Lebogang Ester Ramalepe (also Lebohang; born 3 December 1991) is a

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who plays as a defender for

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club

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and the South Africa women's national team. She captained

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to a second place finish at the

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and was voted player of the tournament. Ramalepe was voted the 2024 SAFA Women's League Player's Player of the Season.

Club career

Ma-Indies Ladies

She captained

to a second place finish at the

and was voted player of the tournament.

Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies

In 2023, she joined

side

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. She won the

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, 2023 COSAFA Women's League and the 2023 Hollywoodbets Super league title with Sundowns. She was named in the Team of the Tournament for the

. Later in the year, she was nominated for the

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Inter-Club Player of the Year (Women) award. She was voted the 2024 SAFA Women's League Player's Player of the Season.

International career

In September 2014, Ramalepe was named to the roster for the

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. She also competed at the

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. In 2018, she was part of the squad that lost 4-3 on penalties to Nigeria in the 2018 Women's Africa Cup of nations. Lebogang Ramalepe Rio2016

In 2019, she was selected to the Banyana Banyana squad that made their World Cup debut at the

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in France. In 2022, she was part of the Banyana Banyana squad that won their maiden

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title. In 2023, she was selected for the

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, in Australia and New Zealand, team that made it to the last 16.

International goals

Honours

Club

Ma-Indies Ladies

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: runners-up:

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Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies *

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* COSAFA Women's Champions League:

South Africa

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, runners-up:

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Individual

: Player of the Tournament *

: Team of the Tournament * Women's Africa XI:

References

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