Katleho Malebane
 Malebane at the 2025 CAF GIFT | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 January 2009 | ||
| Place of birth | Boksburg, Gauteng, South Africa | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies | ||
| Youth career | |||
| – | Alberton F.C. | ||
| – | JVW Girls | ||
| – | Blackball Future | ||
| –2024 | Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024 | University of Pretoria | ||
| 2025– | Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies | ||
| International career | |||
| 2023–2024 | South Africa U15 | ||
| 2024–2026 | South Africa U17 | 5 | (2) |
| 2024– | South Africa U20 | ||
| 2025– | South Africa | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Katleho Malebane (born 22 January 2009) is a South African soccer player who plays as a midfielder for SAFA Women's League side Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies and the South Africa women's national team.
Malebane was named player of the tournament at the 2023 COSAFA Schools Cup.[1] In 2024 she was named the GSport4girls School Sport Star of the Year.[2]
Club career
Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies Academy
Malebane joined the Sundowns Ladies Academy from JVW Girls. In 2022 she played at the Kapstadt Cup with the boys academy.[3] She was part of the team that won their maiden Gauteng ENGEN Knockout Challenge in 2024 and were runners-up to JVW in the Pirates Cup as well as winning the inaugural Gauteng Women's Development League title.[4][5]
Following the ENGEN, GWDL, and CAF Schools wins she was named the GSport4girls School Sport Star of the Year in 2024.[2]
University of Pretoria
Malebane moved to SAFA Women's League side University of Pretoria in August 2024.[6]
Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies
She returned to Sundowns senior team at the start of the 2025 season and made her debut against Richmond United Ladies in a 6–0 win with Malebane scoring the sixth goal for the team.[7]
Youth international career
Malebane captained the South Africa under-15 team at the 2023 COSAFA Schools Cup when they defended their title and qualified for the 2024 CAF African Schools Football Championship. She was also named player of the tournament.[1] They won their maiden CAF African Schools Football Championship in Zanzibar with Malebane captaining the team yet again.[8]
She captained the South Africa under-17 side at the 2024 COSAFA U-17 Girls' Championship where they exited in the group stages.[9] She was also part of the South Africa under-20 at the 2025 COSAFA U-20 Women's Championship assisting the team to a runners-up position to Zambia. Malebane scored two goals in the tournament and was the player of the match in a 5–2 win against Angola.
International career
In February 2025 she made her debut for the senior team in a friendly match against Lesotho.[10][11]
Personal life
Malebane was born on 22 January 2009 to Wilfred and Nomsa Malebane in Boksburg, South Africa.[12] She is of Pedi descent. In 2022 she was selected as a ball girl for the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations final between South Africa and Morocco.[12]
Honours
South Africa U-20
- COSAFA U-20 Women's Championship: Runners-Up: 2025
South Africa U-15
Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies Academy
- Gauteng Women's Development League: 2023
- Gauteng ENGEN Knockout Challenge: 2024
- Pirates Cup: Runners-Up: 2024
Individual
- 2023 COSAFA Schools Cup: Player of the Tournament
- 2024 GSport4girls: School Sport Star of the Year
References
- ^ a b "CAF African Schools Football Championship: A look at the COSAFA Qualifiers' historic moments". CAF African Schools Football Championship: A look at the COSAFA Qualifiers' historic moments. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
- ^ a b Pongco, Siya (2024-09-13). "SuperSport Schools Plus | Katlego Malebana is the GSport4girls School Sport Star of the Year". SuperSport Schools Plus. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
- ^ Hendricks, Joshua (2022-10-02). "Katleho Malebana: Mamelodi Sundowns' Speedy Striker Shines At Kapstadt Cup 2022 - capeat6sport %". capeat6sport. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
- ^ "Mamelodi Sundowns teenager hails organisers after cup triumph | soccer". SABC. 2024-07-09. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
- ^ "UJ, JVW Crowned 2024 Pirates Cup Champions - Orlando Pirates FC". 2024-03-31. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
- ^ Pillay, Alicia (2024-08-29). "University of Pretoria FC Sign 15-Year Old Katleho Malebana". gsport4girls. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
- ^ Lemke, Gary (2025-07-06). "Why young Malebana has the world at her feet". TeamSA. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
- ^ "Tanzania, South Africa crowned CAF African Schools Football Champions in Zanzibar". Tanzania, South Africa crowned CAF African Schools Football Champions in Zanzibar. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
- ^ "South Africa U17 girls skipper targeting COSAFA Cup crown | soccer". SABC. 2024-12-04. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
- ^ Pongco, Siya (2025-02-14). "SuperSport Schools Plus | Youthful players rewarded with Banyana Banyana call-ups". SuperSport Schools Plus. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
- ^ "Banyana Banyana make it two wins from two against Lesotho". SABC. 2025-02-25. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
- ^ a b "Sundowns' Katlego Malebane, 13, off to Morocco as ball girl for Saturday's Wafcon final". The Star. 2022-07-21. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
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