Noko Matlou
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Noko Alice Matlou | ||
| Date of birth | 30 September 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Moletjie, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker, defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | CP Cacereño Femenino | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Development Ladies | |||
| Brazilian Ladies | |||
| 2013- | University of Johannesburg | ||
| -2019 | Ma-Indies Ladies | ||
| 2021–2024 | Eibar | 40 | (0) |
| 2024- | CP Cacereño Femenino | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006–2025 | South Africa | 174 | (66) |
Medal record | |||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 April 2025 | |||
Noko Alice Matlou (born 30 September 1985) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Spanish Primera Federación side CP Cacereño Femenino. She has played for the South Africa women's national team both as a striker and a defender.
In 2008, Matlou became the first South African to receive a CAF award when she was named African Women's Footballer of the Year.
Matlou has represented the South Africa women's national football team 174 times, including at the 2012, 2016 Summer Olympics and the 2019, and 2023 FIFA Women's World Cups. She is the second most capped African player.