Oujda, July 7, 2025 and the defending champions needed a quiet finish from the spot. Linda Motlhalo appeared in the 28th minute of the match against Ghana. He scored. Banyana Banyana continued to open up the WAFCON defense with a 2-0 win.
A year later, the Glasgow City midfielder made 100 appearances for South Africa and signed a new club contract. Here are factual records about his career, salary and personal life.
| Full name | Linda Maserame Divorce |
| was born | Born 1 July 1998, Brandvlei, raised in Randfontein |
| Position | Midfielder, wing defender |
| Current club | Glasgow City, his contract runs until the summer of 2027 |
| Banana caps | It reached 100 in July 2026 |
| Salary | Not published |
| Marital status | No public record |
Linda Motlhalo husband, partner and children
There is no public record of Motlhalo being married and she has never mentioned her husband, boyfriend or partner in any interview. He has not publicly announced that he has children.
Searches for husband are among the most popular on this page. Nothing he says in the press endorses any name. When he talks about life away from the pitch, it’s almost always about where he comes from: “Brandvlei is a very dusty village where I grew up, where I usually played with the boys,” he told Flashscore during WAFCON 2026.
Family appears in his story through football. His father Johannes tried to make it as a player and a relative kept goal for Kaizer Chiefs between 1970 and 1985, according to career profiles. Besides, he keeps everything under wraps. This page will only add details it chooses to make public.
City of Glasgow, second round
His Scottish debut began in January 2023 and ended with a league medal.
Glasgow City remembers he assisted Lauren Davidson’s 92nd minute winner against Rangers that sealed the 2022/23 SWPL title. He then left for Racing Louisville in the NWSL in January 2024, which never materialized and the contract ended by mutual consent before returning to the Scottish club in February 2025.
Then, on January 28, 2026, a new contract. This will last until the summer of 2027. By then he had made 71 appearances across both games, 21 of them that season, including seven in Europe. “I’ve extended my stay in Glasgow because I’ve always said it’s a home,” Motlhalo said in a club statement. He added that happiness was the biggest reason to stay.
The season brought a trophy. City beat Rangers 2–1 in the SWPL Cup Final at Fir Park on 29 March 2026. On the final day of the league, Hearts finished third with 62 points, Rangers 60 and Glasgow City 58. Close, not enough.
Banyana Banyana: 100 caps and two WAFCON campaigns
The 2025, officially 2024, tournament in Morocco showed why the South African press called him a penalty specialist. After the game against Ghana, he was on the scoresheet again in the semi-final against Nigeria in Casablanca, equalizing before his 60th-minute goal sent the Super Falcons 2-1 down. Banyana then lost 4-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw to Ghana in the bronze medal match. No medal.
Then came the century.
The stage has once again reached WAFCON 2026 in Morocco. Motlhalo won his 100th cap in a 2-1 defeat against Tanzania in their opening Group B game and Desiree Ellis’ side reached the quarter-finals before losing 2-1 to the hosts in Rabat on August 8, leaving the 2027 World Cup play-offs the only route to Brazil. Before the tournament, he reflected on his journey in an interview with iDiski Times, saying, “It’s been a long journey, a lot of ups and downs, but it’s been great.”
His record has many great highlights: a debut goal against Cameroon in 2016, a 2-1 final win over Morocco in 2022 to win the WAFCON title and a goal against Argentina at the 2023 World Cup. For a wider view of the side, see the Banyana Banyana all-time top scorers list and the full Banyana Banyana fixture list.
Salary and Net Worth: What’s Posted
No figures have been published.
Glasgow City did not disclose the salaries of the players. Neither Motlhalo nor his reps have put a number on his contract, so any monthly or yearly numbers circulating online, including the net worth range seen on older versions of this page, should be treated with caution. The national team is different. After the 2022 WAFCON victory, SAFA confirmed that each player received a bonus of R400,000 and the government later announced a separate bonus of R15 million for the squad. Our compatriots like Hildah Magaia face the same loophole: the few non-league contracts in women’s football are rarely made public.
From Brandvlei to four countries
He came through TuksSport High School and JVW before Houston Dash signed him on February 1, 2018. Dash later confirmed that he had made 21 appearances and scored one goal in his lone NWSL season. A year, then he was gone.
China then settled with Beijing BG Phoenix. Then Sweden. His teammates at Djurgården named him Rookie of the Year after his first season.
The nickname “Randfontein Ronaldinho” followed him throughout. Ellis prefers another word. “I call Linda a magician,” said the Banyana trainer.
At 28, Motlhalo has a contract in Glasgow, a century of games and a World Cup play-off campaign ahead of him. “When I play football, I forget my problems. This is my joy, my happiness,” he said.
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