Kholosa Biyana
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kholosa Mthikazi Biyana | ||
| Date of birth | 6 September 1994[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Ngcobo, South Africa | ||
| Position | Midfielder[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mamelodi Sundowns | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2020 | University of KwaZulu-Natal | ||
| 2020–2022 | Sporting Gijón | 43 | (2) |
| 2023 | University of the Western Cape | ||
| 2023– | Mamelodi Sundowns | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018– | South Africa | 38 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2024– | Mamelodi Sundowns | ||
Medal record | |||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 July 2023 (prior the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup) | |||
Kholosa Mthikazi Biyana (born 6 September 1994) is a South African soccer player and youth coach who plays as a midfielder for SAFA Women's League club Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies and the South Africa women's national team.
She was part of the national team when they won their maiden continental title at the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.[2]
In 2023, she won her first club continental title with Sundowns Ladies at the 2023 CAF Women's Champions League.[3]
Biyana participated in three FISU World University Games.[4]
Club career
University of KwaZulu-Natal
Biyana captained UKZN Ladies in their maiden Women's Varsity Football season in 2018.[7]
Sporting de Gijón (women)
In 2020 she signed for Segunda Federación side Sporting de Gijón.[8]
University of the Western Cape
She signed for UWC Ladies at the start of the 2023 season.[9]
Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies
In 2023, she joined SAFA Women's League side Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies.[10]
She won the 2023 CAF Women's Champions League, 2023 COSAFA Women's League and the 2023 Hollywoodbets Super league titles with Sundowns.[3][11][12][13]
International career
Biyana started for all three matches played by South Africa at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[14][15] She was part of the South Africa women's national team that won the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations. She was on the team that made it to the Round of 16 at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup and started for 2 of South Africa's 4 matches.[16][15][17]
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 31 July 2019 | Wolfson Stadium, KwaZakele, South Africa |  Comoros | 17–0 | 17–0 | 2019 COSAFA Women's Championship |
Managerial career
In 2024 she joined the Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies Academy as an assistant coach. In 2025 she was appointed head coach of the under-17 team that went on to win the Gauteng Women's Development League and qualify for the 2025 CAF U-17 Girls Integrated Football Tournament -COSAFA region.[18] Her team won the tournament scoring 30 goals and only conceding once.[19]
