Thembi Kgatlana
Thembi ‘Pikinini’ Kgatlana
Birthdate and Birthplace
02 May 1996, Leratong, Gauteng
Position
FORWARD
Current Club
Tigres UANL (Mexico)
Previous Clubs
Parma Ladies, Lusaka Ladies, TUT-PTA, UWC Ladies (Cape Town), Houston Dash (USA), Racing Louisville (USA), Atletico Madrid (Spain), SD Eibra (Spain), Benfica (Portugal), Beijing BG Phoenix (China)
Caps
82
Goals
31
Debut
vs Namibia on 05 July 2014
Top Honours
  • 2016 Rio Olympics
  • 2016 Sasol Western Cape Champions(UWC)
  • 2016 Varsity Sports Football Runners-up with UWC, 2016 Special Recognition Award from UWC Sports
  • 2017 University Sport South Africa Runners-up with UWC, Top Goalscorer and Player of the Tournament
  • 2017 World Student Games in Taipei 4th place
  • 2017 COSAFA Cup Player of the Tournament and Champions
  • 2017 Nominee for CAF Women African Player of the Year
  • 2018 Cyprus Cup 6th place and named Most Valuable Player of the Tournament
  • 2018 COSAFA Cup Champions
  • 2018 AWCON 2nd Place, 2018 AWCON named in CAF best XI
  • 2018 CAF African Women’s Player of the Year
  • 2018 CAF Goal of the Year
  • 2022 AWCON Champions
  • 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, Last 16