Rachel Raesetja Sebati (born 3 February 1993) is a South African soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Turkish Women's Football Super League club Fatih Vatan Spor. She has represented South Africa at under-17 and senior levels.[1]
.jpg) Rachel Sebati of Fatih Vatan Spor (May 2022) | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rachel Raesetja Sebati | ||
| Date of birth | 3 February 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Limpopo, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fatih Vatan Spor | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010 | Mphahlele Ladies | ||
| TUT Ladies | |||
| 2019 | Minsk | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | ALG Spor | 11 | (1) |
| 2020– | Fatih Vatan Spor | 40 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2010 | South Africa U-17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2017 | South Africa | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 February 2023 | |||
Early life edit
Sebati was born in Limpopo,[2] South Africa on 3 February 1993.[3][1]
Club career edit
Sebati was a member of Mphahlele Ladies FC in her country.[4] Later, she played for TUT Ladies,[1] and captained the team.[5]
Nadia Kroll, the assistant coach of TUT Ladies, offered Sebati and her teammate Letago Madiba to play in Belarus. She had to decide within three days as the Belarusian club was in preparation for a major European tournament.[6] She moved to Belarus in July 2019, and signed with ZFK Minsk two weeks before their participation at the 2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round.[1][7][8] She appeared in two matches in August 2019 for the Belarusian team at Group 4 of the 2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round.[9][10][11]
End October 2019, Sebati went to Turkey, arranged by her manager Kroll, and joined ALG Spor,[2][5][12][13] a club in Gaziantep, which would play the second season in the Women's First League after their promotion.[14] She scored one goal in eleven matches of the 2019-20 Turkish Women's First Football League season.[3] The 2019–20 league season was stopped due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey.[15][16] However, her team was named by the Turkish Football Federation to represent Turkey at the 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League as the top-ranking team when the league was stopped.[14][16]
In the [[2020-21 Turk sh Women's Football League|2020–21 Turkish Women's League]] season, she transferred to Fatih Vatan Spor.[17]
International career edit
Sebati played as captain of her national team South Africa girls' U-17 in all three matches of the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup – Group B.[4][18][19][20] She captained the national U-17 team at the competition.
Sebati was part of the South Africa women's national team, nicknamed "Banyana Banyana", and a regular member in 2017.[8] She played at the 2017 COSAFA Women's Championship – Group C matches.[8][21]
Career statistics edit
- As of 5 February 20232
| Club | Season | League | Continental | National | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| ALG Spor | 2019–20 | First League | 11 | 1 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Total | 11 | 1 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Fatih Vatan Spor | 2020–21 | First League | 6 | 2 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 2021–22 | Super League | 22 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Super League | 12 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Total | 40 | 2 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 40 | 2 | ||
Honours edit
- Turkish Women's First League
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- Fatih Vatan Spor
- Runners-up (1): 2020–21
References edit
- ^ a b c d Ahmadu, Samuel (23 July 2019). "Rachel Sebati and Letago Madiba join Belarusian champions Minsk". Goal. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ a b "South African Duo Flying the Flag High in Europe". G Sport. 28 December 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Oyuncular – Futbolcular: Rachel Raesetja Sebati" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ a b "List of Players – South Africa" (PDF). FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Trinidad and Tobago 2010 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ a b Mokhesi, Tokelo Martin (3 February 2020). "SA duo Madiba and Sebati sets Turkey alight". FARPost. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ Mkhonza, Mthokozisi (24 July 2019). "UEFA:Here Comes SA^s Soccer Stars". Daily Sun. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ "More SA women footballers plying their trade abroad". SABC. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ a b c Mkhonza, Mthokozisi (1 August 2019). "Rachel Sebati Counts Her Blessings". Daily Sun. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ "ЖФК "Мінськ" прибув до Харкова(+ВІДЕО)". fczh1.com (in Belarusian). 5 August 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ "Qualifying round – Group 4 – Minsk (BLR) 12–0 Bettembourg (LUX)". UEFA. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ "Qualifying round – Group 4 – Minsk (BLR) 2–1 Split (CRO)". UEFA. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ "ALG Spor'dan rakiplerine gözdağı". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 20 September 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ "Banyana star delighted with Spain move". COSAFA. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ a b Abrahams, Celine (15 July 2020). "Letago Madiba Continues to Dominate on the European Stage". G Sport. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ "Mpumalanga soccer star shines bright in Europe". Lowvelder. 25 July 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ a b "2019–2020 Sezonu Kadın Ligleri Yönetim Kurulu Kararı" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ "Turkcell Kadın Futbol Ligi – Fatih Vatan Spor 3–0 İlkadım Belediyesi Yabamcılar Pazarı Spor" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "South Africa 1:3 Korea Republic". FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Trinidad & Tobago 2010. Archived from the original on 4 July 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ "Mexico 4:0 South Africa". FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Trinidad & Tobago 2010. Archived from the original on 6 July 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ "Germany 10:1 South Africa". FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Trinidad & Tobago 2010. Archived from the original on 6 July 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ "TUT ladies to defend their title". Varsity Sports SA. 6 September 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
