Sinoxolo Cesane
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 October 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Gugulethu, Western Cape, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.54 m (5 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Club Nacional de Football (women) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| – | Cape Town Roses | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2020 | University of the Western Cape | ||
| 2020–2023 | East Tennessee State Buccaneers | 54 | (9) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024–2025 | Mazatlán | 55 | (14) |
| 2026– | Club Nacional de Football (women) | ||
| International career | |||
| 2023– | South Africa | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 August 2026 | |||
Sinoxolo Cesane (born 11 October 2000) is a South African soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Campeonato Uruguayo Femenino side Club Nacional de Football the South Africa women's national team.
Personal life
She has an identical twin sister named Noxolo who is also a soccer player.[1] She was born in Gugulethu.[2]
Playing career
Cesane played for the Chattanooga Lady Red Wolves of the American USL W League and the East Tennessee State Buccaneers women's soccer team.[3][4]
Mazatlán
In January 2024, she signed for Liga MX Femenil side Mazatlán Femenil.[5] On 16 January 2024, she scored a brace in the 2–1 win over Cruz Azul which ended the club's 31-match winless run in Liga MX Femenil.[6]
Club Nacional de Football
In August 2026 she signed for Campeonato Uruguayo Femenino side Club Nacional de Football. Cesane scored four goals on debut and became the first African player in the Uruguayan women's league.[7]
International career
In September 2023, she made a senior team debut in a 3–0 defeat to the USA.[8]
References
- ↑ Malepa, Tiisetso. "Sinoxolo Cesane the latest twin in Banyana camp". City Press. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ↑ "Former student's footballing career takes off" – via issuu.
- ↑ Henley, Gene (4 June 2023). "Chattanooga Lady Red Wolves move into first place with big league win". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ↑ "#2 Sinoxolo Cesane". East Tennessee State Buccaneers. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ↑ "Banyana Banyana duo Hildah Magaia and Sinoxolo Cesane conclude deals with Mazatlán FC Femenil in Mexico | Goal.com South Africa". www.goal.com. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ↑ Makonco, Sinethemba (20 January 2024). "Banyana Duo Named In Liga MX Team Of The Week". iDiski Times. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ↑ "La goleadora de Nacional que llegó de Sudáfrica y debutó con cuatro tantos en 54 minutos: Sinoxolo Cesane, primera africana en el fútbol femenino uruguayo". El Observador (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 August 2026.
- ↑ Shozi, Asanda (20 September 2023). "Sinoxolo Cesane: "It's My First Time Getting the Call-Up"". gsport4girls. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
External links
- Sinoxolo Cesane at Liga MX Femenil (archive) (in Spanish)
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Liga Femenil players
- South Africa women's international soccer players
- East Tennessee State Buccaneers women's soccer players
- South African women's soccer players
- South African twins
- Female twins
- Soccer players from the Western Cape
- Identical twin females
- Sasol Women's League players
- South African expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- South African expatriate women's soccer players
- Expatriate women's footballers in Mexico
- South African expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- 21st-century South African sportswomen
- Women's association football midfielders
- University of the Western Cape women's soccer players
- South Africa women's youth international soccer players
- Cape Town Roses players
- Expatriate women's footballers in Uruguay
- South African expatriate sportspeople in Uruguay
- Club Nacional de Football (women) players
- South African women's soccer biography stubs