Amanda Sinegugu Dlamini (born 22 July 1988) is a former South African soccer player. She played for JVW FC as a midfielder. She represented the South Africa women's national team at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics.

Amanda Dlamini

Amanda Dlamini playing for South Africa at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Amanda Sinegugu Dlamini
Date of birth	(1988-07-22) 22 July 1988 (age 34)
Place of birth	Harding, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa[1]
Height	164 cm (5 ft 5 in)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	JVW
Number	4
Youth career
	Young Callies
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Durban Ladies
	University of Johannesburg
National team
2007	South Africa	105	(24)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 September 2016

Early career

Dlamini was born in Harding in KwaZulu Natal. She started playing soccer in 1999 for a boys' team, Young Callies.[3]

Career

Club

At a club level, Dlamini has played for Durban Ladies and the University of Johannesburg. Dlamini currently plays for JVW FC and was part of the team that won the 2019 Sasol League Championship.[4]

International

She made her debut for the senior national team in 2007 in a 5–0 loss to Nigeria in an Olympic qualifier. She scored her first international goal against Netherlands.[3] She was the top goalscorer of the 2008 Sasol Women's League. She was part of the squads that won bronze and silver medals at the 2010 African Women's Championship and 2012 African Women's Championship; at the 2010 championships, she was named Most Valuable Player. She was captain of the national team between 2011 and 2013.[4]

She became the fifth female football player to win 100 caps for South Africa following a friendly match against the United States in July 2016, following Janine van Wyk, Nompumelelo Nyandeni, Portia Modise and Noko Matlou. Prior to the game, she said "It has always been a dream of mine to play for the national team, I have never wanted to do anything else but play football. I am what I am today because of the game. I have given so much to the game and to see myself so close to the 100 caps makes me very emotional". In the same match, American goalkeeper Hope Solo won her 100th cap for the United States.[5]

Personal life

In 2012, she founded the Amanda Dlamini Girls Foundation aiming to provide basic help to girls in rural areas.[6] She is now a soccer analyst at Supersport. In July 2021, she was appointed as the Senior Commercial and Marketing Manager of The South African Football Association (SAFA)[7]

References

External links

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• Amanda Dlamini – FIFA competition record (archived)

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