Wandile Duba ends Kaizer Chiefs’ wait for a 10-goal calendar year

Wandile Duba has become the first Kaizer Chiefs player since Leonardo Castro in 2018 to score 10 goals in a calendar year.

Data from OptaJabu shows that Duba has reached the milestone across all competitions since the start of 2026, ending what the statistics describe as a six-year wait for Amakhosi to produce a double-digit scorer in a single calendar year.

The achievement underlines the young forward’s development and his growing importance to the Soweto club during the current campaign.

Duba’s landmark season also places him in a select group of Kaizer Chiefs players who have carried the club’s goalscoring burden in recent years. However, none of the other leading scorers since Castro managed to reach 10 goals in a calendar year.

The figures cover the period from 2018 through to the current 2026 calendar year and chart the changing faces of Chiefs’ attack. Castro was the last player to break the 10-goal barrier before Duba matched the feat.

Ashley du Preez came closest in 2023, finishing the calendar year with nine goals. Samir Nurkovic also scored nine times in 2019, leaving both players one goal short of the mark.

The 2024 calendar year was particularly difficult for Amakhosi in front of goal. Three players – Chivaviro, AdP and Shabalala – shared the club’s top-scorer honour after recording six goals each.

Duba’s total therefore represents a significant increase on the recent single-year scoring figures recorded by Chiefs’ leading attackers. His 10 goals have also restored a milestone that had remained untouched since Castro reached it in 2018.

A gallery accompanying the figures shows Kaizer Chiefs’ leading scorers for each calendar year from 2018 to 2026.