Boitumelo Rabale

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Boitumelo Rabale

| image = File:Boitumelo Rabale.jpg

| caption = Rabale at Lucas Moripe Stadium

| fullname = Boitumelo Joyce Rabale{{Cite web|url=http://admin.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/11theditionwomenafcon-ghana2018/TeamDetails/playerdetails?CompetitionPlayerId=PZUJT7ft0UMdbIQY0Alhvfqf%2bS1nXP%2b7lPZhTTNGANWb8RkKaKZ%2bcDumAutOly0I|website=CAF|title=Competitions - 11th Edition Women AFCON- GHANA 2018 - Team Details - Player Details}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1996|8|5}}

| birth_place = Qoaling, Lesotho

| height = 1.70 m{{Cite web|url=https://gocapersgo.ca/sports/wsoc/2020-21/bios/rabale_boitumelo_fmms|title=Boitumelo Rabale|website=Cape Breton Athletics|accessdate=3 November 2020}}

| position = Forward

| currentclub = Mamelodi Sundowns

| clubnumber = 10

| youthyears1 =

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| collegeyears1 = 2018–2019

| college1 = LCCC Trailblazers

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| collegeyears2 = 2020

| college2 = CBU Capers

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| years1 = 2015

| clubs1 = Likhosatsana

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| years2 = 2016–2017

| clubs2 = Bloemfontein Celtic

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| years3 = 2021–

| clubs3 = Mamelodi Sundowns

| caps3 = 52

| goals3 = 31

| nationalyears1 =

| nationalteam1 = Lesotho

| nationalcaps1 = 7

| nationalgoals1 = 3

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Boitumelo Joyce Rabale (born 5 August 1996) is a Mosotho professional woman footballer who plays as a forward for SAFA Women's League club Mamelodi Sundowns and captains the Lesotho women's national team.{{Cite web |last=Mollo |first=Tlotlisang |date=2023-05-18 |title=Boitumelo Rabale reveals PSL player she looks up to |url=https://farpost.co.za/2023/05/18/boitumelo-rabale-reveals-psl-player-she-looks-up-to/ |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=FARPost |language=en-ZA}}

Rabale was named the 2023 CAF Women's Champions League player of the tournament.{{Cite web |title=Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies reclaim continental glory in style |url=https://www.cafonline.com/caf-womens-champions-league/news/mamelodi-sundowns-ladies-reclaim-continental-glory-in-style/ |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies reclaim continental glory in style |language=en-GB}}

Early life

Rabale was raised in Maseru.

Club career

= Likhosatsana =

In 2015, Rabale won the inaugural Lesotho Women's Super League with Likhosatsana.

= Bloemfontein Celtic Ladies =

In 2016 and 2017, Rabale captained Bloemfontein Celtic and led the club to win the league.

In April 2017, she won the Lesotho's Sports Star of the Year award.{{cite news|url=https://www.pressreader.com/lesotho/lesotho-times/20170413/281835758566698|title=Tsibela, Rabale win big at sports awards|first=Moorosi|last=Tsiane|newspaper=Lesotho Times|via=PressReader|date=13 April 2017}}

= Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies =

She won the 2023 CAF Women's Champions League with Mamelodi Sundowns scoring in the winning goal in the semi-final in a 1–0 win over defending champions AS FAR. She scored again in the final in a 3–0 win against SC Casablanca and was named player of the tournament.{{Cite web |date=2023-11-22 |title=CAF Women’s Champions League, Cote d’Ivoire Best Xl confirmed |url=https://www.cafonline.com/caf-womens-champions-league/news/caf-women-s-champions-league-cote-d-ivoire-best-xl-confirmed/ |access-date=2023-11-22 |website=CAF |language=en-GB}}

College career

Rabale left Bloemfontein Celtic was awarded a Kick4Life Student-Athlete Scholarship where she moved to Lewis and Clark Community College.{{cite web|url=http://www.soka25east.com/boitumelo-rabale-cherishes-the-usa-challenge-ahead/|title=Boitumelo Rabale cherishes the USA Challenge ahead|first=Moorosi|last=Tsiane|publisher=Soka 25 East|date=5 August 2018}} In January 2020, she was named the National Junior College Women's Soccer Player of the Year following her 2019 season with the LCCC Trailblazers, in which she was the league's top goalscorer with 57 goals and placed third with her team in the NJCAA Division National Tournament.{{cite news|url=https://www.thepost.co.ls/sports/queen-wins-top-us-award/|title=Queen wins top US award|first=Lipholo|last=Pheko|newspaper=The Post|date=8 January 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://lefa.co.ls/2020/01/21/rabale-wins-big-in-america/|title=Rabale wins big in America|publisher=Lesotho Football Association|date=21 January 2020}}

International career

Rabale capped for Lesotho at senior level during the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification.{{Cite web|url=http://admin.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/11theditionwomenafcon-ghana2018/MatchDetails?MatchId=pRBOkpa0zh8O7gV5e%2bOsq5y2kDmIgt9IEJt%2fSFlMkhg1QW5h6uS7sYAnfpGI%2fWzr|website=CAF|title=Competitions - 11th Edition Women AFCON- GHANA 2018 - Match Details|accessdate=6 September 2020}}