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Noko Alice Matlou (born 30 September 1985) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Spanish Primera Federación side SD Eibar. She has represented the South Africa women's national team both as a striker and a defender. In 2008, Matlou became the first South African to be named African Women's Footballer of the Year.

Noko Matlou

Personal information
Full name	Noko Alice Matlou[1]
Date of birth	(1985-09-30) 30 September 1985 (age 37)
Place of birth	Moletjie, South Africa
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Striker / Defender
Club information
Current team	Eibar
Number	17
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Development Ladies
	Brazilian Ladies
	University of Johannesburg
	MaIndies
2021–	Eibar	40	(0)
National team‡
2006–	South Africa	161	(64)
Honours Representing  South Africa Women's Africa Cup of Nations 2008 Equatorial Guinea 2010 South Africa 2012 Equatorial Guinea 2018 Ghana 2022 Morocco
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 April 2021

Career

Club

At a club level, she plays for MaIndies. She has previously played for Development Ladies, Brazilian Ladies and the University of Johannesburg. Within footballing circles, she is nicknamed "Beep-Beep".[2] Matlou trains with male footballers to enhance her game: "I train regularly with local male clubs and when I get on to the field with the women they simply cannot touch me."[3]

International

Matlou made her debut for South Africa women's national football team ("Banyana Banyana") in December 2006.[4] In September 2009, Matlou was subjected to a gender "inspection" by a referee in the presence of the opposition captain, before South Africa's match against Ghana at Caledonian Stadium, Pretoria. She was allowed to play in the match after being confirmed as female.[5]

Matlou came to prominence within the national team by scoring six goals at the 2008 African Women's Championship.[4] She has been selected for the squads for a variety of tournaments, including at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom.[2] In 2014, South Africa's coach Vera Pauw deployed Matlou—previously a striker, as a defender.[6]

Awards

In 2008, she became the first South African to be named African Women's Footballer of the Year by the Confederation of African Football.[7]

References

External links

• Noko Matlou at BDFútbol
• Noko Matlou – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Noko Matlou on Twitter

На других языках

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[de] Noko Matlou

Noko Alice Matlou (* 30. September 1985 in Moletjie, Transvaal, Südafrika) ist eine südafrikanische Fußballspielerin. Sie ist 1,72 m groß und bekleidete zuerst die Position einer Stürmerin, seit 2014 wird sie in der Nationalmannschaft auch als Abwehrspielerin eingesetzt.[2]

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- [en] Noko Matlou

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[fr] Noko Matlou

Noko Alice Matlou, née le 30 septembre 1985 à Pietersburg (actuel Polokwane), est une footballeuse internationale sud-africaine qui joue au poste d'attaquant avec le club des MaIndies. Elle évolue en équipe d'Afrique du Sud au poste d'attaquant et de défenseur. En 2008, Matlou devient la première joueuse sud-africaine à être nommée footballeuse africaine de l'année .

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[it] Noko Matlou

Noko Alice Matlou (Moletjie Ga-phaudi, 30 settembre 1985) è una calciatrice sudafricana, difensore dell'Eibar e della nazionale sudafricana.

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