Thubelihle Shamase (born 16 January 2002) is a South African soccer player who plays as a midfielder for A Lyga side FC Gintra and the South Africa women's national team.
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| Date of birth | 16 January 2002 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Verulam, South Africa | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||
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Current team | FC Gintra | |||||||||||||
| Number | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | University of Johannesburg | 50 | (18) | |||||||||||
| 2024 | FC Gintra | 17 | (8) | |||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | South Africa U17 | |||||||||||||
| 2019 | South Africa U20 | |||||||||||||
| 2022– | South Africa | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Club career
editUJ Ladies F.C.
editShamase played for SAFA Women's League side the University of Johannesburg.[1] In 2022, she won the Gauteng ENGEN Knockout Challenge whilst playing for the U/20 team. She won the player of the tournament, top goal scorer and striker of the tournament awards for her efforts.[2]
In 2023, she was nominated for the CAF Young Player of the Year (Women) award.[1]
FC Gintra
editIn March 2024, she joined A Lyga side FC Gintra.[3][4] She made her debut on 24 March 2024.
She scored her first goal for the club on 21 April 2024 in a 4-0 win against FC Hegelmann. She scored her second goal on 27 April 2024 in a 5-0 win over FK Banga. She won the A Lyga with the team in 2024.
International career
editIn 2017, she was selected in the Bantwana squad for the FIFA U/17 Women's World Cup Qualifiers.[5] Shamase competed for Bantwana at the 2018 FIFA U/17 Women's World Cup.[6]
She was part of the South African women's national team at the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations where they won their first continental title in 2022.[7]
In 2023, she competed for the South African women's national team at the 2023 Cosafa Women's Championship where she won the silver boot scoring 5 goals.[8] Later in the year, she was added to the national team for the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of nations qualifier and was nominated for the CAF Young Player of the Year (Women).[9][1]
Personal life
editShe has an identical twin sister, Sphumelele Shamase, who is also a soccer player.[10]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 8 November 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Gintra | 2024 | A Lyga | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 11 |
| Career total | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 11 | ||
International goals
edit| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 4 October 2023 | Lucas Moripe Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa |  Malawi |
1–1 | 3–4 | 2023 COSAFA Women's Championship |
| 2. | 7 October 2023 | Dobsonville Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa |  Madagascar |
1–0 | 3–1 | |
| 3. | 10 October 2023 |  Eswatini |
1–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 4. | 2–0 | |||||
| 5. | 3–0 |
Honours
edit- ENGEN Knockout Challenge: 2022, 2023
Individual
- ENGEN Knockout Challenge: Top scorer: 2022
- ENGEN Knockout Challenge: Player of the Tournament: 2022
- ENGEN Knockout Challenge: Striker of the Tournament: 2022
References
edit- ^ a b c "Banyana Banyana's Thubelihle Shamase nominated for award - LNN". Network News. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ Import, Pongrass (16 July 2022). "UJ U20 team takes home Engen Knockout Cup". Northcliff Melville Times. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ "Thubelihle Shamase – Futbolo klubas Gintra" (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ Times, iDiski (24 March 2024). "Shamase Becomes Latest SA Talent To Land Overseas Move". iDiski Times. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ Etheridge, Mark (10 February 2018). "Coach Dludlu names Bantwana World Cup qualifier squad". TeamSA. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "Dludlu names 21-member Bantwana squad for 2018 FIFA WC - SAFA.net". 25 October 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "magaia-brace-hands-south-africa-first-wafcon-trophy". CAF. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ Ndlela, Siya. "Ellis full of praise for exciting rising Banyana star". KickOff. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ Raophala, Mauwane (23 November 2023). "Ellis names Banyana squad for WAFCON qualifiers as Janine van Wyk returns". FARPost. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ Malepa, Tiisetso. "Shamase twins dream of World Cup together". City Press. Retrieved 6 January 2024.