| Hildah Magaia | |
| Fullname: | Hildah Tholakele Magaia |
| Birth Date: | 16 December 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Dennilton, South Africa |
| Height: | 1.64m |
| Position: | Striker |
| Currentclub: | Kansas City Current |
| Years1: | –2016 |
| Clubs1: | Tuks |
| Years2: | 2017–2020 |
| Clubs2: | TUT |
| Years3: | 2021 |
| Clubs3: | Morön |
| Caps3: | 22 |
| Goals3: | 12 |
| Years4: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs4: | Sejong Sportstoto |
| Caps4: | 21 |
| Goals4: | 9 |
| Years5: | 2024– |
| Clubs5: | Mazatlán |
| Caps5: | 18 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
| Years6: | 2024– |
| Clubs6: | → Kansas City Current (loan) |
| Caps6: | 6 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018– |
| Nationalteam1: | South Africa |
| Nationalcaps1: | 30 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 20 |
| Club-Update: | 4 November 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 20 July 2023 (prior the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup) |
Hildah Tholakele Magaia (born 16 December 1994) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a forward for the Kansas City Current of the National Women's Soccer League, on loan from Liga MX Femenil club Mazatlán, and the South Africa national team.
She was added to the class of 2024 for the Forbes Africa 30 under 30 list featuring uncovering some of the most influential and iconic young people on the continent.[1]
Magaia started her career with South African second-tier side Tuks Ladies.[2] For the 2017 season, Magaia signed for TUT Ladies, helping them to their only league title at the 2018 Sasol League National Championship.[3] She was named Diski Queen on the Tournament, player of the tournament, for the 2018 season.[4]
Magaia was voted the Best Player at the 2020 COSAFA Women's Championship tournament, earning herself a 2-year deal with Swedish club Morön BK.[5] [6] [7]
In 2022, she signed for Sejong Sportstoto in South Korea.[8]
In January 2024, Magaia joined Mexican Liga MX Femenil club Mazatlán Femenil.[9]
On 21 August 2024, the Kansas City Current announced that they had signed Magaia on loan from Mazatlán for the remainder of the 2024 National Women's Soccer League season with the option to acquire her rights on a permanent basis at the conclusion of the loan.[10]
Magaia represented South Africa at the 2019 Summer Universiade.[11]
Magaia was part of the Banyana Banyana squad that featured at the 2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations in Morocco. At the tourney, she scored a 63rd-minute winning goal in a 2–1 win Group C match against Nigeria's Super Falcons and also Scored 2 goals in the Final against Morocco to win the trophy for the South African Female National Team.[12]
On 23 July 2023, Magaia scored her first goal in a FIFA Women's World Cup competition in a 1–2 defeat to Sweden in the group stage.[13]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 10 June 2018 | Dr. Petrus Molemela Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa | 5–0 | 6–0 | ||
| 2. | 31 July 2019 | Wolfson Stadium, KwaZakele, South Africa | 11–0 | 17–0 | 2019 COSAFA Women's Championship | |
| 3. | 14–0 | |||||
| 4. | 9 November 2020 | 3–0 | 7–0 | 2020 COSAFA Women's Championship | ||
| 5. | 26 October 2021 | Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa | 3–0 | 6–0 | 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification | |
| 6. | 4–0 | |||||
| 7. | 18 February 2022 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |||
| 8. | 4 July 2022 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations | ||
| 9. | 23 July 2022 | Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco | 1–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 10. | 2–0 | |||||
| 11. | 8 October 2022 | 1–4 | 1–4 | Friendly | ||
| 12. | 21 February 2023 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2023 Turkish Women's Cup | ||
| 13. | 10 April 2023 | 1–3 | 2–3 | Friendly | ||
| 14. | 23 July 2023 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup | ||
| 15. | 2 August 2023 | 2–1 | align=center | 3–2 | ||
| 16. | 30 November 2023 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification | ||
| 17. | 23 February 2024 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2024 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament | ||
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