Robyn Moodaly

Robyn Moodaly
Personal information
Full name Robyn Kimberly Moodaly[1]
Date of birth (1994-06-16) 16 June 1994
Place of birth East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Height 164 cm (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Northwestern Ohio
Number 7
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 AIB Eagles
2015– Northwestern Ohio
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011– South Africa 13 (1)

Robyn Kimberly Moodaly (born 16 June 1994) is a South African football midfielder who has represented the South Africa women's national football team, including at both the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics.

Early life

Robyn Moodaly was born in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa. She began to play football, as she was growing up, describing it as "being in my genes". Moodaly played mostly with boy's teams, since there were no girls teams nearby and eventually moved to Johannesburg to continue to play the game.[2]

In 2013, Moodaly joined AIB College of Business in Des Moines, Iowa. She trained with the college soccer team but was unable to play in any fixtures in 2013 due to red tape.[3] Moodaly played two games for W-League team Colorado Rush Women in 2013.[4]

International career

While attending the University of Pretoria's High Performance Centre, Moodaly came to the attention of South Africa women's national football team selectors who drafted her into the national Under–17 squad. Moodaly was then part of the South African selection at the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. She made her debut for the senior national team aged 16 in January 2011.[5] She only appeared for the under-21 team after she had already played for the senior side, switching back and forth between the two sides on several occasions. She attributed this to a lack of female players available. She was selected for the South African squad at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom.[2]

During the following years, she was hampered by injuries, and fought to be fit in time for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was selected for the warm-up match immediately prior to the tournament, against world champions the United States.[6] She was subsequently selected for the squad.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Women's Olympic Football Tournament London 2012 – List of Players South Africa" (PDF). FIFA. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  2. 1 2 Phandle, Gugu (11 August 2014). "Robyn stars on the field of dreams". Dispatch Live. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "AIB Eagle gives assist to home country". AIB College of Business. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "2013 Statistics". United Soccer Leagues. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  5. ↑ Moreotsene, Linda (19 January 2011). "The rise and rise of Moodaly". The New Age (South African newspaper). Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  6. ↑ Mohamed, Ashfak (4 July 2016). "Moodaly boost for Banyana Banyana". IOL. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  7. ↑ "Moodaly Robyn". Rio 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
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