![]() Cesane with South Africa | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 11 October 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Guguletu, Cape Town, South Africa | ||
Height | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Cape Town Roses FC | |||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2022 | University of the Western Cape | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2018 | Cape Town Roses FC | ||
2022 | Stade de Reims | 7 | (0) |
2023 | Tigres UANL | 6 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2019– | South Africa | 31 | (4) |
Medal record | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 July 2023 (prior the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup) |
Noxolo Cesane (born 11 October 2000) is a South African soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Hollywoodbet's Super League club University of the Western Cape Ladies FC and the South Africa women's national team.[2]
Cesane has a twin sister, Sinoxolo Cesane.[3]
Cesane was born in 2000 in Cape Town, South Africa,[4] and grew up in Gugulethu.[5] Cesane grew up playing football with boys[6] before joining girls' club Cape Town Roses FC with her twin sister Sinoxolo, both rising to the club's senior team by age 12.[5]
Cesane spent four years at the University of the Western Cape, where she played in the SAFA Women's League.[7][8]
After participating in the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations, Cesane drew interest from French club Stade de Reims.[5] In September 2022, she signed a one-year contract with the club to play in France's top-flight Division 1 Féminine.[7][9]
In February 2023, seeking more playing time, she signed for Mexican side Tigres.[10][11]
In 2019, Cesane played her first match for the South Africa women's national soccer team.[12] Cesane was part of the South African team that won the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations.[13]
Cesane mainly operates as a midfielder and is known for her skill.[14]
International goals
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 18 February 2023 | Miracle Sport Complex, Alanya, Turkey | ![]() |
3–0 | 3–0 | 2023 Turkish Women's Cup |
South Africa