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Peter Shalulile
Personal information
Full name Peter Shalulile
Date of birth (1993-10-23) 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 Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 Tura Magic
2015–2020 Highlands Park 117 (44)
2020– Mamelodi Sundowns 97 (59)
International career‡
2014– Namibia 59 (16)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 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. He is regarded as one of the best strikers to play in the South Africa top flight division.

Club career

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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

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Club

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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
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 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

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As of 19 November 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 10 0
Total 59 16

International career

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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

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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 2–0
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

Honours

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  • In 2021, he won PSL football of the season award.[4][5]

Individual Honours

Mamelodi Sundowns

References

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  1. ^ Kuya, Yanditswe (5 May 2012). "Amavubi U20 aracakirana na Namibia U20" (in Swahili). Ruhago Yacu. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  2. ^ Peter Shalulile at Soccerway
  3. ^ "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  4. ^ Staff Reporter (6 June 2021). "PSL Awards 2021: Mamelodi Sundowns star Peter Shalulile wins". Kick Off.
  5. ^ Vedan, Eshlin (6 June 2021). "Mamelodi Sundowns' Peter Shalulile strikes gold at PSL Awards". Independent Online.
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