Lerato Kgasago
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 September 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Soweto | ||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010-2013 | ÍBV | ||
| 2014- | Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies | ||
| International career | |||
| 2009-2010 | South Africa | (13) | |
| 2009- | South Africa | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Lerato Kgasago (born 21 September 1991) is a South African soccer player who plays as a midfielder for SAFA Women's League club Mamelodi Sundowns and the South Africa women's national team.
Club career
[edit]IBV Vestmannaeyjar (Women)
[edit]In 2010, she signed a three-year contract with Úrvalsdeild kvenna side IBV Vestmannaeyjar.[1] They won the 1. deild kvenna in her maiden season.[2]
Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies
[edit]In 2015, she joined Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies. She won the Diski Queen of the Tournament (player of the tournament) award at the 2015 Sasol League National Championship helping Sundowns to their second title.[3]
She made the best XI team at the 2022 COSAFA Women's Champions League though her team were runners-up in the tournament.[4]
International career
[edit]In 2009, Kgasago was part of the Basetsana team selected to take part in the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup qualifiers.[5] She scored in the 6–0 win over Zambia from a free-kick.[6]
She was one of three players called for the U/20 team in 2009 that had already made their Banyana Banyana debut.[7] She competed for the women's senior team at the 2015 African Games.[8]
Honours
[edit]Club
IBV Vestmannaeyjar (Women)
- 1. deild kvenna:2010
Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies
Individual
- Sasol League National Championship: Diski Queen of the Tournament:2015
- COSAFA Women's Champions League: Best XI:2022
References
[edit]- ^ "Trio of SA women sign up with Iceland club". SowetanLIVE. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Þrjár Suður Afriskar stúlkur ganga til liðs við IBV". ibvsport.is. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Sasol national champs end on high note - SAFA.net". 14 December 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ Writer, FARPost (15 August 2022). "Sundowns' outstanding four players in COSAFA qualifiers". FARPost. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ KickOff. "Basetsana squad called to camp". KickOff. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Basetsana down Zambia". Bizcommunity. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Basetsana to face Botswana". SowetanLIVE. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ SAFA (10 April 2015). "Banyana Banyana Qualify for 2015 All Africa Games". gsport4girls. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Soccer players from Soweto
- South African women's soccer players
- South Africa women's international soccer players
- Women's association football midfielders
- Expatriate women's footballers in Iceland
- South African lesbian sportswomen
- Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies F.C. players
- SAFA Women's League players