Bongiwe Thusi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bongiwe Precious Thusi | ||
| Date of birth | 20 July 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Thembisa, South Africa | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | JVW | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| -2011 | Phomolong Ladies | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011-2021 | Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies | ||
| 2022 | Malabo Kings | ||
| 2024- | JVW | ||
| International career | |||
| 2013- | South Africa | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Bongiwe Precious Thusi (born 20 July 1991) is a South African soccer player who plays as a midfielder for SAFA Women's League club JVW and the South African women's national team.
Thusi won the Queen of Queens of the Tournament (Player's player award) at the 2015 Sasol League National Championship. She was part of the Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies team that won the inaugural CAF Women's Champions League and won the SAFA Women's League twice.[1]
Club career
[edit]Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies
[edit]In 2011 she joined Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies. She won the 2013 Sasol League National Championship and 2015 Sasol League National Championship with the club. In 2015 edition she was voted the Queen of Queens of the Tournament.[2]
She was part of the team that won the inaugural CAF Women's Champions League. Thusi scored the winning penalty against Malabo Kings from Equatorial Guinea to send the team to the final.[1][3][4]
Malabo Kings
[edit]In 2022 she joined Equatoguinean Primera División femenina side Malabo Kings.[5][6]
JVW
[edit]She joined SAFA Women's League side JVW in 2024.[citation needed]
International career
[edit]Thusi competed for the South Africa women's national soccer team during the 2015 CAF Women's Olympic qualifying tournament.[7][8]
Honours
[edit]- CAF Women's Champions League: 2021
- SAFA Women's League: 2019-20, 2021
- Sasol League National Championship: 2013, 2015
- Gauteng Sasol Women's League: 2013, 2015
Individual
- 2015 Sasol League National Championship: Queen of Queens of the Tournament.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "'We've worked hard to reach this stage,' says Sundowns Ladies star Thusi". www.timeslive.co.za. Archived from the original on 2022-02-10. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
- ^ "Sasol national champs end on high note - SAFA.net". 2015-12-14. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
- ^ "Caf Women's Champions League: Mamelodi Sundowns beat Hasaacas to rule Africa | Goal.com South Africa". Archived from the original on 2024-03-06. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
- ^ "Bongiwe Thusi bids farewell to Mamelodi Sundowns' Ladies – Mamelodi Sundowns | Official Website". Retrieved 2025-01-14.
- ^ CentreCircle (2022-12-13). "Bongiwe Thusi feeling at home in Equatorial Guinea". Centre Circle. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
- ^ Morake, Matlhomola. "Ex-Downs star Thusi is at home in Equatorial Guinea". City Press. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
- ^ "Pauw trims down Banyana Banyana squad - SAFA.net". 2016-05-18. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
- ^ "Bongiwe Thusi wants Banyana to reach 2019 World Cup - African Football - South Africa - Women". African Football. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
- 1991 births
- South African women's soccer players
- Living people
- South Africa women's international soccer players
- Women's association football midfielders
- Sasol Women's League players
- Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies F.C. players
- SAFA Women's League players
- 21st-century South African sportswomen
- South African expatriate sportspeople in Equatorial Guinea
- South African expatriate women's soccer players
- Expatriate women's footballers in Equatorial Guinea