 Van Wyk in October 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Janine van Wyk[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 April 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Alberton, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | JVW | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Springs Home Sweepers | |||
| Scaw Metals | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Moroka Swallows | |||
| Palace Super Falcons | |||
| 2013–2016 | JVW | ||
| 2017–2018 | Houston Dash | 41 | (0) |
| 2019 | JVW | 6 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Fortuna Hjørring | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Glasgow City | 3 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2005–2023 | South Africa | 185 | (12) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016 | JVW (player-coach) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:00, 22 March 2021 (UTC) | |||
Janine van Wyk (born 17 April 1987) is a former South African professional soccer defender and owner of JVW F.C., a club she founded and bears her name. Van Wyk was the captain of the South African women's national team, has the most international caps among African women's national teams with 185[3] and was the first South African ever to play in the U.S. National Women's Soccer League.[4]
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 – List of Players: South Africa" (PDF). FIFA. 27 May 2019. p. 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ "Women's Olympic Football Tournament London 2012 – List of Players South Africa" (PDF). FIFA. 24 July 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ "Holders South Africa book Women's Nations Cup spot". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 4 December 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ "Janine van Wyk celebrates her 150th Banyana Banyana cap". 18 September 2018. Archived from the original on 4 July 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.