Sphumelele Shamase
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| Date of birth | 16 January 2002 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Verulam | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||
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Current team |
UJ Ladies F.C. | |||||||||||||
| Number | 11 | |||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2017-2018 |
South Africa U17 | |||||||||||||
| 2019 |
South Africa U20 | |||||||||||||
| 2022- | South Africa | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sphumelele Shamase (also Siphumelele; born 16 January 2002) is a South African
Personal life
She has an identical twin sister, Thubelihle Shamase, who also plays soccer.[2]
Club career
UJ Ladies F.C
Shamase currently plays for the
In 2023, she was the top scorer in the 2023 Hollywoodbets Super League finishing with 22 goals.[3]
International career
In 2017, she was selected in the Bantwana squad for the FIFA U/17 Women's World Cup Qualifiers.[4] Shamase competed for Bantwana at the 2018 FIFA U/17 Women's World Cup.[5]
In 2022, she competed for the South African women's national team at the 2022 COSAFA Women's Championship were they finished as runners-up to Zambia. Shamase scored 2 goals in the tournament.[6]
In 2023, she was part of the team that were selected for the 2023 COSAFA Women's Championship where they existed in the group stages and was also added to the senior national team for the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of nations qualifier against Burkina Faso.[7][8]
Honours
South Africa
- COSAFA Women's Championship: runner up: 2022
Individual
- 2023 Hollywoodbets Super League top scorer (22 goals)
References
- ^ "Shamase Twins World Cup experience may give them advantage – Dunga | soccer". SABC. 2023-06-06. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
- ^ Malepa, Tiisetso. "Shamase twins dream of World Cup together". City Press. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
- ^ Kganyago, Lethabo (2023-12-09). "Hollywoodbets League Season Awards Winners Announced". iDiski Times. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
- ^ Etheridge, Mark (2018-02-10). "Coach Dludlu names Bantwana World Cup qualifier squad". TeamSA. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
- ^ "Dludlu names 21-member Bantwana squad for 2018 FIFA WC - SAFA.net". 2018-10-25. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
- ^ Writer, KickOff. "Zambia pip Banyana to COSAFA crown". KickOff. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
- ^ Times, iDiski (2023-10-04). "Banyana COSAFA Squad Confirmed". iDiski Times. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
- ^ Raophala, Mauwane (2023-11-23). "Ellis names Banyana squad for WAFCON qualifiers as Janine van Wyk returns". FARPost. Retrieved 2023-12-18.