Lesego Nkoane
{{short description|South African professional soccer player}}
{{Use South African English|date=November 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Lesego Nkoane
| fullname =
| birth_date = 28 December
| birth_place = Soweto
| height =
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = TS Galaxy Queens
| clubnumber =
| youthclubs1 = Gauteng High Performance Centre
| youthyears1 = 2015-2020
| years1 = 2019-2022
| clubs1 = Witwatersrand University
| nationalyears1 = 2014
| nationalteam1 = South Africa U20
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| nationalyears2 = 2024-
| nationalteam2 = South Africa
| nationalcaps2 = 1
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| medaltemplates =
| pcupdate =
| ntupdate = )
| years2 = 2023-
| clubs2 = TS Galaxy Queens
}}
Lesego Nkoane is a South African soccer player who plays as a defender for SAFA Women's League club TS Galaxy Queens and the South Africa women's national team.
Nkoane studied a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of the Witwatersrand.{{Cite web |title=2024 - Nkoane earns Banyana Banyana call up and acknowledges Wits for a football lifeline - Wits University |url=https://www.wits.ac.za/news/sources/wits-sport-news/2024/nkoane-earns-banyana-banyana-call-up-and-acknowledges-wits-for-a-football-lifeline.html |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=www.wits.ac.za}}
Club career
= Witwatersrand University Women =
In 2019 she joined Sasol Women's League side Witwatersrand University.
= TS Galaxy Queens =
In 2023 she joined SAFA Women's League club TS Galaxy Queens.{{Cite web |last=Hare |first=Rudene |date=2023-02-04 |title=TS Galaxy Queens Squad Announced for Hollywoodbets Super League Season |url=https://gsport.co.za/ts-galaxy-queens-squad-announced-for-hollywoodbets-super-league-season/ |access-date=2024-04-30 |website=gsport4girls |language=en-ZA}}
International career
She competed for the Basetsana team for the 2014 African U-20 Women's World Cup qualifiers where they lost out on a place in the final stage of qualification.{{Cite web |last=SAFA |date=2014-01-05 |title=Basetsana Head to Nigeria in World Cup Quest |url=https://gsport.co.za/basetsana-head-to-nigeria-in-world-cup-quest/ |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=gsport4girls |language=en-ZA}}
Nkoane made her senior international debut on 27 February 2024 in the third round Olympic qualifier against Tanzania.{{Cite web |date=2024-02-19 |title=Desiree Ellis names 23-member Banyana Banyana squad to face Tanzania {{!}} soccer |url=https://www.sabcsport.com/soccer/news/desiree-ellis-names-23-member-banyana-banyana-squad-to-face-tanzania |access-date=2024-04-15 |website=SABC |language=en}}
References
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Category:South African women's soccer players
Category:South Africa women's international soccer players
Category:Women's association football central defenders
Category:Women's association football defenders
Category:21st-century South African sportswomen
Category:University of the Witwatersrand alumni
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)