Diala

Manaka

DM Marumo Gallants #5

Defensive Midfield – Midfielder

Diala Manaka

Marumo Gallants PSL

Top 43% of defensive midfielders in the world
#459 defensive midfielder aged 30+
Top 37% in the PSL

Date of birth / Age: 10 May 1989 (37)
Citizenship: South Africa
Foot: Right
Height · Weight: 1.70 m / 62 kg
Main position: Defensive Midfield
Joined club: 15 Oct 2020

Benchmarks

defensive midfielders with 900+ minutes, last two seasons

World rank

#1306

defensive midfielder in the world by TSH Score

In his age group

#459

among defensive midfielders aged 30+

In his league

64%

of PSL defensive midfielders rank below him

Season 2025/26

Appearances: 11
Starting eleven: 8
Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Yellow cards: 2
Second yellows: 0
Red cards: 1
Minutes: 636

Starting eleven73%

8 of 11 appearances

Minutes played636

58 per appearance

Goal involvement0

0 goals · 0 assists

Positions played

112 matches · since 2015/16

RWLWAMRBCMDM

Position	Apps	G	A
Defensive Midfield	65	2	0
Central Midfield	38	1	1
Right-Back	6	0	0
Attacking Midfield	1	0	0
Other · LW, RW	2	0	0

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Competitions

Club

Season	Competition	Club	Apps	Starts	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow	Red cards	Min
2026/27	PSL	Marumo Gallants	4	3	0	0	1	0	0	338
2025/26	PSL	Marumo Gallants	11	8	0	0	2	0	1	636
2024/25	PSL	Marumo Gallants	20	18	3	1	6	0	1	1,649
2022/23	PSL	Marumo Gallants	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	307
2022/23	CAF Confederation Cup	Marumo Gallants	8	4	0	–	2	–	0	356
2022/23	Cup	Marumo Gallants	2	1	0	–	0	–	0	102
2021/22	PSL	Marumo Gallants	10	8	0	0	2	0	0	692
2021/22	Cup	Marumo Gallants	2	0	0	–	0	–	0	82
2020/21	PSL	Marumo Gallants	22	17	0	0	3	0	0	1,532
2021	Cup	Marumo Gallants	3	1	0	–	0	–	0	120
2019/20	PSL	Polokwane City	23	21	0	0	3	0	0	1,786
2019/20	MTN 8 Cup	Polokwane City	3	3	0	–	0	–	0	300
2019	League Cup	Polokwane City	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	120
2018/19	PSL	Polokwane City	21	19	1	0	5	0	0	1,724
2018	League Cup	Polokwane City	1	1	1	–	0	–	0	120
2017/18	PSL	Polokwane City	16	15	0	0	2	0	0	1,215
2016/17	PSL	Polokwane City	21	18	0	0	8	0	0	1,609
2016	League Cup	Polokwane City	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2015/16	PSL	Polokwane City	5	4	0	–	3	–	1	377
2015/16	PSL	Golden Arrows	4	1	0	–	1	–	0	105
2014/15	PSL	Platinum Stars	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	54
2014/15	Cup	Platinum Stars	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2013/14	Motsepe Foundation Championship	Black Leopards	21	10	1	–	3	–	1	1,166
2013/14	Play-offs 1/2	Black Leopards	4	4	0	–	0	–	0	313
2013/14	Cup	Black Leopards	2	1	0	–	0	–	0	121
2012/13	PSL	Black Leopards	8	4	0	–	0	–	0	355
2012/13	League Cup	Black Leopards	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	41
2012/13	Cup	Black Leopards	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	51
2011/12	PSL	Black Leopards	6	3	0	–	2	–	0	204

No rows match these filters.
Career total · all competitions			232	171	6	1^*	43	0^*	4	15,655

By competition	Apps	G	A
PSL	181	4	1
Motsepe Foundation Championship	21	1	–
Cup	11	0	–
CAF Confederation Cup	8	0	–
League Cup	4	1	–
Play-offs 1/2	4	0	–
MTN 8 Cup	3	0	–

* Assists and second yellows are counted where the data has them, mostly league games from 2014/15; cups and internationals show “–”. Friendlies are excluded. Data as of 2 Nov 2026.

Clubs and transfers

Oct 2020 Oct 2020 · Transfer Polokwane City Marumo Gallants Transfer
Jan 2016 Jan 2016 · Transfer Golden Arrows Polokwane City Transfer
Jul 2015 Jul 2015 · Transfer Cape Umoya United FC Golden Arrows Transfer

Clubs

ClubAppsGoals
Marumo Gallants 2020–2027 91 3
Polokwane City 2015–2020 92 2
Golden Arrows 2015 4 0
Platinum Stars 2014 2 0
Black Leopards 2011–2014 43 1

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