Cassius Mailula

Cassius Tumelo Mailula (born 12 June 2001) is a South African professional soccer player who plays for Moroccan club Wydad AC in the Botola, on loan from Major League Soccer club Toronto FC, and the South Africa national team.

In 2016, he joined the Mamelodi Sundowns Academy, after being scouted at the Mandela Youth Challenge in Soweto, where he was named Player Of The Tournament and won the Golden Boot award.

[1][2] Mailula made his senior debut for Mamelodi Sundowns in the South African Premier Division during a 1–0 win against Chippa United in September 2022.

[3][4] He scored his first senior goals on 14 October 2022, in a match against La Passe FC in the CAF Champions League, netting a hat-trick.

[14] He scored his first goal for Wydad on 3 November 2024, netting a late winner in a 1-0 victory over FUS Rabat.