Andisiwe Mgcoyi

Andisiwe Mgcoyi
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-07-03) 3 July 1988
Place of birth South Africa
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
FK Union Nové Zámky
Number 12
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Red Eagles
Cape Town Roses
Mamelodi Sundowns
2013– FK Union Nové Zámky 10 (13)
National team
20??– South Africa 39 (9)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 June 2013.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 June 2013

Andisiwe Mgcoyi is a South African women's footballer and plays as a forward. She plays for FK Union Nové Zámky in the Slovak Women's First League.[1] She represented the South Africa women's national football team at the 2012 London Olympics[2]

Club career

Mgcoyi played for Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies in the Sasol League in South Africa. She joined FK Union Nové Zámky in during the 2012/2013 and immediately became an overnight sensation, scoring 13 goals in 10 matches to finish as the club's 2nd top goalscorer and also helping the club win their first Slovak Women's First League title.[3] She also represented her club in the UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round and as of 12 August 2013 she had 1 goal in 3 matches.[4]

International career

Mgcoyi was also instrumental in South Africa's quest to win the 2012 African Women's Championship after finishing runners up in 2006 and 2008. She was the spearhead of the team as she scored a hat trick against DRC winning 4-1 but the team lost to Equatorial Guinea in the final.[5][6]

References


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