Miche Minnies
South African soccer player (born 2001)
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Miche Minnies (born 14 November 2001) is a South African soccer player who plays as a forward for SAFA Women's League club Diepkloof Ladies and the South Africa women's national team.[1]
| Personal information | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miche Desiree Minnies | ||||||||||
| Date of birth | 14 November 2001 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mitchells Plain, Western Cape, South Africa | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.56 | ||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||
Current team | Diepkloof Ladies | ||||||||||
| Number | 14 | ||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 2022–2025 | Mamelodi Sundowns | ||||||||||
| 2026– | Diepkloof Ladies | ||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||
| 2018 | South Africa U17 | 2 | (4) | ||||||||
| 2022– | South Africa | ||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||
Club career
In 2022, Minnies signed a four-year deal with SAFA League side Mamelodi Sundowns.[2] She scored 23 goals in her debut season for the club.[3]
By August or September 2023, she blew off the internet after Mamelodi Sundowns beat Olympic de Moroni by 8–0, due to her similar appearance with Ronaldinho Gaucho.
She scored a brace in her first match of the 2024 season in a 5–1 win over Durban Ladies on 24 March 2024.[4] On 14 April 2024, she scored a hat-trick in a 7–0 win against Lindelani Ladies. She was awarded player of the match for her efforts.[5] She suffered an injury which sidelined her for two months in the 2024.[6]
International Career
Minnies helped the South Africa under-17 team qualify for the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup finishing top joint scorer with four goals for the team in qualifying.[7]
