# Hildah Magaia

Hildah Tholakele Magaia (born 16 December 1994) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Liga MX Femenil club Club Tijuana and the South Africa national team.
Magaia scored the brace that gave South Africa their first Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) title in a 2-1 win over Morocco in 2022.
In 2020 she was named the player of the season for the inaugural SAFA Women's League and was joint top scorer.
She was added to the class of 2024 for the Forbes Africa 30 under 30 list featuring uncovering some of the most influential and iconic young people on the continent.

## Club career
### University of Pretoria/Tshwane University of Technology

Magaia started her career with South African second-tier side Tuks Ladies. For the 2017 season, Magaia signed for TUT Ladies, helping them to their only league title at the 2018 Sasol League National Championship. She was named Diski Queen on the Tournament, player of the tournament, for the 2018 season.

### Sejong Sportstoto

In 2022, she signed for Sejong Sportstoto in South Korea.

### Mazatlán

In January 2024, Magaia joined Mexican Liga MX Femenil club Mazatlán Femenil.

#### Kansas City Current (loan)

On 21 August 2024, the Kansas City Current announced that they had signed Magaia on loan from Mazatlán for the remainder of the 2024 National Women's Soccer League season with the option to acquire her rights on a permanent basis at the conclusion of the loan. The club announced her departure on 19 December 2024.

### Club Tijuana

In January 2025, she made the move to Liga MX Femenil side Club Tijuana.

## International career

Magaia represented South Africa at the 2019 Summer Universiade.
She was voted the Best Player at the 2020 COSAFA Women's Championship tournament, earning herself a 2-year deal with Swedish club Morön BK.
Magaia was part of the Banyana Banyana squad that featured at the 2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations in Morocco. At the tourney, she scored a 63rd-minute winning goal in a 2–1 win Group C match against Nigeria's Super Falcons and also Scored 2 goals in the Final against Morocco to win the trophy for the South African Female National Team.
On 23 July 2023, Magaia scored her first goal in a FIFA Women's World Cup competition in a 1–2 defeat to Sweden in the group stage.

## International goals

| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 10 June 2018 | Dr. Petrus Molemela Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa | Lesotho | 5–0 | 6–0 | 2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 2. | 31 July 2019 | Wolfson Stadium, KwaZakele, South Africa | Comoros | 11–0 | 17–0 | 2019 COSAFA Women's Championship |
| 3. | 31 July 2019 | Wolfson Stadium, KwaZakele, South Africa | Comoros | 14–0 | 17–0 | 2019 COSAFA Women's Championship |
| 4. | 9 November 2020 | Wolfson Stadium, KwaZakele, South Africa | Comoros | 3–0 | 7–0 | 2020 COSAFA Women's Championship |
| 5. | 26 October 2021 | Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa | Mozambique | 3–0 | 6–0 | 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 6. | 26 October 2021 | Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa | Mozambique | 4–0 | 6–0 | 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 7. | 18 February 2022 | Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa | Algeria | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 8. | 4 July 2022 | Stade Moulay Hassan, Rabat, Morocco | Nigeria | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations |
| 9. | 23 July 2022 | Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco | Morocco | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations |
| 10. | 23 July 2022 | Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco | Morocco | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations |
| 11. | 8 October 2022 | Kingsmeadow, Kingston upon Thames, England | Australia | 1–4 | 1–4 | Friendly |
| 12. | 21 February 2023 | Miracle Sports Complex, Alanya, Turkey | Slovenia | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2023 Turkish Women's Cup |
| 13. | 10 April 2023 | Serbian FA Sports Center, Stara Pazova, Serbia | Serbia | 1–3 | 2–3 | Friendly |
| 14. | 23 July 2023 | Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand | Sweden | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| 15. | 2 August 2023 | Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand | Italy | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| 16. | 30 November 2023 | Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast | Burkina Faso | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 17. | 23 February 2024 | Chamazi Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Tanzania | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2024 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |

## Honours

TUT
* Sasol League National Championship: 2018
Kansas City Current
* NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup: 2024
South Africa
* Women's Africa Cup of Nations: 2022
* Cosafa Women's Championship: 2020
Individual
* Women's Africa Cup of Nations Top Scorer: 2022
* Cosafa Women's Championship: Best Player: 2020
* SAFA Women's League: Top Scorer: 2019-20
* SAFA Women's League: Player of the Season: 2019-20
* Sasol Women's League: Diski Queen of the Tournament: 2018