Sedilame Boseja
![]() Boseja in 2024 at Lucas Moripe Stadium | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Maitumelo Sedilame Boseja | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 1 December 1997||
Place of birth | Tutume, Central District, Botswana | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies | ||
Number | 1 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2017 | Township Rollers | ||
2017 | Double Action | 1 | (0) |
2017–2020 | Bloemfontein Celtic Ladies | ||
2021– | Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies | ||
International career‡ | |||
2012 | Botswana Under-17 | ||
2015 | Botswana Under-20 | 2 | (0) |
? | Botswana | 21 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 May 2021[2] |
Maitumelo Sedilame Boseja (born 1 December 1997), nicknamed Tsontso,[3] is a Motswana footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies F.C. and the Botswana women's national team.
Early life
[edit]Boseja was born in the village of Tutume in Botswana's Central District.[4][5]
Club career
[edit]Township Rollers
[edit]In 2015, Boseja began her senior career with the women's team of Township Rollers.[6]
Double Action
[edit]In 2017, Boseja signed with Double Action Ladies.[2]
Bloemfontein Celtic Ladies
[edit]Having only played a single league game for Double Action, South African team Bloemfontein Celtic Ladies signed Boseja on a three-year deal.[2]
In her first season with the team, Celtic won the Free State Region women's football League.[7] They won the 2017 Sasol League National Championship with Boseja named goal keeper of the tournament.[8]
Boseja left Celtic in June 2020.[2][9]
Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies
[edit]In May 2021, Boseja signed with SAFA Women's League team Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies F.C..[2] In July that year, she tore an anterior cruciate ligament during a training session.[4] The injury ruled her out of Sundowns' run to win the inaugural CAF Women's Champions League, but as a registered squad member for the tournament, she still received a winner's medal.[10]
International career
[edit]In 2012, Boseja was capped by the Botswana women's national under-17 football team.[11]
In 2015, Boseja represented Botswana in qualifying for the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, losing 9–1 on aggregate to South Africa over two legs.[12]
As of May 2021, Boseja has won 21 caps with the Botswana national team.[2]
Honours
[edit]Bloemfontein Celtic Ladies
Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies
[edit]- SAFA Women's League: 2021, 2022, 2023
- CAF Women's Champions League: 2021, 2023; runner-up: 2022
- COSAFA Women's Champions League: 2021, 2023; runner-up 2022
Individual
- Sasol League National Championship: Goal Keeper of the Tournament: 2017
References
[edit]- ^ "SEDILAME BOSIJA". sundownsfc.co.za. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f Boranabi, Kabelo (28 May 2021). "Double Action query Boseja's Sundowns move". Mmegi. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "Rousing return for Sedilame Boseja after Long Injury-lay Off". sundownsfc.co.za. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ a b Kehimile, Tshepo (16 November 2021). "Bosija On The Recovery Path". The Voice. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ "Coach Nkutlwisang thumps up Bosija's move to Sundowns Ladies FC". Botswana Football Association. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
...the Tutume-born keeper further thanked the management...
- ^ Boranabi, Kabelo (30 July 2021). "Boseja faces former side, Double Action". Mmegi. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "Congratulations Sedilame Boseja". Botswana Football Association. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "Celtic defend their Sasol League National Championship title - SAFA.net". 9 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ Boranabi, Kabelo (17 May 2021). "Mares Goalkeeper Club Hunting After Celtic Exit". Mmegi. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ Boranabi, Kabelo (22 November 2021). "Boseja is an African champ". Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ Mokganedi, Mosah (23 January 2012). "Bots U-17 women get a hammering". Mmegi. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "SA Women U-20 beat Botswana 8-1". KickOff. 12 July 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ "Celtic defend their Sasol League National Championship title". SAFA. 9 December 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
External links
[edit]- Sedilame Boseja at Soccerway