Nothando Vilakazi

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Nothando Vilakazi
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Vilakazi at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-10-28) 28 October 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Middelburg, South Africa
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 TS Galaxy Queens
Number 11
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Moroka Swallows
Palace Super Falcons
2019 Gintra Universitetas 3 (3)
2020–2021 Logroño 6 (0)
2021-2023 TUT Matsatsantsa Ladies F.C.
2023- TS Galaxy Queens 1 (0)
International career
2007– South Africa 133 [1] (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 June 2021

Nothando "Vivo" Vilakazi (born 28 October 1988) is a South African soccer player who plays as a defender for TS Galaxy Queens and the South Africa women's national team.

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Early life

Nothando Vilakazi was born in Middelburg, South Africa, on 28 October 1988. [2] She played for a boys team between the ages of 9 and 14, when she started playing with girls. [3] At the age of 17, she started playing in the Sasol League for the Highlanders team. [3] She completed her schooling at TuksSport High School, associated with the University of Pretoria's High Performance Centre, for which she was selected while representing Mpumalanga at a tournament. [4]

Career

Vilakazi played for Palace Super Falcons, having previously played for Moroka Swallows. In footballing circles, she is nicknamed "Vivo". [2]

International

She made her international debut for the South Africa women's national football team against Ghana in 2007. [2] Vilakazi has been a regular feature of the team as they were managed by Vera Pauw. [5] Vilakazi was part of the team which were runners up in the 2012 African Women's Championship. [2]

As part of the South African team, she has played at both the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, and the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [6] She played in all six of South Africa's games at the 2016 tournament. [2] Vilakazi has continued to feature in the squads for the nation following the transition to the management of Desiree Ellis after the Olympics. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "50 caps up for Banyana Banyana's Andile Dlamini". safa.net. 3 March 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Nothando "Vivo" Vilakazi". Sasol in Sport. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Banyana Banyana's Nothando Vilakazi reaches for the stars". SAFA.net. 22 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "Nothando Vilakazi's rocky road to stardom". New Frame. 8 November 2019.
  5. ↑ Ngid, Njabuto (28 July 2016). "She dreamt it, she's living it". IOL. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  6. ↑ Isaacson, David (5 August 2016). "Banyana Banyana keep hope alive after Games opener loss". Herald Live. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  7. ↑ "Desire Ellis opens up after first training session as Banyana Banyana head coach". KickOff. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.


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