Peter Shalulile

Peter Shalulile (born 23 October 1993) is a Namibian professional footballer who plays as a striker for South African Premiership club Mamelodi Sundowns and captains the Namibia national team. He is regarded as one of the best strikers to play in the South Africa top flight division.

Peter Shalulile

Personal information
Full name	Peter Shalulile
Date of birth	(1993-10-23) 23 October 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Windhoek, Namibia
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Mamelodi Sundowns
Number	38
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2015	Tura Magic
2015–2020	Highlands Park	117	(44)
2020–	Mamelodi Sundowns	104	(61)
International career‡
2014–	Namibia	62	(17)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 March 2025

Club career

Tura Magic

Peter is a product of Tura Magic FC in Namibia a club he joined when they were campaigning in the NFA Khomas second division and helped gain promotion in the 2011–2012 season. He made his way up from the U-20 to the Senior Namibia National Soccer Team and scored crucial goals en route to their first ever trophy which was the COSAFA Cup in 2015.

Highlands Park

He joined National First Division club Highlands Park after an impressive showing at the COSAFA Cup in 2015, and helped them gain promotion, scoring two crucial goals in the playoff encounter against Mbombela at the Makhulong Stadium in June 2016.

Midway through the 2019–20 season, the media speculated that Shalulile was being hunted by three of South Africa's biggest clubs, Mamelodi Sundowns, Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates, due to his goalscoring abilities. He finished the season as joint top goalscorer alongside Orlando Pirates' Gabadinho Mhango.

Mamelodi Sundowns

Shalulile signed for Mamelodi Sundowns at the end of the season. He scored 4 goals in his first 7 league appearances. Shalulile is the second Namibian player to join Mamelodi Sundowns after Ronnie 'The Magnet' Fillemon Kanalelo, who played for Sundowns between 1997 and 2005.

On 22 April 2023 against CR Belouizdad in the CAF Champions League quarter finals, Shalulile became the latest player to join the list of prominent players who have managed to bag 100 goals or more in the Premiership, joining the likes of Siyabonga Nomvethe, Collins Mbesuma and Masandawana’s all-time top goal scorer, Daniel Mudau.^{[citation needed]}

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 December 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Nedbank Cup		MTN 8		CAF Champions League		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Highlands Park	2015–16	NFD	20	5	2	0	0	0	—		1	2	23	8
	2017–18		29	15	1	0	0	0	—		0	0	30	15
	2016–17	SAPD	14	1	1	0	0	0	—		0	0	15	1
	2018–19		24	7	2	0	0	0	—		1	0	27	7
	2019–20		30	16	3	3	4	0	—		2	0	39	19
	Total		117	44	9	3	4	0	0	0	4	2	134	49
Mamelodi Sundowns	2020–21	SAPD	25	15	4	4	1	0	9	3	0	0	39	22
	2021–22		30	23	3	2	4	2	9	3	0	0	46	30
	2022–23		21	12	3	5	2	0	8	6	0	0	34	23
	2023–24		21	9	3	0	3	2	11	3	1	1	39	15
	2024-25		7	2	0	0	3	0	4	0	0	0	14	2
	Total		104	61	13	11	13	4	41	15	1	1	172	92
Career total			222	105	22	14	17	4	41	15	5	3	306	141

International

As of 24 March 2025

National team	Years	Apps	Goals
Namibia	2014	1	0
	2015	12	1
	2016	6	2
	2017	4	1
	2018	3	1
	2019	9	3
	2020	3	0
	2021	7	4
	2022	1	1
	2023	3	3
	2024	11	0
	2025	2	1
Total		62	17

International career

On the international scene Peter has scored sixteen goals for the senior national team, the last being in Namibia's Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Burundi on 24 March 2025.

He was a member of the Namibian under-19 squad that won the Metropolitan Under-19 Premier Cup in South Africa in 2011.^[1]

International goals

As of match played 24 March 2025. Namibia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Shalulile goal.^[2][3]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	28 May 2015	Moruleng Stadium, Saulspoort, South Africa	Madagascar	3–2	3–2	2015 COSAFA Cup
2	26 March 2016	Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura, Burundi	Burundi	2–0	3–1	2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3	4 June 2016	Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia	Niger	1–0	1–0	2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
4	11 November 2017	Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia	Zimbabwe	2–0	3–1	Friendly
5	16 October 2018	Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia	Mozambique	1–0	1–0	2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
6	23 March 2019	National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia	Zambia	1–3	1–4	2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
7	4 September 2019	Denden Stadium, Asmara, Eritrea	Eritrea	1–0	2–1	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
8	10 September 2019	Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia	Eritrea	2–0	2–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
9	28 March 2021	Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia	Guinea	1–0	2–1	2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
10				2–0
11	12 October 2021	Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	Senegal	1–1	2–2	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
12	11 November 2021	Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	Congo	1–1	1–1	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
13	4 June 2022	Orlando Stadium, Soweto, South Africa	Burundi	1–0	1–1	2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
14	24 March 2023	Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaoundé, Cameroon	Cameroon	1–0	1–1	2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
15	28 March 2023	Dobsonville Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	Cameroon	1–0	2–1	2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
16	20 June 2023	National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania	Burundi	1–3	2–3	2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
17	24 March 2025	Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	Equatorial Guinea	1–0	1–1	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Mamelodi Sundowns

• South African Premiership
  • 2020-2021
  • 2021-2022
  • 2022-2023
  • 2023-2024
• Nedbank Cup
  • 2022
• MTN 8
  • 2021

Individual

• PSL Footballer of the Year: 2020-21
• Lesley Manyathela Golden Boot: 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23^[4]
• PSL Footballer of the Season: 2021-22
• PSL Players' Player of the Season: 2021-22
• CAF Champions League Top Goalscorer: 2023