| Season | League | Apps | Min | Goals | Assists | G+A / 90 | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1st Division | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/2019 | 1st Division | 10 | 816 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019/2020 | 1st Division | 12 | 1080 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025/2026 | Premier League | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7.22 |
| 2022/2023 | Premier League | 4 | 301 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2023/2024 | Premier League | 12 | 1080 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.87 |
| 2024/2025 | Premier League | 23 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Domestic league competitions only; G+A/90 computed from minutes actually played.
Cohort: 19 Premier League goalkeepers, 2023/2024, min. 450 minutes. Computed by ranking the full league corpus, not taken from any feed.
Figures computed from the GioScore season-stats database · as of 2026-07-06
Player stats against each opponent club
| Team | MP | W | D | L | G | A | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mamelodi Sundowns | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Richards Bay | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Marumo Gallants FC | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kaizer Chiefs | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Chippa United | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 TS Galaxy | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 SuperSport United | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Golden Arrows | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cape Town City | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Stellenbosch | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 AmaZulu | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Sekhukhune United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Polokwane City | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Magesi | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Royal AM | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Ahly | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 CR Belouizdad | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 MC Alger | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Stade d'Abidjan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Pyramids FC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player stats against each opponent national team
| Team | MP | W | D | L | G | A | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Angola | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Botswana | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mozambique | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Sierra Leone | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
In the 2025/2026 Premier League, Melusi Buthelezi made 18 appearances. That season graded out at an average match rating of 7.22. Measured against the 19 Premier League goalkeepers who played 450+ minutes in 2023/2024, he sits in the 32nd percentile by match rating.
The 2025/2026 rating of 7.22 is the best of his recorded career; his lowest came in 2023/2024 (6.87).
| Club | Period | Apps | Goals | Assists | Minutes | YC | RC | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando Pirates | 2023/2024 - now | 83 | 0 | 0 | 1499 | — | — | 7.03 |
| Jomo Cosmos | 2017/2018 - 2019/2020 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1902 | — | — | — |
| TS Galaxy | 2020/2021 - 2022/2023 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 571 | — | — | 7.00 |
| South Africa (national team) | 2016 - 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | — | — | — |
| Total | 113 | 0 | 0 | 3972 |
| Season | Club | Apps | Goals | Assists | Minutes | YC | RC | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | Orlando Pirates | 23 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.22 |
| 24/25 | Orlando Pirates | 41 | 0 | — | 270 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 |
| 23/24 | Orlando Pirates | 16 | 0 | — | 1214 | 2 | 0 | 6.87 |
| 22/23 | TS Galaxy | 4 | 0 | — | 301 | 1 | 0 | 7.00 |
| 21/22 | TS Galaxy | 3 | 0 | — | 270 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 21/22 | South Africa (national team) | 3 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 19/20 | Jomo Cosmos | 12 | 0 | — | 1080 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 18/19 | Jomo Cosmos | 10 | 0 | — | 816 | 0 | 0 | — |
