Janine van Wyk explained

Janine van Wyk
Fullname:Janine van Wyk[1]
Birth Date:1987 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Alberton, South Africa
Height:1.64 m[2]
Position:Defender
Currentclub:JVW
Clubnumber:5
Youthclubs1:Springs Home Sweepers
Youthclubs2:Scaw Metals
Clubs1:Moroka Swallows
Clubs2:Palace Super Falcons
Years3:2013–2016
Clubs3:JVW
Years4:2017–2018
Clubs4:Houston Dash
Caps4:41
Goals4:0
Years5:2019
Clubs5:JVW
Caps5:6
Goals5:2
Years6:2019–2020
Clubs6:Fortuna Hjørring
Caps6:0
Goals6:0
Years7:2020–2021
Clubs7:Glasgow City
Caps7:3
Goals7:1
Nationalyears1:2005–2023
Nationalteam1:South Africa
Nationalcaps1:185
Nationalgoals1:12
Manageryears1:2016
Managerclubs1:JVW (player-coach)
Pcupdate: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]

Early life and education

Van Wyk was born in Alberton[5] to Dannie van Wyk.[6] She grew up in Germiston and started playing soccer at the age of 6, attending Hoërskool Alberton, an Afrikaans medium school that did not play soccer, along the way. Her first team was the Springs Home Sweepers in KwaThema.[7] [8] She came out at aged 15.[9]

Club career

A few years later, Van Wyk joined the Moroka Swallows and later, the Palace Super Falcons from Thembisa, where she was part of a team that won three consecutive league titles. Van Wyk called her time with the Super Falcons "memorable", and said that in the three league victories they were "untouchable". She then founded her own club, named JVW F.C.[7] She previously served as player-coach for the club.[10] Fans of football have nicknamed her "Booth".[7]

On 21 December 2016, she signed with the Houston Dash in the National Women's Soccer League.[11] In 2017 she made 17 appearances for the Dash.[12] Van Wyk returned to Houston for the 2018 NWSL season, she appeared in 20 games.[12] On 1 October 2018 van Wyk was waived by the Houston Dash and placed on re-entry waivers but her rights were not claimed by another team.[13]

In August 2019, she signed for Danish club Fortuna Hjorring.[14] After a knee injury during a training session and returning to South Africa, on 14 January 2020, van Wyk announced that she and Fortuna Hjorring had agreed to terminate her contract so she could focus on rehabilitation.[15]

Van Wyk returned to Europe in July 2020 when she signed for Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL) club Glasgow City.[16] After making one appearance in a UEFA Women's Champions League match against VfL Wolfsburg, her SWPL debut was delayed for several months due to a combination of a knee injury and the suspension of the league during the COVID-19 pandemic.[17]

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.[18] She was a member of the South African team who played at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. She said she was proud to represent her country at an Olympic Games, despite the team being knocked out in the first round.[19]

Van Wyk played her 100th cap for South Africa against Namibia, winning 2–0 in August 2014.[20] At the time, she was the second most capped South African women's player as her teammate Portia Modise won her 110th cap in the same match.[21]

On 28 March 2016, she became South Africa's most capped player (male or female) when she made her 125th appearance against Cameroon.[22] On 18 September 2018, she earned her 150th cap for South Africa.[4] Van Wyk became the first Captain to lead her team to a Women's World Cup Appearance, as well as the first Captain in South Africa's history to lead a South African Team at the 2019 Women's World Cup. Van Wyk captained the Banyana Banyana to their first WAFCON victory in 2022, where they defeated hosts Morocco 2-1 in the final despite Van Wyk not starting the match.[23] Van Wyk played her final match for South Africa on 4 December 2023, helping them secure WAFCON qualification in a 2-0 home victory over Burkina Faso.

JVW

Van Wyk founded a football club JVW in 2013 "with the intention to focus on the development of the female football player whilst providing a platform for them to reach higher levels in the sport. Starting with only one team in 2013 that participated in the Sasol League, JVW FC has grown tremendously in the past years developing young female athletes to now having Five teams representing the Football Club"[24] The JVW First team won the Gauteng Sasol League in 2016, where Van Wyk served as a Player-coach, and reached the Sasol League National Championship final where they ultimately lost 1–0 to Bloemfontein Celtic Ladies. A couple years later in 2019 JVW FC won the Gauteng Sasol League once again and became the National Champions beating Limpopo representatives Maindies Ladies 2–0 in the final and booked their place in the recently launched (2019) National Women's League.

