Rachel Sebati

{{short description|South African soccer player (born 1993) }} {{Use South African English|date=January 2022}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Rachel Sebati | fullname = Rachel Raesetja Sebati | image = RachelSebati (2).jpg | image_size = | caption = Rachel Sebati of Fatih Vatan Spor (May 2022) | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|02|03|df=yes}} | birth_place = Limpopo, South Africa | height = {{height|m=1.57}} | position = Midfielder | currentclub = Fatih Vatan Spor | clubnumber = 19 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2010 | clubs1 = Mphahlele Ladies | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = | clubs2 = TUT Ladies | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 2019 | clubs3 = Minsk | caps3 = 1 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2019–2020 | clubs4 = ALG Spor | caps4 = 11 | goals4 = 1 | years5 = 2020– | clubs5 = Fatih Vatan Spor | caps5 = 40 | goals5 = 2 | nationalyears1 = 2010 | nationalteam1 = South Africa U-17 | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2017 | nationalteam2 = South Africa | nationalcaps2 = | nationalgoals2 = | club-update = 5 February 2023 | ntupdate = }}

'''Rachel Raesetja Sebati''' (born 3 February 1993) is a South African soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Turkish Women's Football Super League club Fatih Vatan Spor. She has represented South Africa at under-17 and senior levels.<ref name="g1"/>

== Early life == Sebati was born in Limpopo,<ref name="gs1"/> South Africa on 3 February 1993.<ref name="tff0"/><ref name="g1"/>

== Club career == Sebati was a member of Mphahlele Ladies FC in her country.<ref name="fifa0"/> Later, she played for TUT Ladies,<ref name="g1"/> and captained the team.<ref name="fp1"/>

Nadia Kroll, the assistant coach of TUT Ladies, offered Sebati and her teammate Letago Madiba to play in Belarus. She had to decide within three days as the Belarusian club was in preparation for a major European tournament.<ref name="ds1"/> She moved to Belarus in July 2019, and signed with ZFK Minsk two weeks before their participation at the 2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round.<ref name="g1"/><ref name="sabc1"/><ref name="ds2"/> She appeared in two matches in August 2019 for the Belarusian team at Group 4 of the 2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round.<ref name="fczh1"/><ref name="uefa1"/><ref name="uefa2"/>

End October 2019, Sebati went to Turkey, arranged by her manager Kroll, and joined ALG Spor,<ref name="gs1"/><ref name="fp1"/><ref name="trts1"/><ref name="c1"/> a club in Gaziantep, which would play the second season in the Women's First League after their promotion.<ref name="gs2"/> She scored one goal in eleven matches of the 2019-20 Turkish Women's First Football League season.<ref name="tff0"/> The 2019–20 league season was stopped due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey.<ref name="lv1"/><ref name="tff1"/> However, her team was named by the Turkish Football Federation to represent Turkey at the 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League as the top-ranking team when the league was stopped.<ref name="gs2"/><ref name="tff1"/>

In the 2020–21 Turkish Women's League season, she transferred to Fatih Vatan Spor.<ref name="tff2"/>

==International career== Sebati played as captain of her national team South Africa girls' U-17 in all three matches of the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup – Group B.<ref name="fifa0"/><ref name="fifa1"/><ref name="fifa2"/><ref name="fifa3"/> She captained the national U-17 team at the competition.

Sebati was part of the South Africa women's national team, nicknamed "Banyana Banyana", and a regular member in 2017.<ref name="ds2"/> She played at the 2017 COSAFA Women's Championship – Group C matches.<ref name="ds2"/><ref name="vssa1"/>

== Career statistics == {{updated|5 February 20232}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !rowspan=2|Club !rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|Continental !colspan=2|National !colspan=2|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan=2 |ALG Spor |2019–20 ||First League |11 ||1 || – || – ||0 ||0 ||11 ||1 |- !colspan=2|Total !11 !!1 !! – !! – !!0 !!0 !!11 !!1 |- |rowspan=4 |Fatih Vatan Spor |2020–21 |First League |6 ||2 || – || – ||0 ||0 ||6 ||2 |- |2021–22 |Super League |22 ||0 || – || – ||0 ||0 ||22 ||0

|- |2022–23 |Super League |12 ||0 || – || – ||0 ||0 ||12 ||0 |- !colspan=2|Total !40 !!2 !! – !! – !!0 !!0 !!40 !!2 |}

