Phumelela Mbande
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Height
1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight
68 kg (150 lb)
Playing position
Goalkeeper
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
8 March 1993 Umtata, South Africa[1] | ||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2017-2019 | Northern Blues | ||
| 2021-present | KZN Coastals | ||
| 2017-2019 | Blyde River Bunters | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2013 | South Africa U21 | 6 | (0) |
| 2013-present | South Africa | 57 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
Phumelela Luphumlo Mbande (born 8 March 1993) is a South African field hockey player for the South African national team.[2]
She participated at the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup.[3][4]
She captained the South African women's hockey team while she competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[5] On 23 July 2021, Mbande shared the honour of serving as a flag bearer for South Africa, alongside swimmer player Chad le Clos, at the Parade of Nations during the opening ceremony of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[6][7][8][9]
