Thalea Smidt

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Thalea Smidt
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Personal information
Full name Thalea Lauren Smidt
Date of birth (1997-12-27) 27 December 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Cape Town
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Tuks Ladies FC
Youth career
2018 Tuks Ladies FC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021-2023 Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies
2023- Tuks Ladies FC (on loan)
Medal record
Representing Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Women's Africa Cup of Nations
Gold medal icon.svg 2022 Morocco


CAF Women's Champions League
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Egypt
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Morocco


COSAFA Women's Champions League
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 South Africa
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 South Africa
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thalea Smidt (born 27 December 1997) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for SAFA Women's League side Tuks Ladies F.C. and the South Africa women's national team.

Contents

Personal life

In 2018, she graduated from the University of Pretoria with a BSc Honours in Plant Sciences. [1]

Club career

Tuks Ladies

Smidt studied at the University of Pretoria and captained the Tuks Ladies FC side. [1]

Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies

In 2021 she joined SAFA Women's League side Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies. She was part of the treble winning team. The team won the inaugural COSAFA Women's Champions League, CAF Women's Champions League, and Hollywoodbets Super League. [2] [3] [4]

They were runner's up for the 2022 COSAFA Women's Champions League and the 2022 CAF Women's Champions League. They finished off the season by winning the Hollywoodbets Super League in November 2022. [5] [6] [7]

Tuks Ladies

On 15 April 2023, she rejoined Tuks Ladies FC on loan for the remainder of the 2023 season. [8]

International career

Smidt competed for the South Africa women's national soccer team at the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations where they won their maiden continental title. [9] She was also part of the team when they took on Tanzania in the third round 2024 Olympic qualifiers. [10]

Honours

Club

Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies

South Africa

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