Rayners Closes In on Century of PSL Goals
Iqraam Rayners scored in Mamelodi Sundowns' 4-1 win over Durban City, moving within 13 goals of 100 in the PSL top flight.
Updated on Nov. 2, 2026 in Soccer
Mamelodi Sundowns beat Durban City 4-1, with Iqraam Rayners among the scorers. The goal lifted his PSL top-tier total to 87, one behind Katlego Mashego.
Why it matters
Only seven players have reached triple-figure PSL top-tier goals, so Rayners' pace places him in a small group of the league's most prolific scorers. His progress also shifts the race for the league's upper scoring ranks.
Rayners' 87 PSL top-tier goals sit one behind Katlego Mashego's 88 and well short of Peter Shalulile's league-record 134. Only seven players have reached 100 goals in the PSL top tier, and Rayners needs 13 more to join them.
The players
Iqraam Rayners
Rayners is a South African striker who has built a long PSL top-tier career and is now within reach of the 100-goal mark.
Mamelodi Sundowns
Mamelodi Sundowns is one of South Africa's most successful football clubs and competes in the Premier Soccer League.
Peter Shalulile
Shalulile is a Namibian striker who holds the PSL top-tier all-time scoring record with 134 goals.
Katlego Mashego
Mashego is a former South African striker who retired with 88 PSL top-tier goals.
The details
Sundowns beat Durban City 4-1 on Saturday, 31 October 2026, and Rayners was among the scorers. Goals scored in lower divisions are excluded from the PSL top-tier all-time list, which counts goals across all official competitions for top-league clubs from 9 August 1996.
Timeline
9 August 1996: First PSL matches played, from which the top-tier all-time list counts goals.
2018/19: Rayners finished as top scorer in the Motsepe Foundation Championship while at Stellenbosch.
Saturday, 31 October 2026: Sundowns beat Durban City 4-1 and Rayners scored.
Season Trajectory
The PSL all-time top-scorer list is counted from 9 August 1996 across official competitions, and only seven players have reached 100 goals in that top-tier record. Rayners' pursuit of the century would place him among a small group whose totals define the league's scoring history.
Fantasy managers and followers tracking the league's scoring records will note Rayners needs 13 more top-tier goals to reach 100. His next few league appearances will show whether he can close the gap to Mashego and the triple-figure club.
The takeaway
Rayners is 13 goals from a PSL top-tier century, a mark only seven players have reached. Tracking his tally against Mashego and Shalulile's records will show how the league's scoring history is shifting.
Further reading
For more on the league's scoring history, explore our Soccer coverage.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Kick Off.
