Peter Shalulile

Peter Shalulile
Personal information
Full name	Peter Shalulile
Date of birth	23 October 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Windhoek, Namibia
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Mamelodi Sundowns
Number	38
Senior career*
Years	Team
2011–2015	Tura Magic
2015–2020	Highlands Park
2020–	Mamelodi Sundowns
International career‡
2014–	Namibia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2024 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2024 (UTC)

Peter Shalulile (born 23 October 1993) is a Namibian professional footballer who plays as a striker for South African Premier Division club Mamelodi Sundowns and the Captain for Namibia national team.

Club career

Peter is a product of Tura Magic FC in Namibia a club he joined when they were campaigning in the NFA Khomas second division and helped gain promotion in the 2011–2012 season. He made his way up from the U-20 to the Senior Namibia National Soccer Team and scored crucial goals en route to their first ever trophy which was the COSAFA Cup in 2015.

He joined Highlands Park who were playing in the South African second tier at the time after an impressive showing at the COSAFA Cup in 2015 and helped them gain promotion. His two crucial goals in the Playoff encounter against Mbombela at the Makhulong Stadium on Wednesday June 15, 2016 sent Highlands Park to the top flight of South African Football.

Midway through the 2019–20 season, the media speculated that Shalulile was being hunted by three of South Africa's biggest clubs, Mamelodi Sundowns, Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates. This was all down to his mercurial performance in front of the goal. And indeed he finished the season as joint top goalscorer alongside Orlando Pirates' Gabadinho Mhango. At the end of that same 2019–20 season, the player and both Highlands Park F.C and Mamelodi Sundowns F.C confirmed that he has signed for the latter club. He adapted fairly quick as he scored 4 goals in 7 league appearances. Shalulile is the second Namibian player to join Mamelodi Sundowns after Ronnie 'The Magnet' Fillemon Kanalelo, who played for the Brazilians between 1997 and 2005. In his maiden season at Masandawana, Shalulile does not seem to be struggling with proving his worth to the club. His commitment in attack, defence and link up play with his teammates show exactly why Sundowns decided to sign him.^{[citation needed]}

On 22 April 2023 against CR Belouizdad in the CAF Champions League quarter finals, Shalulile became the latest player to join the list of prominent players who have managed to bag 100 goals or more in the Premier Soccer League, joining the likes of Siyabonga Nomvethe, Collins Mbesuma and Masandawana’s all-time top goal scorer, Daniel Mudau.^{[citation needed]}

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 September 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Nedbank Cup		MTN 8		CAF Champions League		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Highlands Park	2015–16	NFD	20	5	2	0	0	0	—		1	2	23	8
	2017–18	NFD	29	15	1	0	0	0	—		0	0	30	15
	2016–17	SAPD	14	1	1	0	0	0	—		0	0	15	1
	2018–19		24	7	2	0	0	0	—		1	0	27	7
	2019–20		30	16	3	3	4	0	—		2	0	39	19
	Total		117	44	9	3	4	0	0	0	4	2	134	49
Mamelodi Sundowns	2020–21	SAPD	25	15	4	4	1	0	9	3	0	0	39	22
	2021–22		30	23	3	2	4	2	9	3	0	0	46	30
	2022–23		21	12	3	5	2	0	8	6	0	0	34	23
	2023–24		21	9	3	0	3	2	11	3	1	1	39	15
	2024-25						3	0					3	0
	Total		97	59	13	11	13	4	37	15	1	1	161	90
Career total			215	103	22	14	17	4	37	15	5	3	295	139

International

As of 10 August 2024

National team	Years	Apps	Goals
Namibia	2014	1	0
	2015	12	1
	2016	6	2
	2017	4	1
	2018	3	1
	2019	9	3
	2020	3	0
	2021	7	4
	2022	1	1
	2023	3	3
	2024	6	0
Total		55	16

International career

On the international scene Peter has scored sixteen goals for the senior national team, the last being in Namibia's Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Burundi on 20 June 2023.

He was a member of the Namibian under-19 squad that won the Metropolitan Under-19 Premier Cup in South Africa in 2011.^[1]

International goals

As of match played 20 June 2023. Namibia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Shalulile goal.^[2]^[3]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	28 May 2015	Moruleng Stadium, Saulspoort, South Africa	Madagascar	3–2	3–2	2015 COSAFA Cup
2	26 March 2016	Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura, Burundi	Burundi	2–0	3–1	2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3	4 June 2016	Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia	Niger	1–0	1–0	2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
4	11 November 2017	Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia	Zimbabwe	2–0	3–1	Friendly
5	16 October 2018	Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia	Mozambique	1–0	1–0	2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
6	23 March 2019	National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia	Zambia	1–3	1–4	2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
7	4 September 2019	Denden Stadium, Asmara, Eritrea	Eritrea	1–0	2–1	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
8	10 September 2019	Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia	Eritrea	2–0	2–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
9	28 March 2021	Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia	Guinea	1–0	2–1	2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
10	28 March 2021	Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia	Guinea	2–0	2–1	2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
11	12 October 2021	Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	Senegal	1–1	2–2	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
12	11 November 2021	Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	Congo	1–1	1–1	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
13	4 June 2022	Orlando Stadium, Soweto, South Africa	Burundi	1–0	1–1	2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
14	24 March 2023	Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaoundé, Cameroon	Cameroon	1–0	1–1	2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
15	28 March 2023	Dobsonville Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	Cameroon	1–0	2–1	2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
16	20 June 2023	National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania	Burundi	1–3	2–3	2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification