Sphumelele Shamase (born 16 January 2002) is a South African soccer player who plays as a winger for A Lyga side FC Gintra and the South Africa women's national team.[1]
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| Date of birth | 16 January 2002 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Verulam | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||
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Current team | FC Gintra | |||||||||||||
| Number | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| –2022 | Sunflower WFC | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| –2023 | University of Johannesburg | 50 | (28) | |||||||||||
| 2024 | FC Gintra | 13 | (12) | |||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
Club career
editUJ Ladies F.C
editShamase currently plays for the UJ Ladies F.C.
In 2023, she was the top scorer in the 2023 Hollywoodbets Super League finishing with 22 goals.[2]
FC Gintra
editOn 6 May 2024 she joined A Lyga side FC Gintra.[3] She made her debut in a 3-1 win over Rīgas FS on 8 May 2024.[4] She won the A Lyga title with the team in her first season.
In her first appearance in the UEFA Women's Champions League on 4 September 2024, Shamase scored a hat-trick in a 5-0 victory over Moldovan champions Anenii Noi.[5]
Shamase finished her first season in Europe with 12 league goals in 13 appearances for FC Gintra, with 17 goals in 21 appearances across all competitions.[6]
International career
editIn 2017, she was selected in the Bantwana squad for the FIFA U/17 Women's World Cup Qualifiers.[7] Shamase competed for Bantwana at the 2018 FIFA U/17 Women's World Cup.[8]
In 2022, she competed for the South African women's national team at the 2022 COSAFA Women's Championship were they finished as runners-up to Zambia. Shamase scored 2 goals in the tournament.[9]
In 2023, she was part of the team that were selected for the 2023 COSAFA Women's Championship where they existed in the group stages and was also added to the senior national team for the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of nations qualifier against Burkina Faso.[10][11]
Personal life
editShe has an identical twin sister, Thubelihle Shamase, who also plays soccer.[12]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 8 November 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Gintra | 2024 | A Lyga | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 17 |
| Career total | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 17 | ||
International goals
edit| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 31 August 2022 | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Gqeberha, South Africa |  Angola |
2–0 | 3–0 | 2022 COSAFA Women's Championship |
| 2. | 6 September 2022 | Wolfson Stadium, Gqeberha, South Africa |  Mozambique |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2022 COSAFA Women's Championship |
| 3. | 4 October 2023 | Lucas Moripe Stadium Pretoria, South Africa |  Malawi |
3–4 | 3–4 | 2023 COSAFA Women's Championship |
Honours
edit- COSAFA Women's Championship: runner up: 2022
- A Lyga: 2024
- ENGEN Knockout Challenge: 2022, 2023
Individual
- 2023 Hollywoodbets Super League top scorer (22 goals)
References
edit- ^ "Shamase Twins World Cup experience may give them advantage – Dunga | soccer". SABC. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ Kganyago, Lethabo (9 December 2023). "Hollywoodbets League Season Awards Winners Announced". iDiski Times. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "Sphumelele Shamase set to join twin Thubelihle in Lithuania | soccer". SABC. 25 March 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ "Sphumelele Shamase finally completes move to join twin sister in Lithuania | soccer". SABC. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ UEFA.com. "Gintra vs Anenii Noi | UEFA Women's Champions League 2024/25". UEFA.com. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ "S'Phumelele Shamase - Lietuvos Futbolas". lietuvosfutbolas.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ Etheridge, Mark (10 February 2018). "Coach Dludlu names Bantwana World Cup qualifier squad". TeamSA. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ "Dludlu names 21-member Bantwana squad for 2018 FIFA WC - SAFA.net". 25 October 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ Writer, KickOff. "Zambia pip Banyana to COSAFA crown". KickOff. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ Times, iDiski (4 October 2023). "Banyana COSAFA Squad Confirmed". iDiski Times. 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.
- ^ Malepa, Tiisetso. "Shamase twins dream of World Cup together". City Press. Retrieved 6 January 2024.