Hildah_Magaia
Hildah Magaia
South African soccer player (born 1994)
Hildah Tholakele Magaia (born 16 December 1994) is a South African soccer player who plays as a forward for Liga MX Femenil side Mazatlán Femenil and the South Africa women's national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hildah Tholakele Magaia | ||
| Date of birth | (1994-12-16) 16 December 1994 (age 29) | ||
| Place of birth | Dennilton, South Africa | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mazatlán | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 0000–2016 | Tuks | ||
| 2017–2020 | TUT | ||
| 2021 | Morön | 22 | (12) |
| 2022–2023 | Sejong Sportstoto | 21 | (9) |
| 2024– | Mazatlán | 5 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018– | South Africa | 30 | (20) |
Medal record | |||
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*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) | |||
Magaia started her career with South African second-tier side Tuks.[1] For the 2017 season, Magaia signed for TUT in the South African top flight, helping them to their only league title in 2018.[2] She was named Diski Queen on the Tournament, player of the tournament, for the 2018 season.[3]
Magaia was voted the Best Player at the 2020 COSAFA Women's Championship tournament, earning herself a 2-year deal with Swedish club Morön BK.[4][5][6]
Sejong Sportstoto
In 2022, she signed for Sejong Sportstoto in South Korea.[7]
Mazatlán
In January 2024, Magaia joined Mexican Liga MX Femenil club Mazatlán Femenil.[8]
Magaia represented South Africa at the 2019 Summer Universiade.[9]
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.[10]
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.[11]
Club
TUT
- Sasol League National Championship: 2018[3]
South Africa
Individual
- Diski Queen of the Tournament: 2018[3]
- Women's Africa Cup of Nations Top Scorer: 2022[13]
- "Patience paid off for Hildah Magaia". newframe.com. 19 February 2022.
- "LADIES SOCCER RISING STAR". thevillagemag.co.za. 15 March 2021.
- "TUT Ladies crowned Sasol National League champs | Goal.com South Africa". www.goal.com. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
- "Sasol League is like a mother to us – Hilda Magaia Banyana Banyana Striker". centralnews.co.za. 30 May 2021.
- "Ska ersätta målmaskinen: "Tror jag har den nivån"". expressen.se. 28 February 2021.
- "Magaia continues to shine in South Korea". farpost.co.za. 26 April 2022.
- Chávez, Isac (2 January 2024). "Llega la sudafricana Hildah Magaia al Mazatlán Femenil" [South African Hildah Magaia arrives at Mazatlán Femenil]. El Sol de Mazatlán (in Spanish).
- "Mesmeric Magaia ready to take on the world". fisu.net (Archived).
- Burnard, Lloyd (23 July 2023). "World Cup heartbreak for SA as last-minute Sweden goal sinks brave Banyana". News 24. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- "Magaia brace hands South Africa first TotalEnergies WAFCON trophy". CAF. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- "South Africa sweep big at TotalEnergies WAFCON 2022 Awards". CAF. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- Hildah Magaia at Soccerway
- Hildah Magaia at Liga MX Femenil (archive) (in Spanish)
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