Bongeka Gamede
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 May 1999 | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | University of the Western Cape | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| University of the Western Cape | |||
| International career‡ | |||
| South Africa U17 | |||
| South Africa U20 | |||
| 2019– | South Africa | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:04, 3 June 2019 (UTC) | |||
Bongeka Gamede (born 22 May 1999)[1] is a South African footballer who plays as a defender for the University of the Western Cape (UWC) and the South Africa women's national team.
Career
Gamede's home town is Ixopo in KwaZulu-Natal.[2] A former South African under-17 and under-20 international, she was included in the South African squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup despite having never previously represented the national team at senior level. A tourism student at the University of the Western Cape, she had to postpone her first year exams to appear at the tournament.[3] She made her international debut in a pre-World Cup friendly against Norway on 2 June 2019, coming on as a substitute in South Africa's 7–2 defeat.[4]
References
- ^ Bongeka Gamede at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ Ndebele, Sihle (31 May 2019). "I'm ready for World Cup action - rookie Bongeka Gamede". Sowetan Live. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ "South Africa's Bongeka Gamede has no regrets about putting exams on hold for Women's World Cup". Yahoo! Sport. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ "Norway crash Banyana in final World Cup warm-up". SuperSport. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
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