Margeman wants to keep growing

Grant Margeman (right) is one of the country’s most promising midfielders and has been part and parcel of junior national teams.

He has also made two senior team appearances, even though it was effectively an Under-23 side when Bafana Bafana played in the 2019 Cosafa Cup.

Margeman joined Mamelodi Sundowns on a five-year deal in the soon-to-shut transfer window and he comes into a side that has a packed midfield where the likes of Andile Jali and captain Hlompho Kekana have been starring, while Rivaldo Coetzee is a regular feature in the team.

However, the 22-year-old is quite prepared to learn from the senior players as he is unlikely to make the match-day squad often given the form of Kekana, Jali and Coetzee. New signing George Maluleka is also waiting in the wings.

“The club has some great players with experience and I want to learn as much from them (as I can) and give back to the club. There are guys like Hlompho, Andile, George, just to name a few, who have been in the game for years, and I want to win my first trophy as a professional footballer with the club,” Margeman told the Sundowns’ website.

Coming from captaining Ajax Cape Town (now known as Cape Town Spurs) to the promotion playoffs, Margeman is already embracing his new chapter and is determined to fight for a place in the team, as opposed to being an automatic first choice when Ajax coach Calvin Marlin picked his team every match-day last season.

“It’s a new chapter in my life but still the same Grant with the same goal, which is to win more trophies. I want to fight for my place, grow as a person in the team and get to know and learn from the guys,” he said.