== Honours == ; Turkish Women's First League :; Fatih Vatan Spor :: ''Runners-up'' (1): 2020–21

== References == <references>

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2019 |language=tr |accessdate=30 November 2019 |archive-date=5 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205142340/https://www.trtspor.com.tr/fifa2018dunyakupasi-haber/futbol/kadinlar-futbol/alg-spordan-rakiplerine-gozdagi-192196.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="uefa1">{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/match/2027723--minsk-vs-bettembourg/lineups/ |publisher=UEFA |title=Qualifying round – Group 4 – Minsk (BLR) 12–0 Bettembourg (LUX) |access-date=30 November 2019 }}</ref> <ref name="uefa2">{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/match/2027743--minsk-vs-hajduk-split/lineups/ |publisher=UEFA |title=Qualifying round – Group 4 – Minsk (BLR) 2–1 Split (CRO) |access-date=30 November 2019 }}</ref> <ref name="fifa0">{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/fu17w/2010/PDF/FU17W_2010_SquadLists_RSA.pdf |publisher=FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Trinidad and Tobago 2010 2010 |title=List of Players – South Africa |accessdate=1 December 2019 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> <ref name="fifa1">{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u17womensworldcup/trinidadandtobago2010/matches/round=253559/match=300125760/report.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130704070533/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u17womensworldcup/trinidadandtobago2010/matches/round=253559/match=300125760/report.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 4, 2013 |publisher=FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Trinidad & Tobago 2010 |title=South Africa 1:3 Korea Republic |accessdate=1 December 2019 }}</ref> <ref name="fifa2">{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u17womensworldcup/trinidadandtobago2010/matches/round=253559/match=300125757/report.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130706204528/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u17womensworldcup/trinidadandtobago2010/matches/round=253559/match=300125757/report.html 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Martin |date=3 February 2020 |accessdate=31 July 2020 |archive-date=27 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027023645/https://www.farpost.co.za/exclusive-sa-duo-madiba-and-sebati-sets-turkey-alight/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="sabc1">{{cite news |url=https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/more-sa-women-footballers-plying-their-trade-abroad/ |newspaper=SABC |title=More SA women footballers plying their trade abroad |date=19 March 2020 |accessdate=31 July 2020 }}</ref> <ref name="gs1">{{cite news |url=https://gsport.co.za/south-african-duo-flying-the-flag-high-in-europe/ |newspaper=G Sport |title=South African Duo Flying the Flag High in Europe |date=28 December 2019 |accessdate=31 July 2020 }}</ref> <ref name="gs2">{{cite news |url=https://gsport.co.za/letago-madiba-continues-to-dominate-on-the-european-stage/ |newspaper=G Sport |title=Letago Madiba Continues to Dominate on the European Stage |author=Abrahams, Celine |date=15 July 2020 |accessdate=31 July 2020 }}</ref> <ref name="c1">{{cite web |url=https://www.cosafa.com/banyana-star-delighted-with-spain-move/ |publisher=COSAFA |title=Banyana star delighted with Spain move |date=31 July 2020 |accessdate=26 July 2020 }}</ref> <ref name="lv1">{{cite news |url=https://lowvelder.co.za/629614/mpumalanga-soccer-star-shines-bright-in-europe/ |newspaper=Lowvelder |title=Mpumalanga soccer star shines bright in Europe |date=25 July 2020 |accessdate=31 July 2020 }}</ref> <ref name="vssa1">{{cite news |url=http://varsitysportssa.com/tut-ladies-defend-title |newspaper=Varsity Sports SA |title=TUT ladies to defend their title |date=6 September 2017 |accessdate=31 July 2020 |archive-date=26 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726123255/http://varsitysportssa.com/tut-ladies-defend-title/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sebati, Rachel Raesetja}} Category:1993 births Category:Living people Category:Soccer players from Limpopo Category:South African women's soccer players Category:Women's association football midfielders Category:FC Minsk (women) players Category:South Africa women's international soccer players Category:South African expatriate women's soccer players Category:South African expatriate sportspeople in Belarus Category:Expatriate women's footballers in Belarus Category:South African expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Category:Expatriate women's footballers in Turkey Category:Turkish Women's Football Super League players Category:ALG Spor players Category:Fatih Vatan Spor players Category:21st-century South African sportswomen Category:Yüksekova S.K. players Category:South Africa women's youth international soccer players