Nqobile_Ntuli
Nqobile Ntuli
South African field hockey player
Nqobile 'Bili' Mansuet Ntuli (born 15 January 1996) is a South African field hockey player who plays as a forward for the South African national team.[1]
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| Full name | Nqobile Mansuet Ntuli | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1996-01-15) 15 January 1996 (age 28) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | Harvestehude | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ?-2019 | Tuks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017-2019 | Drakensberg Dragons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–present | Harvestehude | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | South Africa U18 | 12 | (16) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | South Africa U21 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–present | South Africa | 58 | (25) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated on: 24 January 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
His brother, Siphesihle, was the assistant coach of the South African national hockey team at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.[2][3]
Under–18
Ntuli made hem debut for the South Africa U–18 in 2014 at the Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing.[4]
Under–21
Ntuli made hem debut for the South Africa U–21 in 2016 at the Junior Africa Cup and Junior World Cup.[5]
National team
Ntuli was a part of the South African squad which won the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, which meant they qualified for the 2018 World Cup.[6] He represented South Africa at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[1] In October 2018 he was selected in the South Africa squad for the 2018 World Cup.[7]
Club
- 2019 PHL Men - Player of the Tournament[8]
National
- 2014 Africa Youth Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament (U18M) - Leading Goalscorer
- 2016 Men's Hockey Junior Africa Cup - Leading Goalscorer
- 2022 Men's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations - Player of the tournament[9]
- "Athlete Profile: Nqobile NTULI - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. 2018 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- Mofokeng, Mmadifedile (18 June 2021). "Ntuli brothers set to represent South Africa at the Tokyo Olympics". Inside Education.
- "#TuksHockey: Ntuli brothers set to represent South Africa at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics | University of Pretoria". www.up.ac.za. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- Choga, Jessica (16 July 2014). "Team South Africa named for 2014 Youth Olympic Games". TeamSA. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- "SA U21 men's hockey team for Junior World Cup in Lucknow, India from December 8 to 18 - South African Hockey Association". www.sahockey.co.za. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- "South Africa complete double at Africa Cup of Nations". 29 October 2017.
- "South African Men's Hockey Final World Cup Squad". sahockey.co.za. 7 October 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- "CTM PHL 2019 ends with two worthy champions - South African Hockey Association". www.sahockey.co.za. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- "SA Hockey Men - Post Facebook". 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- Nqobile Ntuli at the International Hockey Federation
- Nqobile Ntuli at the South African Hockey Association
- Nqobile Ntuli at Olympics.com
- Nqobile Ntuli at Olympedia
- Nqobile Ntuli at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Nqobile Ntuli at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
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