Lehlogonolo Mashigo
South African professional soccer player and artist
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Modikanalo Lehlogonolo Sebastian Mashigo (born 20 July 1999), also known as Hlogi Mash is a South African professional soccer player, artist and dancer, who plays as a midfielder for SAFA Women's League club Mamelodi Sundowns.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Modikanalo Lehlogonolo Sebastian Mashigo | ||
| Date of birth | July 20, 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Mamelodi, Gauteng, South Africa | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
In 2020, Mashigo joined SAFA Women's League side Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies. She was part of the team that won the 2020 SAFA Women's League title which qualified them for the inaugural COSAFA Women's Champions League.
In 2021, she was part of the treble winning Sundowns Ladies team. They won the inaugural COSAFA Women's Champions League and CAF Women's Champions League. They completed the treble by defending their Hollywoodbets Super League title in December 2021.[2]
They were runner's up for the 2022 COSAFA Women's Champions League and the 2022 CAF Women's Champions League. They won the Hollywoodbets Super League for the third consecutive year in November 2022.[3][4]
In 2023, they won their second treble starting with the 2023 COSAFA Women's Champions League. They reclaimed their Champions League title when they won the 2023 CAF Women's Champions League. They completed the treble with the 2023 Hollywoodbets Super League title in December.[5]
Personal life
Mashigo was born in Mamelodi, East of Pretoria to Gladys Mashigo. She matriculated at Mamelodi High School.[6]
Music and dance
She is known by the stage name Hlogi Mash.
In 2022, she was featured in the third episode of the Sundowns Stories YouTube documentary series.[7] Her documentary titled Hlogi- Shoe Shine and the Yanos shared her life as a dancer.[8]
She also released her debut EP with singles titled Mamelodi, Jersey No. 7 (the number she wears at Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies), Ke Bosso and EHH JOH which currently has over 90 000 listeners on Spotify.[9][10]
In 2023, she featured on the Mac Lopez, EmKay, MacG song Hwiralang.[11] The song surpassed 1.6 million listeners on Spotify.[12]
In 2024, Mash and dance partner Hope Ramafalo were the first South African dancers to be awarded the TikTok multi-platinum plaque for creating the Hamba Wena dance challenge. They also appeared in the song's music video which had 19 million views on YouTube as of April 2024.[13]
Honours
Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies
- SAFA Women's League: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
- CAF Women's Champions League: 2021, 2023; runner-up: 2022
- COSAFA Women's Champions League: 2021, 2023; runner-up 2022