About Wendy Shongwe
Born 2003. Wendy Shongwe is a South African association football player.
Wendy Shongwe (born 18 January 2003) is a South African sprinter and soccer player who plays as a forward for SAFA Women's League club Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies and the South Africa women's national team.
Athletics Shongwe ran for Tuks Sports High and had a personla best of 60:94 in the 400m and 2:18:42 in the 800m.
College career She played for the University of Pretoria and scored 14 goals in 35 appearances. She was part of the team that were runners-up to the University of the Western Cape in the 2021 Women's Varsity Football where she won the player of the tournament. She helped her side gain promotion to the SAFA Women's League after finishing in second in the 2022 Sasol League National Championship. She suffered an injury ACL injury in March 2024 and made a return in August 2025.
Club career Shongwe signed for SAFA Women's League side Mamelod Sundowns Ladies in 2025.
International career Shongwe played at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Honours University of Pretoria
Sasol League National Championship runners-up: 2022 Women's Varsity Football runners-up: 2021
Individual
2021 Women's Varsity Football: Player of the tournament
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Who is Wendy Shongwe?
South African soccer player
When was Wendy Shongwe born?
Wendy Shongwe was born on 18 January 2003 in Pretoria.
What is Wendy Shongwe's occupation?
Wendy Shongwe is an association football player.
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Wendy Shongwe is South African.
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