Sphumelele Shamase

Sphumelele Shamase
Personal information
Date of birth	16 January 2002
Place of birth	Verulam
Height	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	FC Gintra
Number	8
Youth career
-2022	Sunflower WFC
Senior career*
Years	Team
-2023	University of Johannesburg
2024-	FC Gintra
International career
2017-2018	South Africa U17
2019	South Africa U20
2022-	South Africa
Medal record
Representing South Africa
COSAFA Women's Championship
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sphumelele Shamase (also Siphumelele; born 16 January 2002) is a South African soccer player who plays as a midfielder for A Lyga side FC Gintra and the South Africa women's national team.^[1]

Personal life

She has an identical twin sister, Thubelihle Shamase, who also plays soccer.^[2]

Shamase 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.^[3]

On 6 May 2024 she joined A Lyga side FC Gintra.^[4] She made her debut in a 3-1 win over Rīgas FS on 8 May 2024.

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.^[7]

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.^[8]^[9]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	31 Agust 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

South Africa

Individual

^ "Shamase Twins World Cup experience may give them advantage – Dunga | soccer". SABC. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
^ Malepa, Tiisetso. "Shamase twins dream of World Cup together". City Press. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
^ 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.
^ 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.