Peter Shalulile

Peter Shalulile (born 23 October 1993) is a Namibian footballer who plays as a striker for the Namibia national football team and South African Premier Division side Mamelodi Sundowns

Peter Shalulile
Personal information
Full name Peter Shalulile
Date of birth (1993-10-23) 23 October 1993
Place of birth Windhoek, Namibia
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Mamelodi Sundowns
Number 38
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 Tura Magic
2015–2020 Highlands Park 86 (28)
2020– Mamelodi Sundowns 14 (9)
National team‡
2011–2012 Namibia U20
2014– Namibia 33 (8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:25, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 September 2019

Club career

Peter is a product of Tura Magic FC in Namibia a club he joined when they were campaigning in the NFA Khomas second division and helped gain promotion in the 2011/2012 season. He made his way up from the U-20 to the Senior Namibia National Soccer Team and scored crucial goals en route to their first ever trophy which was the COSAFA Cup in 2015.

He joined Highlands Park who were playing in the South African second tier at the time after an impressive showing at the COSAFA Cup in 2015 and helped them gain promotion. His two crucial goals in the Playoff encounter against Mbombela at the Makhulong Stadium on Wednesday June 15, 2016 sent Highlands Park to the top flight of South African Football.

Midway through the 2019/20 season, the media speculated that Shalulile was being hunted by three of South Africa's biggest clubs, Mamelodi Sundowns, Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates. This was all down to his mercurial performance in front of the goal. And indeed he finished the season as joint top goalscorer alongside Orlando Pirates' Gabadinho Mhango. At the end of that same 2019/20 season, the player and both Highlands Park F.C and Mamelodi Sundowns F.C confirmed that he has signed for the latter club.He adapted fairly quick as he scored 4 goals in 7 league appearances. Shalulile is the second Namibian player to join Mamelodi Sundowns after Ronnie 'The Magnet' Fillemon Kanalelo, who played for the Brazilians between 1997 and 2005.

International career

On the international scene Peter has scored 6 goals for the senior national team, the last being in Namibia's 1-0 win over Niger in their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on 4 June 2016.

He was a member of the U/19 Namibian squad that won the Metropolitan U/19 Premier Cup in South Africa in 2011.[1]

International goals
As of match played 10 September 2019. Namibia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Shalulile goal.[2]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 28 May 2015Moruleng Stadium, Saulspoort, South Africa5 Madagascar3–23–22015 COSAFA Cup
2 26 March 2016Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura, Burundi14 Burundi2–03–12017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3 4 June 2016Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia16 Niger1–01–0
4 11 November 201723 Zimbabwe2–03–1Friendly
5 16 October 201825 Mozambique1–01–02019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
6 23 March 2019National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia27 Zambia1–31–4
7 4 September 2019Denden Stadium, Asmara, Eritrea32 Eritrea1–02–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
8 10 September 2019Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia33 Eritrea2–02–0

References
  1. Kuya, Yanditswe (5 May 2012). "Amavubi U20 aracakirana na Namibia U20" (in Swahili). Ruhago Yacu. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  2. Peter Shalulile at Soccerway
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