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Matthew Paul Booth (born 14 March 1977 in Fish Hoek, Cape Town) is a South African football (soccer) defender who currently plays for Mamelodi Sundowns after signing from Krylia Sovetov Samara, where he was captain of the team. He made his debut for the South Africa senior team on 20 February 1999, against Botswana at Cosafa Castle Cup in a friendly. He was also a participant at the 2000 Olympic Games.
Matthew is married to Sonia Bonneventia Pule, former Miss South Africa first princess, and international model. They have two sons – Nathan Katlego, and Noah Neo. Fact File | Full Name | Matthew Paul Booth | | Born | 14/3/77 in Fish Hoek, Cape Town
| | Height | 1.98m
| | Weight | 94kg
| | Original Club | Fish Hoek AFC (amateur team)
| | Source | Cape Town Spurs juniors
| | Debut | CT Spurs 0 Mamelodi Sundowns 1 (BP Top Eight Cup, 25/2/96) | | First goal scored | Vaal Professionals 1 Cape Town Spurs 1 (9/11/97) | | International debut | Botswana 1 South Africa 2 (20/2/99, Cosafa Cup) | | First international goal | South Africa 2 Malawi 0 (14/7/01, World Cup qualifier) | | Honours | 26 Full international caps (1 goal)
2 SA-B caps
35 Under-23 caps (2 goals)
18 Under-20 caps
1999/00 PSL champion
1999 Rothmans Cup winner 2001 African Champions League Silver Medal 2003 Russian Premier League Cup Silver Medal 2004 Russian Premier League 3rd place (UEFA) |
Career Record Year | Club
| Games | Goals
| 1996
| Cape Town Spurs | 4 (+ 4 subs) | 0 | 96/97
| Cape Town Spurs | 25 (+ 3 subs) | 0 | | 97/98 | Cape Town Spurs | 32 (+ 1 sub) | 2 | 98/99
| Cape Town Spurs | 31 (+1 sub) | 3 | 99/00
| Sundowns | 26 (+ 3 subs) | 3 | | 00/01 | Sundowns | 27 | 2 | 00/01
| Wimbledon (loan, England) | 0 | 0
| | 01/02 | Sundowns | 34 | 0 | | 02/03 | Sundowns | 1
| 0 | 2002
| Rostselmash Rostov (Russia) | 8
| 0
| 2003
| FC Rostov (renamed) | 28
| 1
| 2004
| FC Rostov | 16
| 0
| | 2004 | Krylia Sovetov (Russia) | 8 | 1
| 2005
| Krylia Sovetov | 18
| 1
| 2006
| Krylia Sovetov | 28
| 3
| 2007
| Krylia Sovetov | 28
| 2
| 2008
| Krylia Sovetov | 17
| 0
| | 2009 | Sundowns | 3 | 0 |
Internationals | Date | Competition
| Opponents | Score
| H/A
| Playing Time
| | 20/02/1999 | COS | Botswana | 2-1 | A | 90 | | 06/05/1999 | F | Trinidad and Tobago | 0-2 | A | 90 | | 31/07/1999 | COS | Namibia | 1-1 | A | -19 (sub)
| | 29/07/2000 | COS | Zimbabwe | 0-1 | H | 90 | | 29/04/2001 | COS | Mozambique | 3-0 | A | 90 | | 03/06/2001 | NCQ | Liberia | 1-1 | A | 90 | | 17/06/2001 | NCQ | Congo | 0-0 | H | 90 | | 01/07/2001 | WCQ | Burkina Faso | 1-1 | A | 90 | | 14/07/2001 | WCQ | Malawi | 2-0 | H | 90 | | 21/07/2001 | COS | Malawi | 0-1 | A | 90 | | 20/03/2002 | F | Saudi Arabia | 0-1 | N | 90 | | 27/03/2002 | F
| Georgia | 1-4 | A | 45 | | 30/03/2002 | COS | Botswana | 0-0 | A | 90 | | 12/05/2002 | F | Madagascar | 1-0 | H | 45 (sub)
| | 13/08/2005 | COS | Zambia | 2-2 | H | 45 | | 09/09/2008 | F | Guinea | 0-1 | H | 90 | | 15/10/2008 | F | Ghana | 2-1 | H | 90 | | 19/11/2008 | MC | Cameroon | 3-2 | H | 90 |
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