player · international archive · 1998–2005
South AfricaArchive goals
12
for South Africa · 1 from the spot
Matches scored in
8
1 hat-trick among them
Tournaments
3
most in the African Cup of Nations (7)
Career span
1998–2005
first 1998-02-16 · last 2005-06-04
Counted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Benedict Saul McCarthy is a South African professional soccer coach and former player who is currently the manager of the Kenya national football team. A former forward, McCarthy is the South Africa national team's all-time top scorer with 31 goals. He is also the only South African to have won the UEFA Champions League, doing so with Porto in 2004. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest South African players of all time. — Wikipedia
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Every goal
from the international archive · 12 goals in 8 matches| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06-04 |  Cape Verde | W2–1(a) | 10' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Praia |
| 2004-10-10 |  Uganda | W1–0(a) | 68' (pen) | FIFA World Cup qualification | Kampala |
| 2002-06-12 |  Spain | L2–3(n) | 31' | FIFA World Cup | Daejeon |
| 2001-05-05 |  Zimbabwe | W2–1(h) | 40' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Johannesburg |
| 1998-06-18 |  Denmark | D1–1(n) | 51' | FIFA World Cup | Toulouse |
| 1998-02-25 |  DR Congo | W2–1(n) | 60' 112' | African Cup of Nations | Ouagadougou |
| 1998-02-22 |  Morocco | W2–1(n) | 22' | African Cup of Nations | Ouagadougou |
| 1998-02-16 |  Namibia | W4–1(n) | 8' 11' 19' 21'hat-trick | African Cup of Nations | Bobo Dioulasso |
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