Zanele Nhlapho
Personal information
Full name Zanele Portia Nhlapho
Date of birth 24 June 1991
Position(s) defender
Team information
Current team
 Mamelodi Sundowns
Number 5
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007-2019 Mamelodi Sundowns
2019-2020 KF Apolonia Fier
2020 KFF Mitrovica
2020- Mamelodi Sundowns
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Zanele Portia Nhlapho (born 24 June 1991) is a South African soccer player who plays as a defender for SAFA Women's League club Mamelodi Sundowns, where she is the current captain, and the South Africa women's national team.[1][2][3]

Club career

She previously played for KF Apolonia Fier from Albania during the 2019/20 season and moved to KFF Mitrivica from Kosovo for the 2020/21 season.[4]

She currently plays for Mamelodi Sundowns in South Africa and captained the side that won the 2021 CAF Women's Champions League and were runner's up for the 2022 CAF Women's Champions League.[5]

In 2021, she was nominated for the CAF Women Interclub Player of the Year award and made it to the 2021 CAF Women’s Champions League's team of the tournament.[6]She captained the club to their second continental title, the CAF Women's Champions League, and was added to the team of the tournament for 2023.[7]

Honours

Club

SAFA Women's League: 2013,2015, 2021,2022

CAF Women's Champions League: 2021, 2023 runner-up: 2022

Individual

CAF Women's Champions League Team of the Tournament: 2021, 2023[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Zanele Nhlapo :: Sundowns :: Player Profile :: playmakerstats.com". www.playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  2. ↑ Writer, FARPost (2022-01-09). "Zanele Nhlapo: The rock-solid leader". FARPost. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  3. ↑ Mpembe, Thando (2021-08-11). "Women in sports: Mamelodi Sundowns' Zanele Nhlapo speaks on hopes for the season". Briefly. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  4. ↑ "Banyana's Andisiwe Mgcoyi and Zanale Nhlapo sign for Mitrovica | Goal.com South Africa". www.goal.com. 2020-08-04. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  5. ↑ "Royal reception for triumphant Sundowns Ladies". SowetanLIVE. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  6. ↑ Ntsoelengoe, Tshepo (2022-07-06). "Sundowns, Banyana players dominate Caf awards". The Citizen. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  7. 1 2 "CAF Women's Champions League, Cote d'Ivoire Best Xl confirmed". CAF. 2023-11-22. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
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