Thubelihle Shamase

Thubelihle Shamase (born 16 January 2002) is a South African soccer player who plays as a midfielder for A Lyga side FC Gintra and the South Africa women's national team.

Personal life
She has an identical twin sister, Sphumelele Shamase, who is also a soccer player.

UJ Ladies F.C.
Shamase played for SAFA Women's League side the University of Johannesburg. In 2022, she won the Gauteng ENGEN Knockout Challenge whilst playing for the U/20 team. She won the player of the tournament, top goal scorer and striker of the tournament awards for her efforts.

In 2023, she was nominated for the CAF Young Player of the Year (Women) award.

FC Gintra
In March 2024, she joined A Lyga side FC Gintra. She made her debut on 24 March 2024.

She scored her first goal for the club on 21 April 2024 in a 4-0 win against FC Hegelmann. She scored her second goal on 27 April 2024 in a 5-0 win over FK Banga.

International career
In 2017, she was selected in the Bantwana squad for the FIFA U/17 Women's World Cup Qualifiers. Shamase competed for Bantwana at the 2018 FIFA U/17 Women's World Cup.

She was part of the South African women's national team at the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations where they won their first continental title in 2022.

In 2023, she competed for the South African women's national team at the 2023 Cosafa Women's Championship where she won the silver boot scoring 5 goals. Later in the year, she was added to the national team for the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of nations qualifier and was nominated for the CAF Young Player of the Year (Women).

Honours
South Africa

Club
 * Women's Africa Cup of Nations: 2022

University of Johannesburg


 * ENGEN Knockout Challenge: 2022, 2023

Individual


 * ENGEN Knockout Challenge: Top scorer: 2022
 * ENGEN Knockout Challenge: Player of the Tournament: 2022
 * ENGEN Knockout Challenge: Striker of the Tournament: 2022