNITED FC · IN 3 DAYS
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