Janine van Wyk

Janine van Wyk is a South African women's footballer and plays as a defender. She plays for JvW.^[1] She represented the South Africa women's national football team at the 2012 London Olympics^[2]

Early life

Van Wyk was born in Alberton.^[3] She grew up in Germiston and she started playing soccer at the age of 6. She also attended an Afrikaans medium school that did not play soccer. Her first girls team was Springs Home Sweepers based in KwaThema.^[4]

Club career

A few years later she joined Mamelodi Sundowns and later Palace Super Falcons from Tembisa, where she was part of a team that won three consecutive league titles. She now plays for her own club JvW F.C..^[5] She currently serves as player-coach for the club.^[6]

International career

Van Wyk made her national team debut in 2005 against Nigeria in the African Women's Championship. Van Wyk scored a stunning free kick when Banyana recorded their first ever win over Nigeria since the women’s national team was formed in 1993. Van Wyk scored the only goal of that match, with Banyana knocking Nigeria out of the 2012 African Women's Championship.^[7] Van Wyk played her 100th cap for South Africa against Namibia, winning 2-0.^[8]

South Africa women's football squad – 2012 Summer Olympics 1 Barker 2 Moodaly 3 Vilakazi 4 Sister 5 van Wyk 6 Cele 7 Smeda 8 Louw 9 Dlamini 10 Ntsweng 11 Matlou 12 Modise 13 Hlumbane 14 Mollo 15 Jane 16 Nyandeni 17 Mgcoyi 18 Mndaweni Coach: Mkhonza

South Africa women's football squad – 2014 African Women's Championship Fourth Place 1 Dlamini 2 Dludlu 3 Vilakazi 4 Matlou 5 van Wyk 6 Makhabane 7 Mabatle 8 Ramalepe 9 Dlamini 10 Ngubane 11 Kgatlana 12 Modise 13 Thato 14 Mollo 15 Jane 16 Barker 17 Smeda 18 Nyandeni 19 Fulutudilu 20 Nongwanya 21 Mndaweni Coach: Pauw

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