Hildah Magaia

Hildah Tholakele Magaia (born 16 December 1994) is a South African soccer player who plays as a striker for South Korean WK League club Sejong Sportstoto WFC and the South Africa women's national team.

Hildah Magaia
Personal information
Full name Hildah Tholakele Magaia
Date of birth (1994-12-16) 16 December 1994
Place of birth Dennilton, South Africa
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Sejong Sportstoto
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–2016 Tuks
2017–2020 TUT
2021 Morön 22 (12)
2022– Sejong Sportstoto
International career‡
2018– South Africa 30 (19)
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

Club career

Magaia started her career with South African second-tier side Tuks.[1] Before the 2017 season, Magaia signed for TUT in the South African top flight, helping their only league title.[2]

Magaia was voted the Best Player at the 2020 COSAFA Womens Championship tournament, earning herself a 2-year deal with Swedish club Morön BK.[3] [4][5] Before the 2022 season, she signed for Sejong Sportstoto in South Korea.[6]

International career

Magaia represented South Africa at the 2019 Summer Universiade.[7]

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.[8]

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.[9]

International goals
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.10 June 2018Dr. Petrus Molemela Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa Lesotho5–06–02018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2.31 July 2019Wolfson Stadium, KwaZakele, South Africa Comoros11–017–02019 COSAFA Women's Championship
3.14–0
4.9 November 2020 Comoros3–07–02020 COSAFA Women's Championship
5.26 October 2021Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa Mozambique3–06–02022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification
6.4–0
7.18 February 2022 Algeria1–02–0
8.4 July 2022Stade Moulay Hassan, Rabat, Morocco Nigeria2–02–12022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations
9.23 July 2022Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco Morocco1–02–1
10.2–0
11.8 October 2022Kingsmeadow, Kingston upon Thames, England Australia1–41–4Friendly
12.21 February 2023Miracle Sports Complex, Alanya, Turkey Slovenia1–11–12023 Turkish Women's Cup
13.10 April 2023Serbian FA Sports Center, Stara Pazova, Serbia Serbia1–32–3Friendly
14.23 July 2023Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand Sweden1–01–22023 FIFA Women's World Cup
15.2 August 2023 Italy2–13–2

Honours

South Africa

Individual

References
  1. "Patience paid off for Hildah Magaia". newframe.com. 19 February 2022.
  2. "LADIES SOCCER RISING STAR". thevillagemag.co.za.
  3. "SA Football Star Hildah Magaia Follows Her Dreams with Move to Sweden". 2 March 2021.
  4. "Sasol League is like a mother to us – Hilda Magaia Banyana Banyana Striker". centralnews.co.za. 30 May 2021.
  5. "Ska ersätta målmaskinen: "Tror jag har den nivån"". expressen.se.
  6. "Magaia continues to shine in South Korea". farpost.co.za.
  7. "Mesmeric Magaia ready to take on the world". fisu.net (Archived).
  8. "RECAP | Banyana Banyana kick-start Women's Afcon with victory over tournament favourites Nigeria".
  9. Burnard, Lloyd (23 July 2023). "World Cup heartbreak for SA as last-minute Sweden goal sinks brave Banyana". News 24. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  10. "Magaia brace hands South Africa first TotalEnergies WAFCON trophy". CAF. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  11. "South Africa sweep big at TotalEnergies WAFCON 2022 Awards". CAF. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
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