Noxolo Cesane
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File:Noxolo Cesane.jpg Cesane with South Africa | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 October 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Guguletu, Cape Town, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2018 | Cape Town Roses | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2022 | University of the Western Cape | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022 | Stade de Reims | 7 | (0) |
| 2023 | Tigres UANL | 6 | (0) |
| 2023-2024 | University of the Western Cape | ||
| 2024 | Eastern Flames | ||
| 2025- | Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019– | South Africa | 40 | (4) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 July 2023 (prior the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup) | |||
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Noxolo Cesane (born 11 October 2000) is a South African soccer player who plays as a midfielder for SAFA Women's League club Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies and the South Africa women's national team.[1]
She was part of the national team when they won their maiden continental title at the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.[2] Cesane was part of the University of the Western Cape team when they became the first university to win the COSAFA Women's Champions League and qualify for the CAF Women's Champions League.[3] She was selected in the tournament Best XI.[4]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Cesane has a twin sister, Sinoxolo Cesane.[5]
Early life
[edit | edit source]Cesane was born in 2000 in Cape Town, South Africa,[6] and grew up in Gugulethu.[7] Cesane grew up playing football with boys[8] before joining girls' club Cape Town Roses with her twin sister Sinoxolo, both rising to the club's senior team by age 12.[7]
College career
[edit | edit source]Cesane spent four years at the University of the Western Cape, where she played in the SAFA Women's League.[9][10]
Club career
[edit | edit source]Stade de Reims
[edit | edit source]After participating in the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations, Cesane drew interest from French club Stade de Reims.[7] In September 2022, she signed a one-year contract with the club to play in France's top-flight Division 1 Féminine.[9][11]
Tigres UNAL
[edit | edit source]In February 2023, seeking more playing time, she signed for Liga MX Femenil side Tigres.[12][13]
University of the Western Cape
[edit | edit source]In August 2024 she was part of the team that won the 2024 COSAFA Women's Champions League. Cesane was selected for the Group Stage Best XI as well as the overall tournament Best XI.[4]
Eastern Flames
[edit | edit source]In September 2024, she signed for Saudi Women's Premier League side Eastern Flames.[14]
International career
[edit | edit source]In 2019, Cesane played her first match for the South Africa women's national soccer team.[15] Cesane was part of the South African team that won the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.[16]
International goals
[edit | edit source]| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 5 August 2019 | Wolfson Stadium, KwaZakele, South Africa | File:Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2019 COSAFA Women's Championship |
| 2. | 18 February 2023 | Miracle Sport Complex, Alanya, Turkey | File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2023 Turkish Women's Cup |
| 3. | 4 June 2024 | Stade Lat-Dior, Thiès, Senegal | File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 4. | 2 December 2025 | Adrar Stadium, Agadir, Morocco | File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
Style of play
[edit | edit source]Cesane mainly operates as a midfielder and is known for her skill.[17]
Honours
[edit | edit source]University of the Western Cape
COSAFA Women's Champions League: 2024
South Africa
References
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External links
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- 2000 births
- Living people
- Stade de Reims Féminines players
- Tigres UANL (women) footballers
- Première Ligue players
- Liga MX Femenil players
- Expatriate women's footballers in France
- Expatriate women's footballers in Mexico
- South African expatriate sportspeople in France
- South African expatriates in Mexico
- South African women's soccer players
- Women's association football midfielders
- 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- South Africa women's international soccer players
- Identical twin females
- South African twins
- 21st-century South African sportswomen
- Soccer players from the Western Cape
- Female twins
- SAFA Women's League players
- Sasol Women's League players
- South African expatriate women's soccer players
- South African expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- Saudi Women's Premier League players
- South African expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
- Expatriate women's footballers in Saudi Arabia
- 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations players
- Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies F.C. players
- University of the Western Cape women's soccer players