Season	Club	Apps	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Stellenbosch · 9th	17	1	7.11	1	17
2025/26	Mamelodi Sundowns	6	1	7.45	—	—
2024/25	Mamelodi Sundowns	14	0	7.07	—	—
2023/24	Mamelodi Sundowns	15	0	6.85	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

M. Lebusa is a 33-year-old central defender at Stellenbosch, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 1 assists in 17 appearances, a Season grade of 17, top 33% of Premier Soccer League centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 0.5, ranking 261st of 295 in the Premier Soccer League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (48.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.29 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Lebusa.

Judged on this season alone, Lebusa graded 17 — a solid campaign that ranks top 33% of the 70 centre-backs in the Premier Soccer League, on 5 clean sheets and 3.288 defensive actions per 90.

We hold a single season for Lebusa, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 1, 62nd of 70 of the 70 centre-backs in the Premier Soccer League. At 33 Lebusa is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0 reflects that trajectory.

Current potential62nd of 70 centre-backs · Premier Soccer League Current seasonTop 33% centre-backs · Premier Soccer League23rd-best centre-back in the Premier Soccer League261st in the Premier Soccer League · potential62nd-highest potential centre-back in the Premier Soccer League

0.5

Ratingi

62nd of 70 centre-backs

16.6

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

48.7%

Minutes

rotation minutes

3.29

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Stellenbosch finished 9th of 16 · a mid-table side

3.29

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.29 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 17 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

Game time. Only 48.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 33, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 0.5, Lebusa carries the 62nd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Premier Soccer League of 70. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.29 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %48.7%

Available fixtures30 of 30

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.068

Goal contribution / 900.068

Defensive actions / 903.288

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Pass accuracy %81

Dribble success %66.7

Cards / 900.137

Foul involvement / 901.301

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 17–37 (~0), then tapers with age. At 33, Lebusa sits on 0, at or near its peak. The blue line is Lebusa's projected Rating — 0.5 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.