Lefébre Rademan (born 22 August 1996)[1] is a South African netball player, who has represented the national team. At club level, she plays for Severn Stars in the British Netball Superleague (NSL), and has previously played for Celtic Dragons and London Pulse in the NSL, as well as Free State Crinums in the South African Netball League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
22 August 1996 Riversdale, Western Cape, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| School | Langenhoven High School | ||
| University | University of the Free State | ||
| Netball career | |||
| Playing position(s): GA, WA | |||
| Years | Club team(s) | Apps | |
| ?–2019 | UFS Kovsies | ? | |
| 2019–2020 | Free State Crinums | ? | |
| 2021 | London Pulse | 18 | |
| 2022–2023 | Celtic Dragons | 20 | |
| 2024– | Severn Stars | 0 | |
| (Correct as of 4 January 2024) | |||
| Years | National team(s) | Caps | |
| ?–? | South Africa U-18 | ? | |
| ?–2017 | South Africa U-21 | ? | |
| 2019– | South Africa | 12+[2] | |
| (Correct as of 23 March 2021) | |||
Personal life
editRademan is from Riversdale, Western Cape, South Africa.[3] She attended Langenhoven High School, and later studied education at the University of the Free State in Bloemfontein.[3]
Club career
editRademan started her career as a defender,[3] but now plays as either a goal attack or a wing attack.[4] Whilst at the University of the Free State, Rademan played Varsity netball for their team, the Kovsies. She later captained the side.[3] She was part of the 2018 Kovsies team that won the Varsity Cup,[5] and in 2019, she was named the season's best player and player's player of the year.[3][2]
In the same year, Rademan played for Free State Crinums in the South African Netball League.[3] She was the Crinums' captain, and they finished third in the league. Rademan won four player of the match awards in the tournament.[4] In 2020, she captained the Free State Crinums again, and was named Shooter of the Tournament.[2][6] The Crinums came second, losing in the final to Gauteng Jaguars.[6] Ahead of the 2021 Netball Superleague season, Rademan signed for London Pulse.[2] She made her debut for London Pulse in a match against Surrey Storm in February 2021.[7] Ahead of the 2022 Netball Superleague season, Rademan signed for Celtic Dragons.[8] She re-signed for the team for the 2023 season,[9] but did not play due to injury.[10] Rademan signed for Severn Stars ahead of the 2024 Netball Superleague season.[11]
International career
editIn her matric year (final year of high school), Rademan played for South Africa under-18s.[3] She has also played for South Africa under-21s,[1] and represented them at the 2017 Netball World Youth Cup.[12]
Rademan received her first callup to the South Africa national netball team whilst in the middle of a coaching session in Bloemfontein.[3] She made her debut in a 2019 Africa Netball Cup match against Lesotho, and she also played in South Africa's Africa Cup matches against Malawi, Uganda, Kenya, Zimbabwe, and Zambia.[3] Later in the year, she played in the series against England.[3][13] She played in the 2020 Netball Nations Cup,[14] and in South Africa's series against Malawi.[15] Rademan was unable to play for South Africa in their 2021 SPAR Challenge Series matches against Uganda and Namibia as the rearranged dates clashed with her London Pulse matches.[16] Rademan played at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, where she sustained an anterior cruciate ligament injury.[9][17] In early 2023, she trained with locally-based South African players as part of her rehabilitation.[10]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Lefébre Rademan". Varsity. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Next level awaits Lefébre in Europe". University of the Free State. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Rademan setting new goals on court". TFG SportsClub magazine. February 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2021 – via Netball South Africa.
- ^ a b "Rademan Aims Higher". The Star. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2021 – via PressReader.
- ^ "Kovsies lift Varsity Netball trophy". SuperSport. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Jaguars Win Fourth Telkom Netball League Title And Stars Retain Division A Position". Netball South Africa. 27 October 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Lefébre Rademan Tipped as Most Exciting VNSL Import". G Sport. 16 February 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "Netball Superleague: Celtic Dragons sign Lefebre Rademan and Annabel Roddy". BBC Sport. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Nia Jones joins Leeds Rhinos after departing Celtic Dragons". BBC Sport. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Rademan happy to be back on court". SuperSport. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ "LEFÉBRE RADEMAN JOINS SEVERN STARS IN THE VITALITY NETBALL SUPER LEAGUE". G Sport South Africa. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ "Player gets chance after setbacks". News24. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "South Africa name provisional squad for England Roses series". Sky Sports. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "Women's Sport: England secure bronze in the Vitality Nations Cup with narrow win over South Africa". Give Me Sport. 6 January 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "Proteas beat Malawi in first of three Tests in Sun City". Independent Online. South Africa. 26 November 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "Netball Proteas take another step in World Cup preparations in Cape Town". The Sowetan. South Africa. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "Birmingham Scoop – Day 8". Netball Scoop. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2023.