Katleho Malebane

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Katleho Malebane
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Malebane at the 2025 CAF GIFT
Personal information
Date of birth (2009-01-22) 22 January 2009 (age 16)
Place of birth Boksburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies
Youth career
– Alberton F.C.
– JVW Girls
– Blackball Future
–2024 Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies Academy
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024 University of Pretoria
2025– Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies
International career
2023–2024 South Africa U15
2024–2026 South Africa U17 5 (2)
2024– South Africa U20
2025– South Africa
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Katleho Malebane (born 22 January 2009) is a South African soccer player who plays as a midfielder for SAFA Women's League side Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies and the South Africa women's national team.

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Malebane was named player of the tournament at the 2023 COSAFA Schools Cup. [1] In 2024 she was named the GSport4girls School Sport Star of the Year. [2]

Club career

Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies Academy

Malebane joined the Sundowns Ladies Academy from JVW Girls. In 2022 she played at the Kapstadt Cup with the boys academy. [3] She was part of the team that won their maiden Gauteng ENGEN Knockout Challenge in 2024 and were runners-up to JVW in the Pirates Cup as well as winning the inaugural Gauteng Women's Development League title. [4] [5]

Following the ENGEN, GWDL, and CAF Schools wins she was named the GSport4girls School Sport Star of the Year in 2024. [2]

University of Pretoria

Malebane moved to SAFA Women's League side University of Pretoria in August 2024. [6]

Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies

She returned to Sundowns senior team at the start of the 2025 season and made her debut against Richmond United Ladies in a 6–0 win with Malebane scoring the sixth goal for the team. [7]

Youth international career

Malebane captained the South Africa under-15 team at the 2023 COSAFA Schools Cup when they defended their title and qualified for the 2024 CAF African Schools Football Championship. She was also named player of the tournament. [1] They won their maiden CAF African Schools Football Championship in Zanzibar with Malebane captaining the team yet again. [8]

She captained the South Africa under-17 side at the 2024 COSAFA U-17 Girls' Championship where they exited in the group stages. [9] She was also part of the South Africa under-20 at the 2025 COSAFA U-20 Women's Championship assisting the team to a runners-up position to Zambia. Malebane scored two goals in the tournament and was the player of the match in a 5–2 win against Angola.

International career

In February 2025 she made her debut for the senior team in a friendly match against Lesotho. [10] [11]

Personal life

Malebane was born on 22 January 2009 to Wilfred and Nomsa Malebane in Boksburg, South Africa. [12] She is of Pedi descent. In 2022 she was selected as a ball girl for the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations final between South Africa and Morocco. [12]

Honours

South Africa U-20

South Africa U-15

Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies Academy

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 "CAF African Schools Football Championship: A look at the COSAFA Qualifiers' historic moments". CAF African Schools Football Championship: A look at the COSAFA Qualifiers' historic moments. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
  2. 1 2 Pongco, Siya (2024-09-13). "SuperSport Schools Plus | Katlego Malebana is the GSport4girls School Sport Star of the Year". SuperSport Schools Plus. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
  3. ↑ Hendricks, Joshua (2022-10-02). "Katleho Malebana: Mamelodi Sundowns' Speedy Striker Shines At Kapstadt Cup 2022 - capeat6sport %". capeat6sport. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
  4. ↑ "Mamelodi Sundowns teenager hails organisers after cup triumph | soccer". SABC. 2024-07-09. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
  5. ↑ "UJ, JVW Crowned 2024 Pirates Cup Champions - Orlando Pirates FC". 2024-03-31. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
  6. ↑ Pillay, Alicia (2024-08-29). "University of Pretoria FC Sign 15-Year Old Katleho Malebana". gsport4girls. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
  7. ↑ Lemke, Gary (2025-07-06). "Why young Malebana has the world at her feet". TeamSA. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
  8. ↑ "Tanzania, South Africa crowned CAF African Schools Football Champions in Zanzibar". Tanzania, South Africa crowned CAF African Schools Football Champions in Zanzibar. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
  9. ↑ "South Africa U17 girls skipper targeting COSAFA Cup crown | soccer". SABC. 2024-12-04. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
  10. ↑ Pongco, Siya (2025-02-14). "SuperSport Schools Plus | Youthful players rewarded with Banyana Banyana call-ups". SuperSport Schools Plus. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
  11. ↑ "Banyana Banyana make it two wins from two against Lesotho". SABC. 2025-02-25. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
  12. 1 2 "Sundowns' Katlego Malebane, 13, off to Morocco as ball girl for Saturday's Wafcon final". The Star. 2022-07-21. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
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