South African striker Lebo Mothiba has been enjoying life at Strasbourg so far this season, bagging eight goals in 17 Ligue 1 appearances.

The 2017 Ligue 2 champions impressed on their return to the top flight, finishing 15th. However, with just 44 goals in 38 games and a top scorer of only nine goals in Stéphane Bahoken, they were in desperate need of a goal scorer.

Arise, Bafana Bafana’s Lebo Mothiba, a 22-year-old who possesses a predatory instinct in front of goal combined with a fantastic physical and aerial presence, especially considering he’s only 5 ft 11. Not to mention his trademark dinks that have become an integral part of his game.

Astonishingly, it has taken the striker just 15 shots in total to net his 8 league goals for Strasbourg, giving him a strike rate of 57%.

Strasbourg currently sit 8th in Ligue 1 and have gone from strength to strength since Mothiba’s €4million deadline day move from Lille OSC.

The Johannesburg-born player has also made quite the impact for his national side, becoming the first South African in history to score in all of his first three senior internationals.

A cert to be of interest to clubs across Europe during the January transfer window, and both Lille and Strasbourg could well be in the money with the 50% sell-on clause in his contract.

Lebo Mothiba, remember the name.