Sibulele Holweni

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Sibulele Holweni
Personal information
Full name Sibulele Cecilia Holweni [1]
Date of birth (2001-04-28) 28 April 2001 (age 22) [1]
Place of birth Ibhayi, South Africa
Height 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder [1]
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
UWC
International career
2018 South Africa U17 3 (0)
2019– South Africa 21 (16)
Medal record
Representing Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Women's Africa Cup of Nations
Gold medal icon.svg 2022 Morocco
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 February 2022

Sibulele Cecilia Holweni (born 28 April 2001) is a South African soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Sophakama/HPC and the South Africa women's national team.

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International career

Holweni made her senior debut on 12 May 2019 in a 0–3 friendly loss to the United States. On 9 November 2020, Holweni scored five goals in the team's 7–0 win over Comoros in Group A of the 2020 COSAFA Women's Championship. [2] South Africa finished at the top of their group and advanced to the knockout stage.

Honours

South Africa

International goals

Scores and results lis South Africa's goals tally first.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.6 November 2020 Wolfson Stadium, Ibhayi, South Africa Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini 2–05–0 2020 COSAFA Women's Championship
2.9 November 2020Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros 1–07–0
3.2–0
4.5–0
5.6–0
6.7–0
7.12 November 2020Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 5–16–2
8.14 November 2020Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 1–02–1
9.4 October 2021Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 1–03–1 2021 COSAFA Women's Championship
10.3–1
11.7 October 2021Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 1–12–3
12.2–2
13.9 October 2021Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 1–11–1 (3–4 p)
14.26 October 2021 Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, South AfricaFlag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 6–06–0 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Sibulele Holweni at Soccerway OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Holweni produces five-star performance as Banyana crush Comoros in 7-0 rout". Sunday Times. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  3. "Magaia brace hands South Africa first TotalEnergies WAFCON trophy". CAF. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.