Modikanalo Lehlogonolo Sebastian Mashigo, also known as Hlogi Mash (born 20 July 1999) is a South African professional soccer player, artist and dancer, who plays as a midfielder for SAFA Women's League club Mamelodi Sundowns.[1]

Lehlogonolo Mashigo
Personal information
Full name Modikanalo Lehlogonolo Sebastian Mashigo
Date of birth (1999-07-20) July 20, 1999 (age 25)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies
Number 7
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies
Medal record
CAF Women's Champions League
Gold medal – first place 2021 Egypt
Silver medal – second place 2022 Morocco
Gold medal – first place 2023 Côte d'Ivoire


COSAFA Women's Champions League
Gold medal – first place 2021 South Africa
Silver medal – second place 2022 South Africa
Gold medal – first place 2023 South Africa
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

edit

In 2020, Mashigo joined SAFA Women's League side Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies. She was part of the team that won the 2020 SAFA Women's League title which qualified them for the inaugural COSAFA Women's Champions League.

In 2021, she was part of the treble winning Sundowns Ladies team. They won the inaugural COSAFA Women's Champions League and CAF Women's Champions League. They completed the treble by defending their Hollywoodbets Super League title in December 2021.[2]

They were runner's up for the 2022 COSAFA Women's Champions League and the 2022 CAF Women's Champions League. They won the Hollywoodbets Super League for the third consecutive year in November 2022.[3][4]

In 2023, they won their second treble starting with the 2023 COSAFA Women's Champions League. They reclaimed their Champions League title when they won the 2023 CAF Women's Champions League. They completed the treble with the 2023 Hollywoodbets Super League title in December.[5]

Music and dance

edit

She is known by the stage name Hlogi Mash.

In 2022, she was featured in the third episode of the Sundowns Stories YouTube documentary series.[6] Her documentary titled Hlogi- Shoe Shine and the Yanos shared her life as a dancer.[7]

She also released her debut EP with singles titled Mamelodi, Jersey No. 7 (the number she wears at Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies), Ke Bosso and EHH JOH which currently has over 90 000 listeners on Spotify.[8][9]

In 2023, she featured on the Mac Lopez, EmKay, MacG song Hwiralang.[10] The song surpassed 1.6 million listeners on Spotify.[11]

In 2024, Mash and dance partner Hope Ramafalo were the first South African dancers to be awarded the TikTok multi-platinum plaque for creating the Hamba Wena dance challenge. They also appeared in the song's music video which had 19 million views on YouTube as of April 2024.[12]

Honours

edit

Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ Mtuta, Lukhanyo. "Meet the Amapiano and Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies star". KickOff. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  2. ^ Voice, Diski (2021-12-05). "Sundowns Crowned Champions OF Hollywoodbets Super League | Diski Voice". Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  3. ^ "EN, FR, PR: Green Buffaloes stun Mamelodi Sundowns to win regional title". 2022-08-13. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  4. ^ "AS FAR stun nine-woman Mamelodi Sundowns to clinch 2022 Caf Women's Champions League title | Goal.com South Africa". www.goal.com. 2022-11-13. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  5. ^ Pillay, Alicia (2023-12-31). "Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies Ready for More Success after 2023 Triumph". gsport4girls. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  6. ^ Luthuli, Lusanda. "Double Life: Hlogi Mash Lives The Best Of Both Worlds". Soccer Laduma. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  7. ^ Hlogi - Shoe Shine and The Yanos | Sundowns Stories Episode 3, retrieved 2024-03-22
  8. ^ EHH JOH, 2022-07-26, retrieved 2024-03-22
  9. ^ Mtuta, Lukhanyo. "Meet the Amapiano and Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies star". KickOff. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  10. ^ Hwiralang (feat. Siko Wa Mmino & Hlogi Mash) [Mixed] by MacG, Emkay & Mac lopez on Apple Music, 2023-12-22, retrieved 2024-03-22
  11. ^ Hwiralang, 2023-03-02, retrieved 2024-03-22
  12. ^ Booi, Silindokuhle (2024-02-20). "South African dancers become the first to receive a plaque for dancing". Bona Magazine. Retrieved 2024-04-27.