Nobahle Mdelwa
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 Mdelwa in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 June 2008 | ||
| Place of birth | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | University of Johannesburg | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| -2024 | Dlala Ntombazane | ||
| 2024 | Lindelani Ladies | ||
| 2025- | University of Johannesburg | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022 | South Africa U/15 | 5 | (7) |
| 2024- | South Africa U/17 | 5 | (6) |
| 2024- | South Africa U/20 | 4 | (1) |
| 2024- | South Africa | 1 | (2) |
| ‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 November 2024 | |||
Nobahle Mdelwa (born 26 June 2008) is a South African soccer player who plays as a forward for SAFA Women's League club Lindelani Ladies and the South Africa women's national team.
In 2024 she became the first player to represent South Africa at under-17, under-20, and senior level in a calendar year.
She attended Edendale Technical High.[1] In 2023 she was awarded a scholarship to the LaLiga Academy in Madrid, Spain.[2][3]
Youth international career
Mdelwa competed for the South Africa women's under-15 at the 2022 COSAFA Schools Cup. She was the top goal scorer after scoring 7 goals.
She was selected for the South Africa women's under-17 team for the 2022 COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship. She scored 6 goals in the tournament to help the team to their maiden COSAFA title.[4][5]
She competed for the South Africa women's under-20 team at the 2024 COSAFA U-20 Women's Championship. She scored 1 goal in 4 appearances and was player of the match twice to help the team to a runners-up position.[6]
