Rhoda Mulaudzi

Rhoda Mulaudzi

Personal information
Date of birth	(1989-12-02) 2 December 1989 (age 35)[1]
Place of birth	Venda, Malonga Village, Ha-Muligidi, South Africa[2]
Height	1.50 m (4 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies
Number	9
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies
2018–2019	Canberra United	12	(4)
2019–2020	Apollon Ladies
2020	Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies	18	(36)
2020–2021	Dinamo Minsk	3	(1)
2021–	Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies
International career^‡
2015–	South Africa	7	(0)
Managerial career
2022–	Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies Academy
2024–	South Africa W u17 (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 August 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 March 2019

Rhoda Mulaudzi[3] (born 2 December 1989) is a South African soccer player and coach who plays as a forward for SAFA Women's League side Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies and the South Africa women's national team.[4][5][6] She's the current assistant coach of the South Africa women's under-17.[7]

In 2020 she was named the inaugural South African Football Journalists’ Association’s (Safja) Women’s Footballer of the Year.[8]

Club career

Canberra United

On 20 August 2018, Canberra United announced they had signed Mulaudzi for the 2018–19 W-League Season[9]. She joined the club alongside fellow South African Refiloe Jane; they are the first players from South Africa to play in the W-League.[10]

Dinamo Minsk

She joined the club in 2020 and won the Belarus Women’s Cup with the club.[11][12]

Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies

She joined Sundowns Ladies in 2021 and was part of the team that were runners-up at the 2022 CAF Women's Champions League. She suffered a meniscus injury in the final that kept her on the sidelines for 14-months.[13]

International career

Mulaudzi made her senior debut for South Africa during the 2015 African Games on 7 September that year in a 1–1 draw against Cameroon.[14]

Managerial career

Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies Academy

Mulaudzi was named the Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies Academy coach for the 2024 season. She won the inaugural under 14 Gauteng Women's Development League.[15]

South Africa women's under-17

In December 2024 she was named the assistant coach for the South Africa women's under-17.[7]

Honours

Dinamo Minsk

• Belarus Women's Cup: 2020

Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies

• CAF Women's Champions League: runners-up: 2022
• SAFA Women's League: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

Managerial

• Gauteng Women's Development League U/14: 2024

Individual

• South African Football Journalists’ Association’s (Safja) Women’s Footballer of the Year: 2020

References

1. Rhoda Mulaudzi at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
2. "On the ball with Rhoda Mulaudzi". Mamelodi Sundowns. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
3. "Rhoda Mulaudzi". CAF. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
4. "Mulaudzi Reveals Career Challenges & Insights Into Historic Downs Return". soccerladuma.co.za. Archived from the original on 8 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
5. "Banyana Banyana striker Mulaudzi thought Uefa Champions League dream was a scam". goal.com.
6. "The African Princess In Football". forbesafrica.com. 19 April 2022.
7. "Sundowns Ladies forward grateful to be part of the SA U17 women's technical team | soccer". SABC. 20 January 2025. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
8. "Banyana Banyana's Mulaudzi crowned Women Footballer of the Year - SAFA.net". 2 September 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
9. "Canberra United resurrects international career of Rhoda Mulaudzi". smh.com.au. 11 January 2019.
10. "All of the Westfield W-League signings for 2018/19 so far". 30 August 2018. Archived from the original on 10 April 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
11. Sport24, Sibusiso Mjikeliso-. "Banyana star Rhoda Mulaudzi says she's blessed, after a hat-trick of major honours". Sport. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
12. "Rhoda Mulaudzi talks growth, challenges and Belarus". news24.com.
13. "Rhoda Mulaudzi settling well after 14-month injury lay-off | soccer". SABC. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
14. www.realnet.co.uk (10 September 2015). "Banyana draw 0–0 with Ghana in All Africa Games". Kick Off. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
15. Pongco, Siya (3 July 2024). "SuperSport Schools Plus | Coach Rhoda Mulaudzi: "Congratulations to JVW, every time we play them its a war"". SuperSport Schools Plus. Retrieved 7 January 2025.