Sibulele Holweni
South African soccer player (born 2001)
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Sibulele Cecilia Holweni (born 28 April 2001) is a South African soccer player who plays as a midfielder for UWC Ladies and the South Africa women's national team.
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Holweni in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sibulele Cecilia Holweni[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 April 2001[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Ibhayi, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | University of the Western Cape | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sophakama | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021- | University of the Western Cape | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | South Africa U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019– | South Africa | 21 | (16) |
Medal record | |||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 February 2022 | |||
She was part of the national team when they won their maiden continental title at the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.[2][3]
International career
Holweni made her senior debut on 12 May 2019 in a 0–3 friendly loss to the United States. On 9 November 2020, Holweni scored five goals in the team's 7–0 win over Comoros in Group A of the 2020 COSAFA Women's Championship.[4] South Africa finished at the top of their group and advanced to the knockout stage. They won the championship and Holweni was named top goal scorer with 8 goals.
She competed for the national team when they won their maiden continental title at the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.
Honours
University of the Western Cape
South Africa
Individual
- COSAFA Women's Championship: 2020 Top Goal Scorer
International goals
- Scores and results lis South Africa's goals tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 6 November 2020 | Wolfson Stadium, Ibhayi, South Africa |  Eswatini | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2020 COSAFA Women's Championship |
| 2. | 9 November 2020 |  Comoros | 1–0 | 7–0 | ||
| 3. | 2–0 | |||||
| 4. | 5–0 | |||||
| 5. | 6–0 | |||||
| 6. | 7–0 | |||||
| 7. | 12 November 2020 |  Malawi | 5–1 | 6–2 | ||
| 8. | 14 November 2020 |  Botswana | 1–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 9. | 13 April 2021 | Onikan Stadium, Lagos, Nigeria |  Ghana | 1–0 | 3–0 | Aisha Buhari Cup |
| 10. | 4 October 2021 | Wolfson Stadium, Ibhayi, South Africa |  Mozambique | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2021 COSAFA Women's Championship |
| 11. | 3–1 | |||||
| 12. | 7 October 2021 | Malawi | 1–1 | 2–3 | ||
| 13. | 2–2 | |||||
| 14. | 9 October 2021 |  Zambia | 1–1 | 1–1 (3–4 p) | ||
| 15. | 26 October 2021 | Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa | Mozambique | 6–0 | 6–0 | 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 16. | 18 February 2026 | Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane, South Africa | Malawi | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2025 COSAFA Women's Championship |
