Sibulele Holweni
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sibulele Cecilia Holweni[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 April 2001[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Ibhayi, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | University of the Western Cape | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sophakama | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| University of the Western Cape | |||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | South Africa U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019– | South Africa | 21 | (16) |
Medal record | |||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 February 2022 | |||
Sibulele Cecilia Holweni (born 28 April 2001) is a South African soccer player who plays as a midfielder for UWC Ladies and the South Africa women's national team.
She was part of the national team when they won their maiden continental title at the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.[2][3]
International career
[edit]Holweni made her senior debut on 12 May 2019 in a 0–3 friendly loss to the United States. On 9 November 2020, Holweni scored five goals in the team's 7–0 win over Comoros in Group A of the 2020 COSAFA Women's Championship.[4] South Africa finished at the top of their group and advanced to the knockout stage. They won the championship and Holweni was named top goal scorer with 8 goals.
She competed for the national team when they won their maiden continental title at the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.
Honours
[edit]University of the Western Cape
South Africa
Individual
- COSAFA Women's Championship: 2020 Top Goal Scorer
International goals
[edit]- Scores and results lis South Africa's goals tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 6 November 2020 | Wolfson Stadium, Ibhayi, South Africa |  Eswatini |
2–0 | 5–0 | 2020 COSAFA Women's Championship |
| 2. | 9 November 2020 |  Comoros |
1–0 | 7–0 | ||
| 3. | 2–0 | |||||
| 4. | 5–0 | |||||
| 5. | 6–0 | |||||
| 6. | 7–0 | |||||
| 7. | 12 November 2020 |  Malawi |
5–1 | 6–2 | ||
| 8. | 14 November 2020 |  Botswana |
1–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 9. | 4 October 2021 |  Mozambique |
1–0 | 3–1 | 2021 COSAFA Women's Championship | |
| 10. | 3–1 | |||||
| 11. | 7 October 2021 | Malawi |
1–1 | 2–3 | ||
| 12. | 2–2 | |||||
| 13. | 9 October 2021 |  Zambia |
1–1 | 1–1 (3–4 p) | ||
| 14. | 26 October 2021 | Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa | Mozambique |
6–0 | 6–0 | 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Sibulele Holweni at Soccerway
- ^ Abrahams, Celine (22 November 2020). "Holweni Rises to National Stardom". gsport4girls. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Magaia brace hands South Africa first TotalEnergies WAFCON trophy". CAF. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Holweni produces five-star performance as Banyana crush Comoros in 7-0 rout". Sunday Times. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
External links
[edit]- Sibulele Holweni at FBref.com
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