SuperSport United’s Bradley Grobler Has No Regrets About Not Joining Either Orlando Pirates or Kaizer Chiefs

SuperSport United’s Bradley Grobler Has No Regrets About Not Joining Either Orlando Pirates or Kaizer Chiefs

Byron Pillay
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:06 PM
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  • Bradley Grobler has spent 10 years with SuperSport United and won five major trophies with the team during that time
  • SuperSport United's Bradley Grobler has no regrets about passing up on chances to join Orlando Pirates or Kaizer Chiefs
  • Bradley Grobler is SuperSport United's all-time leading goalscorer and will be hoping to score more before his career ends

Bradley Grobler has no regrets about not leaving SuperSport United.

The 34-year-old has spent 10 years at Matsatsantsa a Pitori and has been linked with Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs during that time.

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SuperSport United’s Bradley Grobler has no regrets about passing up on opportunities to join Kaizer Chiefs or Orlando Pirates during his career. Image: @Africansoccerup/ @FARPostZA
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Speaking to Goal.com, Grobler insisted that he had no regrets about not leaving SuperSport for both of the Soweto giants.

“I have been at SuperSport United for quite a long time. SuperSport is a great club. I have won a lot of things here,” Grobler said.”

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When asked about the links to Pirates and Chiefs, he maintained that he had no regrets but may look back at the decision when he calls time on his career.

Grobler is SuperSport United’s all-time leading goalscorer, scoring 65 goals at the club and has won five major trophies with the club. He also was the 2020/21 Premier Soccer League Golden Boot winner, edging Peter Shalulile to the title.

Grobler did not play a large chunk of the past season due to injury. In February, he underwent surgery for an unspecified injury, Sport24 reported.

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South Africa’s most successful coach, Pitso Mosimane, is not afraid to share his thoughts.

The Al Ahly manager’s latest comments are sure to raise questions as Jingles asked why there was a lack of white players in the Premier Soccer League (PSL) and the Bafana squad.

Over the years, fewer white players can be found in the local league, with Jessie Donn, Mark van Heerden and Bradley Grobler representing a handful of white footballers in the PSL.

Supersport United face a tough second half to the season, the team are without leading goal scorer Bradley Grobler

Supersport United go into the second half of the Premier Soccer League (PSL) season without their star striker and their talismanic midfielder.

Last season's Golden Boot winner, Bradley Grobler, has been ruled out of action for the rest of the season due to injury while Teboho Mokoena starts the second half of the season as a Mamelodi Sundowns player.

The striker scored 16 goals in the 2020/2021 season and was looking forward to trying to replicate that this season.

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Byron Pillay
Byron Pillay is a sports writer and Head of the Department at Sports Brief (joined in 2022) with over 10 years of experience in community journalism and a degree in journalism from Caxton's Cadet School.
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