Thubelihle Shamase
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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 | |||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | FC Gintra | |||||||||||||
| Number | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | University of Johannesburg | 50 | (18) | |||||||||||
| 2024– | FC Gintra | 4 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
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.
Personal life
[edit]She has an identical twin sister, Sphumelele Shamase, who is also a soccer player.[1]
Club career
[edit]UJ Ladies F.C.
[edit]Shamase played for SAFA Women's League side the University of Johannesburg.[2] 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.[3]
In 2023, she was nominated for the CAF Young Player of the Year (Women) award.[2]
FC Gintra
[edit]In March 2024, she joined A Lyga side FC Gintra.[4][5] 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
[edit]In 2017, she was selected in the Bantwana squad for the FIFA U/17 Women's World Cup Qualifiers.[6] Shamase competed for Bantwana at the 2018 FIFA U/17 Women's World Cup.[7]
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.[8]
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.[9] 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).[10][2]
International goals
[edit]| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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]- ^ Malepa, Tiisetso. "Shamase twins dream of World Cup together". City Press. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ 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.
- 2002 births
- Living people
- South Africa women's international soccer players
- South African women's soccer players
- Women's association football midfielders
- South African twins
- Identical twin females
- South African lesbian sportswomen
- 21st-century South African women
- 21st-century South African LGBTQ people
- South African LGBTQ footballers
- South African expatriate women's soccer players
- South African expatriate sportspeople in Lithuania
- Expatriate women's footballers in Lithuania
- Gintra Universitetas players
- SAFA Women's League players