Thalea Smidt
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thalea Lauren Smidt | ||
| Date of birth | 27 December 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Cape Town | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tuks Ladies FC | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2018 | Tuks Ladies FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021-2023 | Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies | ||
| 2023- | Tuks Ladies FC (on loan) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Thalea Smidt (born 27 December 1997) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for SAFA Women's League side Tuks Ladies FC and the South Africa women's national team.
In 2018, she graduated from the University of Pretoria with a BSc Honours in Plant Sciences.[1]
Club career
Tuks Ladies
Smidt studied at the University of Pretoria and captained the Tuks Ladies FC side.[1]
Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies
In 2021 she joined SAFA Women's League side Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies. She was part of the treble winning team. The team won the inaugural COSAFA Women's Champions League, CAF Women's Champions League, and Hollywoodbets Super League.[2][3][4]
They were runner's up for the 2022 COSAFA Women's Champions League and the 2022 CAF Women's Champions League. They finished off the season by winning the Hollywoodbets Super League in November 2022.[5][6][7]
Tuks Ladies
On 15 April 2023, she rejoined Tuks Ladies FC on loan for the remainder of the 2023 season.[8]