Thubelihle Shamase

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Thubelihle Shamase
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Personal information
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
 University of Johannesburg
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2023 University of Johannesburg 50 (18)
2024 FC Gintra 17 (8)
2025– University of Johannesburg
International career
2017–2018 South Africa U17
2019 South Africa U20
2022– South Africa
Medal record
Representing Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Women's Africa Cup of Nations
Gold medal icon.svg 2022 Morocco
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thubelihle Shamase (born 16 January 2002) is a South African soccer player who plays as a midfielder for SAFA Women's League side UJ Ladies and the South Africa women's national team.

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Club career

UJ Ladies

Shamase 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

In 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.

UJ Ladies

In May 2025, she rejoined SAFA Women's League side UJ Ladies. [5]

International career

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] [1]

Personal life

She has an identical twin sister, Sphumelele Shamase, who is also a soccer player. [11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 8 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Gintra 2024 A Lyga 1780072212611
Career total1780072212611

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.4 October 2023 Lucas Moripe Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 1–13–4 2023 COSAFA Women's Championship
2.7 October 2023 Dobsonville Stadium, Johannesburg, South AfricaFlag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 1–03–1
3.10 October 2023Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini 1–03–0
4.2–0
5.3–0

Honours

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Banyana Banyana's Thubelihle Shamase nominated for award - LNN". Network News. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  2. ↑ Import, Pongrass (16 July 2022). "UJ U20 team takes home Engen Knockout Cup". Northcliff Melville Times. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  3. ↑ "Thubelihle Shamase – Futbolo klubas Gintra" (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  4. ↑ Times, iDiski (24 March 2024). "Shamase Becomes Latest SA Talent To Land Overseas Move". iDiski Times. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  5. ↑ CentreCircle (3 May 2025). "UJ Ladies announce the return of the Shamase twins". Centre Circle. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  6. ↑ Etheridge, Mark (10 February 2018). "Coach Dludlu names Bantwana World Cup qualifier squad". TeamSA. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "Dludlu names 21-member Bantwana squad for 2018 FIFA WC - SAFA.net". 25 October 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "magaia-brace-hands-south-africa-first-wafcon-trophy". CAF. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  9. ↑ Ndlela, Siya. "Ellis full of praise for exciting rising Banyana star". KickOff. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  10. ↑ Raophala, Mauwane (23 November 2023). "Ellis names Banyana squad for WAFCON qualifiers as Janine van Wyk returns". FARPost. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  11. ↑ Malepa, Tiisetso. "Shamase twins dream of World Cup together". City Press. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
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