Sent on for Lucas Thwala at half-time of the opening match of the 2010 World Cup, Masilela was on the pitch ten minutes later when Siphiwe Tshabalala's shot flew in at Soccer City. He won two Israeli league titles with Maccabi Haifa in 2009 and 2011 and played Champions League football with them, and he gathered 51 caps for South Africa across the 2009 Confederations Cup, the home World Cup and the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. Career record: 51 caps and 0 goals for South Africa; club career at Hellenic, Thanda Royal Zulu, Maccabi Haifa.
| 2003–2005 | Hellenic |
| 2005–2007 | Thanda Royal Zulu |
| 2007–2012 | Maccabi Haifa |
| 2011–2012 | Getafe CF |
| 2012–today | Kaizer Chiefs |
| South Africa | 51 caps, 0 goals |
South Africa legends whose careers overlapped Masilela's
One rank above: Mbulelo Mabizela at #30.
One rank below: Stanton Fredericks at #32.
South Africa's editorial top five: Benni McCarthy · Lucas Radebe · Steven Pienaar · Doctor Khumalo · Itumeleng Khune.