Chuene Morifi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Chuene Precious Morifi | ||
| Date of birth | 13 February 1991 | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right /left Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Beylerbeyi | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2024 | Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies | ||
| 2024– | Beylerbeyi | 3 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 September 2024 | |||
Chuene Precious Morifi (born 13 February 1991) is a South African soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Turkish Women's Football Super League club Beylerbeyi Spor Kulübü.
Club career
[edit]Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies
[edit]In the inaugural CAF Women's Champions League final she scored the opening goal to make it 1–0 to Sundowns and help the team win their first CAF Women's Champions League.[1]
Morifi was voted by fans the Player of the Season in the 2023 SAFA Women's League,[2] and was added to the 2023 COSAFA women's champion league Best XI and 2023 CAF Women's Champions League Best XI.[3][4][5]
In the COSAFA Champions League, she scored in the semi-final against Green Buffaloes from Zambia to give Sundowns the lead and help them to a come-from-behind 3–1 win. She then opened the scoring in the final against Double Action Ladies with the team winning 2–0 to lift their second COSAFA Women's Champions League title.[6]
Beylerbeyi
[edit]In July 2024, she moved to Turkey, and joined Super League side Beylerbeyi in Istanbul.[7][8]
Honours
[edit]Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies
- SAFA Women's League: 2021, 2022, 2023
- COSAFA Women's Champions League: 2021, 2023
- CAF Women's Champions League: 2021, 2023 runner-up: 2022
Individual
- Hollywoodbets Super League Fans player of the season: 2023
- 2022 SAFJA Women’s Footballer Of The Year nominee
- 2023 SAFJA Women’s Footballer Of The Year nominee
- CAF Women's Champions League: Best XI: 2023
- COSAFA Women's Champions League: Best XI: 2023
References
[edit]- ^ "Women's African Champions League: Mamelodi Sundowns win inaugural title". BBC Sport. 2021-11-18. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ^ Kganyago, Lethabo (2023-12-09). "Hollywoodbets League Season Awards Winners Announced". iDiski Times. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
- ^ Pillay, Alicia (2023-12-31). "Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies Ready for More Success after 2023 Triumph". gsport4girls. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
- ^ Writer, FARPost (2022-11-01). "We were nervous, says Morifi on Champions League opener". FARPost. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
- ^ "CAF Women's Champions League, Cote d'Ivoire Best Xl confirmed". CAF Women’s Champions League, Cote d’Ivoire Best Xl confirmed. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ^ "EN, FR, PR: Mamelodi Sundowns qualify for CAF Women's Champions League finals". 2023-09-08. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ "Chuene Morifi leaves Sundowns Ladies, emerges in Turkey | soccer". SABC. 2024-07-19. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
- ^ "Chuene Precious Morifi" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Women's association football midfielders
- Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies F.C. players
- SAFA Women's League players
- 21st-century South African women
- South African expatriate women's soccer players
- South African expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Expatriate women's footballers in Turkey
- Beylerbeyi S.K. (women's football) players