Boitumelo Joyce Rabale (born 5 August 1996) is a Mosotho professional footballer who plays as a forward for SAFA Women's League club Mamelodi Sundowns and captains the Lesotho women's national team.[3]
 Rabale at Lucas Moripe Stadium | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Boitumelo Joyce Rabale[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 August 1996[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Qoaling, Lesotho | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mamelodi Sundowns | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | LCCC Trailblazers | ||
| 2020 | CBU Capers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | Likhosatsana | ||
| 2016–2017 | Bloemfontein Celtic | ||
| 2021– | Mamelodi Sundowns | 52 | (31) |
| International career | |||
| Lesotho | 7 | (3) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Rabale was named the 2023 CAF Women's Champions League player of the tournament.[4]
Early life
editClub career
editLikhosatsana
editIn 2015, Rabale won the inaugural Lesotho Women's Super League with Likhosatsana.[5]
Bloemfontein Celtic Ladies
editIn 2016 and 2017, Rabale captained Bloemfontein Celtic and led the club to win the league.[5]
In April 2017, she won the Lesotho's Sports Star of the Year award.[6]
Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies
editShe won the 2023 CAF Women's Champions League with Mamelodi Sundowns scoring in the winning goal in the semi-final in a 1–0 win over defending champions AS FAR.[4] She scored again in the final in a 3–0 win against SC Casablanca and was named player of the tournament.[7]
College career
editRabale left Bloemfontein Celtic was awarded a Kick4Life Student-Athlete Scholarship where she moved to Lewis and Clark Community College.[8] In January 2020, she was named the National Junior College Women's Soccer Player of the Year following her 2019 season with the LCCC Trailblazers, in which she was the league's top goalscorer with 57 goals and placed third with her team in the NJCAA Division National Tournament.[5][9]
International career
editRabale capped for Lesotho at senior level during the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification.[10]
Honours
edit- CAF Women's Champions League: 2023 Runners-Up: 2022
- SAFA Women's League: 2022, 2023
Individual
- CAF Women's Champions League Player of the Tournament: 2023[7]
- CAF Women's Champions League Team of the Tournament: 2023[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "Competitions - 11th Edition Women AFCON- GHANA 2018 - Team Details - Player Details". CAF.
- ^ a b c "Boitumelo Rabale". Cape Breton Athletics. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ Mollo, Tlotlisang (18 May 2023). "Boitumelo Rabale reveals PSL player she looks up to". FARPost. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies reclaim continental glory in style". Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies reclaim continental glory in style. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ a b c Pheko, Lipholo (8 January 2020). "Queen wins top US award". The Post.
- ^ Tsiane, Moorosi (13 April 2017). "Tsibela, Rabale win big at sports awards". Lesotho Times – via PressReader.
- ^ a b c "CAF Women's Champions League, Cote d'Ivoire Best Xl confirmed". CAF. 22 November 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ Tsiane, Moorosi (5 August 2018). "Boitumelo Rabale cherishes the USA Challenge ahead". Soka 25 East.
- ^ "Rabale wins big in America". Lesotho Football Association. 21 January 2020.
- ^ "Competitions - 11th Edition Women AFCON- GHANA 2018 - Match Details". CAF. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
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