Hildah Magaia

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Hildah Magaia
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Magaia with the Kansas City Current in 2024
Personal information
Full name Hildah Tholakele Magaia
Date of birth (1994-12-16) 16 December 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Dennilton, South Africa
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Tijuana
Number 9
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
–2016 University of Pretoria
2017–2020 Tshwane University of Technology (50)
2021 Morön 22 (12)
2022–2023 Sejong Sportstoto 21 (9)
2024 Mazatlán 18 (3)
2024 → Kansas City Current (loan) 6 (0)
2025– Tijuana 2 (1)
International career‡
2018– South Africa 30 (20)
Medal record
Representing Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Women's Africa Cup of Nations
Gold medal icon.svg 2022 Morocco
COSAFA Women's Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 South Africa
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 July 2023 (prior the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup)

Hildah Tholakele Magaia (born 16 December 1994) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Liga MX Femenil club Club Tijuana and the South Africa national team.

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Magaia scored the brace that gave South Africa their first Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) title in a 2-1 win over Morocco in 2022. [1]

In 2020 she was named the player of the season for the inaugural SAFA Women's League and was joint top scorer. [2]

She was added to the class of 2024 for the Forbes Africa 30 under 30 list featuring uncovering some of the most influential and iconic young people on the continent. [3]

Club career

University of Pretoria/Tshwane University of Technology

Magaia started her career with South African second-tier side Tuks Ladies. [4] For the 2017 season, Magaia signed for TUT Ladies, helping them to their only league title at the 2018 Sasol League National Championship. [5] She was named Diski Queen on the Tournament, player of the tournament, for the 2018 season. [6]

Sejong Sportstoto

In 2022, she signed for Sejong Sportstoto in South Korea. [7]

Mazatlán

In January 2024, Magaia joined Mexican Liga MX Femenil club Mazatlán Femenil. [8]

Kansas City Current (loan)

On 21 August 2024, the Kansas City Current announced that they had signed Magaia on loan from Mazatlán for the remainder of the 2024 National Women's Soccer League season with the option to acquire her rights on a permanent basis at the conclusion of the loan. [9] The club announced her departure on 19 December 2024. [10]

Club Tijuana

In January 2025, she made the move to Liga MX Femenil side Club Tijuana. [11]

International career

Magaia represented South Africa at the 2019 Summer Universiade. [12]

She was voted the Best Player at the 2020 COSAFA Women's Championship tournament, earning herself a 2-year deal with Swedish club Morön BK. [13] [14] [15]

Magaia was part of the Banyana Banyana squad that featured at the 2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations in Morocco. At the tourney, she scored a 63rd-minute winning goal in a 2–1 win Group C match against Nigeria's Super Falcons and also Scored 2 goals in the Final against Morocco to win the trophy for the South African Female National Team. [16]

On 23 July 2023, Magaia scored her first goal in a FIFA Women's World Cup competition in a 1–2 defeat to Sweden in the group stage. [17]

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.10 June 2018 Dr. Petrus Molemela Stadium, Bloemfontein, South AfricaFlag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho 5–06–0 2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2.31 July 2019 Wolfson Stadium, KwaZakele, South AfricaFlag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros 11–017–0 2019 COSAFA Women's Championship
3.14–0
4.9 November 2020Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros 3–07–0 2020 COSAFA Women's Championship
5.26 October 2021 Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, South AfricaFlag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 3–06–0 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification
6.4–0
7.18 February 2022Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 1–02–0
8.4 July 2022 Stade Moulay Hassan, Rabat, Morocco Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 2–02–1 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations
9.23 July 2022 Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, MoroccoFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 1–02–1
10.2–0
11.8 October 2022 Kingsmeadow, Kingston upon Thames, England Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1–41–4 Friendly
12.21 February 2023Miracle Sports Complex, Alanya, Turkey Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 1–11–1 2023 Turkish Women's Cup
13.10 April 2023Serbian FA Sports Center, Stara Pazova, Serbia Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 1–32–3Friendly
14.23 July 2023 Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1–01–2 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
15.2 August 2023Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2–13–2
16.30 November 2023 Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 1–01–1 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification
17.23 February 2024 Chamazi Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 3–03–0 2024 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
18.8 April 2025UJ Soweto Campus, Johannesburg, South AfricaFlag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 1–12–1Friendly
19.14 July 2025 Honneur Stadium, Oujda, MoroccoFlag of Mali.svg  Mali 3–04–0 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations

Honours

TUT

Kansas City Current

South Africa

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 "Magaia brace hands South Africa first TotalEnergies WAFCON trophy". CAF. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "Mamelodi Sundowns biggest winners at awards ceremony - SAFA.net". 8 December 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  3. ↑ "MEET THE CLASS OF 2024: Passion, Purpose And A Decade Of The 30 Under 30 List". www.forbesafrica.com. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  4. ↑ "Patience paid off for Hildah Magaia". newframe.com. 19 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "LADIES SOCCER RISING STAR". thevillagemag.co.za. 15 March 2021.
  6. 1 2 3 "TUT Ladies crowned Sasol National League champs | Goal.com South Africa". www.goal.com. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "Magaia continues to shine in South Korea". farpost.co.za. 26 April 2022.
  8. ↑ Chávez, Isac (2 January 2024). "Llega la sudafricana Hildah Magaia al Mazatlán Femenil" [South African Hildah Magaia arrives at Mazatlán Femenil]. El Sol de Mazatlán (in Spanish).
  9. ↑ "Kansas City Current signs South African forward Hildah Magaia on loan from Liga MX Femenil club Mazatlán". Kansas City Current. 21 August 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  10. ↑ "Thank you for being part of history, Hildah
    Best of luck in your next journey!"    . x.com. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  11. ↑ Kappel, David (8 January 2025). "Official: Banyana Star Completes Move To Mexico". iDiski Times. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  12. ↑ "Mesmeric Magaia ready to take on the world". fisu.net (Archived). 15 December 2020. Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  13. 1 2 "SA Football Star Hildah Magaia Follows Her Dreams with Move to Sweden". 2 March 2021.
  14. ↑ "Sasol League is like a mother to us – Hilda Magaia Banyana Banyana Striker". centralnews.co.za. 30 May 2021.
  15. ↑ "Ska ersätta målmaskinen: "Tror jag har den nivån"". expressen.se. 28 February 2021.
  16. ↑ "RECAP | Banyana Banyana kick-start Women's Afcon with victory over tournament favourites Nigeria".
  17. ↑ Burnard, Lloyd (23 July 2023). "World Cup heartbreak for SA as last-minute Sweden goal sinks brave Banyana". News 24 . Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  18. ↑ "Match Report: Kansas City Current win NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup with 2-0 victory over NJ/NY Gotham FC". Kansas City Current. 25 October 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  19. ↑ "South Africa sweep big at TotalEnergies WAFCON 2022 Awards". CAF. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
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