Bongeka Gamede

Bongeka Gamede (born 22 May 1999) is a South African soccer player who plays as a defender for SAFA Women's League club UWC FC and the South Africa women's national team.

Bongeka Gamede
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-05-22) 22 May 1999[1]
Height 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 UWC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
UWC
International career‡
South Africa U17
South Africa U20
2019– South Africa 25 (0)
Medal record
Representing  South Africa
Women's Africa Cup of Nations
First place2022 Morocco
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 July 2023 (prior the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup)

Career

Gamede's home town is Ixopo in KwaZulu-Natal.[3] A former South African under-17 and under-20 international, she was included in the South African squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup despite having never previously represented the national team at senior level. A tourism student at the University of the Western Cape, she had to postpone her first year exams to appear at the tournament.[4] She made her international debut in a pre-World Cup friendly against Norway on 2 June 2019, coming on as a substitute in South Africa's 7–2 defeat.[5]

Honours

South Africa

References
  1. Bongeka Gamede at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  2. "Bongeka Gamede Profile". Footballcritic. 11 May 2023. p. 1. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  3. Ndebele, Sihle (31 May 2019). "I'm ready for World Cup action - rookie Bongeka Gamede". Sowetan Live. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  4. "South Africa's Bongeka Gamede has no regrets about putting exams on hold for Women's World Cup". Yahoo! Sport. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  5. "Norway crash Banyana in final World Cup warm-up". SuperSport. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  6. "Magaia brace hands South Africa first TotalEnergies WAFCON trophy". CAF. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
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