Thembinkosi Lorch
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thembinkosi Lorch | ||
| Date of birth | 22 July 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Ficksburg, Free State, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al Ittihad Tripoli | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Maluti FET College | 100 | (9) |
| 2015–2024 | Orlando Pirates | 120 | (18) |
| 2015–2016 | → Cape Town All Stars (loan) | 23 | (5) |
| 2016–2017 | → Chippa United (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| 2023–2025 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 26 | (7) |
| 2025 | → Wydad (loan) | 18 | (5) |
| 2025–2026 | Wydad | 11 | (6) |
| 2026- | Al Ittihad Tripoli | 4 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2022 | South Africa | 9 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 March 2024 | |||
Thembinkosi Christopher Lorch (born 22 July 1993) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder for Al Ittihad Tripoli and the South African national team.
He is named the "South African Player of the Season and Players' Player" of the Season in 2019. He is regarded as one of the best players of his generation in the South African topflight division.