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Hildah Magaia
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 29)
Place of birth Dennilton, South Africa
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Kansas City Current
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–2016 Tuks
2017–2020 TUT
2021 Morön 22 (12)
2022–2023 Sejong Sportstoto 21 (9)
2024– Mazatlán 18 (3)
2024– → Kansas City Current (loan) 6 (0)
International career‡
2018– South Africa 30 (20)
Medal record
Representing  South Africa
Women's Africa Cup of Nations
First place 2022 Morocco
COSAFA Women's Championship
Gold medal – first place 2020 South Africa
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct 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 the Kansas City Current of the National Women's Soccer League, on loan from Liga MX Femenil club Mazatlán, and the South Africa national team.

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.[1]

Club career

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Magaia started her career with South African second-tier side Tuks Ladies.[2] For the 2017 season, Magaia signed for TUT Ladies, helping them to their only league title at the 2018 Sasol League National Championship.[3] She was named Diski Queen on the Tournament, player of the tournament, for the 2018 season.[4]

Magaia was voted the Best Player at the 2020 COSAFA Women's Championship tournament, earning herself a 2-year deal with Swedish club Morön BK.[5][6][7]

Sejong Sportstoto

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In 2022, she signed for Sejong Sportstoto in South Korea.[8]

Mazatlán

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In January 2024, Magaia joined Mexican Liga MX Femenil club Mazatlán Femenil.[9]

Kansas City Current (loan)

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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.[10]

International career

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Magaia represented South Africa at the 2019 Summer Universiade.[11]

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.[12]

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.[13]

International goals

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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 10 June 2018 Dr. Petrus Molemela Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa  Lesotho 5–0 6–0 2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2. 31 July 2019 Wolfson Stadium, KwaZakele, South Africa  Comoros 11–0 17–0 2019 COSAFA Women's Championship
3. 14–0
4. 9 November 2020  Comoros 3–0 7–0 2020 COSAFA Women's Championship
5. 26 October 2021 Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa  Mozambique 3–0 6–0 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification
6. 4–0
7. 18 February 2022  Algeria 1–0 2–0
8. 4 July 2022 Stade Moulay Hassan, Rabat, Morocco  Nigeria 2–0 2–1 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations
9. 23 July 2022 Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco  Morocco 1–0 2–1
10. 2–0
11. 8 October 2022 Kingsmeadow, Kingston upon Thames, England  Australia 1–4 1–4 Friendly
12. 21 February 2023 Miracle Sports Complex, Alanya, Turkey  Slovenia 1–1 1–1 2023 Turkish Women's Cup
13. 10 April 2023 Serbian FA Sports Center, Stara Pazova, Serbia  Serbia 1–3 2–3 Friendly
14. 23 July 2023 Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand  Sweden 1–0 1–2 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
15. 2 August 2023  Italy 2–1 3–2
16. 30 November 2023 Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast  Burkina Faso 1–0 1–1 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification
17. 23 February 2024 Chamazi Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania  Tanzania 3–0 3–0 2024 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament

Honours

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Club

TUT

South Africa

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Patience paid off for Hildah Magaia". newframe.com. 19 February 2022.
  3. ^ "LADIES SOCCER RISING STAR". thevillagemag.co.za. 15 March 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "TUT Ladies crowned Sasol National League champs | Goal.com South Africa". www.goal.com. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  5. ^ "SA Football Star Hildah Magaia Follows Her Dreams with Move to Sweden". 2 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Sasol League is like a mother to us – Hilda Magaia Banyana Banyana Striker". centralnews.co.za. 30 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Ska ersätta målmaskinen: "Tror jag har den nivån"". expressen.se. 28 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Magaia continues to shine in South Korea". farpost.co.za. 26 April 2022.
  9. ^ 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).
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "Mesmeric Magaia ready to take on the world". fisu.net (Archived). Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  12. ^ "RECAP | Banyana Banyana kick-start Women's Afcon with victory over tournament favourites Nigeria".
  13. ^ Burnard, Lloyd (23 July 2023). "World Cup heartbreak for SA as last-minute Sweden goal sinks brave Banyana". News 24. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  14. ^ "Magaia brace hands South Africa first TotalEnergies WAFCON trophy". CAF. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  15. ^ "South Africa sweep big at TotalEnergies WAFCON 2022 Awards". CAF. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
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