Lenize Potgieter (born 2 May 1994) is a South African professional netball player who currently plays for Manchester Thunder and the South African national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
2 May 1994 Polokwane, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| School | Hoërskool Menlopark | ||
| University | University of Pretoria | ||
| Occupation | Netball player | ||
| Netball career | |||
| Playing position(s): GS, GA | |||
| Years | Club team(s) | Apps | |
| 2016 | Team Bath | ||
| 2017–18 | Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic | ||
| 2019 | Southern Steel Queensland Firebirds | ||
| 2020 - 2022 | Adelaide Thunderbirds | ||
| 2023 | Manchester Thunder | ||
| Years | National team(s) | Caps | |
| 2014–present | South Africa | 39 | |
Early life edit
Potgieter was born in Polokwane, Limpopo before moving to Pretoria to pursue her high school career at Hoërskool Menlopark and further her studies and netball career. She has played netball for the past seventeen years.
Career edit
Lenize has represented her province of Limpopo at respective provincial netball tournaments. She played for the Gauteng Jaguars in the Brutal Fruit Netball Cup for three years as well as represented her university in the local varsity championship.[2] Also, she earned her first international cap in the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Potgieter was also in the Spar Proteas squad that competed against the Silver Ferns in the Taini Jamieson Trophy whereby she displayed some excellent netball and earned the MVP award despite the Spar Proteas losing to the world ranked number two. She also got selected to represent her country at the 2015 Netball World Cup in Sydney, Australia whereby the Spar Proteas finished in fifth. The following year she got signed by Team Bath[3][4] in the Netball Superleague before being snapped up by Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic of the ANZ Premiership in 2017.[5] She stayed at Waikato for two seasons before moving to Southern Steel ahead of the 2019 season.[6] At the end of the 2019 ANZ Premiership season, Potgieter was signed by the Queensland Firebirds as an injury replacement player for the rest of the Australian domestic season.[7] On 21 June 2019, it was announced Potgieter will be playing for Adelaide Thunderbirds in the 2020 season. At the end of the 2022 season, Potgeiter's contract with Adelaide Thunderbirds was not renewed.
Potgieter was signed by Netball Super League side Manchester Thunder prior to the start of the 2023 season.[8]
References edit
- ^ "Player profile". ANZ Premiership Netball. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ VarsitySportsSA. "Lenize Potgieter". Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Lenize Potgieter and Karla Mostert have signed for Team Bath". Sky Sports. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Lenize Potgieter | Team Bath". www.teambath.com. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ Voerman, Andrew (24 March 2017). "South African shooter Lenize Potgieter full of excitement ahead of Magic debut". Stuff. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "LENIZE POTGIETER SIGNS WITH STEEL FOR 2019". ANZ Premiership. 31 August 2018.
- ^ "Potgieter looking forward to joining Firebirds". Otago Daily Times. 29 May 2019.
- ^ Jennings, Ben (12 August 2022). "Manchester Thunder Welcomes South African Superstar Lenize Potgieter - Manchester Thunder". Retrieved 12 August 2022.