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 4 November 2010 1–2 1–2 2010 African Women's Championship
2. 7 November 2012 1–0 1–0 2012 African Women's Championship
3. 20 October 2021 4–0 7–0 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Glasgow City

South Africa

Individual

2021[30]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 – List of Players: South Africa . . 20 . 27 May 2019 . 27 May 2019 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190527124414/https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FWWC/2019/pdf/FWWC_2019_SQUADLISTS.PDF . 27 May 2019.
  2. Web site: Women's Olympic Football Tournament London 2012 – List of Players South Africa . https://web.archive.org/web/20120804002100/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/66/36/85/woft-final-lop-2012-07-24.pdf . dead . 4 August 2012 . . 24 July 2012 . 19 October 2014 .
  3. News: Holders South Africa book Women's Nations Cup spot . en-GB . BBC Sport . 2023-12-04 . 4 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231204205801/https://www.bbc.com/sport/africa/67614471 . live .
  4. Web site: Janine van Wyk celebrates her 150th Banyana Banyana cap . 19 March 2019 . 18 September 2018 . 4 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190704161116/https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/soccer/2018-09-18-watch--janine-van-wyk-celebrates-her-150th-banyana-banyana-cap/ . live .
  5. News: All eyes on Rio for Janine . 17 November 2016 . Alberton Record . 7 October 2015 . 6 March 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170306085142/http://albertonrecord.co.za/83434/all-eyes-on-rio-for-janine/ . live .
  6. Web site: Janine Van Wyk And Her Dad. Cyril. Skosana. 10 June 2014. The Sports Eagle. 13 June 2019. 24 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190824184844/https://thesportseagle.co.za/janine-van-wyk-dad/. dead.
  7. News: Mukwevho Ne-vumbani . Victor . Banyana Banyana defender aims high . The Tembisan . 30 May 2014 . 13 August 2014 . 18 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190518102026/https://tembisan.co.za/16031/banyana-banyana-defender-aims-high/ . live .
  8. News: South Africa captain Janine van Wyk's journey to the Women's World Cup. BBC Sport. 6 June 2019. 7 June 2019. 16 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190616072804/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48502231. live.
  9. News: Inocéncio . Josh . From One South to Another: Houston Dash Player Talks Journey from South Africa to Texas . 28 September 2019 . Spectrum South . 14 August 2017 . 17 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240617123846/https://www.spectrumsouth.com/south-africa-houston-dash-player/ . live .
  10. Web site: Banyana captain gives back to football . 29 April 2013 . southafrica.info . 13 August 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160310181306/http://www.southafrica.info/news/sport/football-banyana-290413.htm#.U-vUdV2t-o8 . 10 March 2016 . dead .
  11. Web site: Houston Dash sign South African defender Janine Van Wyk . 20 March 2019 . 21 December 2016.
  12. Web site: J. VAN WYK . 20 March 2019.
  13. Web site: NWSL players available on the Re-Entry Wire . 20 March 2019 . 1 October 2018 . 14 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191214132606/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/news/article/nwsl-players-available-on-the-re-entry-wire . dead .
  14. News: Janine van Wyk: South Africa captain signs for Danish club Fortuna Hjorring. BBC Sport . 25 August 2019.
  15. Web site: Injury forces Janine van Wyk to end contract in Denmark. BBC. 14 January 2020.
  16. Web site: Janine Van Wyk Signs for City . Glasgow City FC . 14 July 2020 . 14 July 2020.
  17. News: Lambley . Garrin . Janine van Wyk: Banyana Banyana skipper over knee injury, ready to play . 22 March 2021 . The South African . 24 February 2021.
  18. Web site: Van Wyk set for Banyana Banyana century – News – Kick Off . 9 August 2014 . KickOff . 14 August 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160412141449/http://www.kickoff.com/mobile/news/47606/van-wyk-set-for-banyana-banyana-century . 12 April 2016 . dead .
  19. Web site: van Wyk . Janine . Janine Van Wyk "I am so proud to be a part of London 2012 Olympics" – Exclusive player blog for Women's Soccer United . Goal.com . 17 November 2016 . 2 August 2012 . 18 November 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161118035936/http://www.womenssoccerunited.com/janine-van-wyk-i-am-so-proud-to-be-a-part-of-london-2012-olympics-exclusive-player-blog-for-womens-soccer-united/ . live .
  20. Web site: Banyana down Namibia in Van Wyk's 100th . 11 August 2014 . SouthAfrica.info . 15 August 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141023155225/http://www.southafrica.info/news/sport/football-banyana-110814.htm#.U-2RV12t-o8 . 23 October 2014 . dead .
  21. Web site: van Wyk . Janine . Reaching milestones as South Africa (Banyana Banyana) continue on the road to the 2014 African Women's Championship . Goal.com . 17 November 2016 . 1 September 2014 . 17 November 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161117211623/http://www.womenssoccerunited.com/reaching-milestones-south-africa/ . live .
  22. Web site: Banyana Banyana captain breaks SA record . https://web.archive.org/web/20160410135836/http://www.safa.net/safa-news/675-banyana-banyana-captain-breaks-sa-record. dead. 10 April 2016 . . 8 April 2016 . 9 April 2016.
  23. News: South Africa beat Morocco to win first Wafcon title . en-GB . BBC Sport . 2023-07-23 . 18 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230418153200/https://www.bbc.com/sport/africa/62271962 . live .
  24. Web site: Home. JVW Football Club. en-US. 2019-06-13.
  25. News: Van Wyk leaves Glasgow for SA return. en-GB. BBC Sport. 2021-06-28. 17 June 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240617123730/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/57639024. live.
  26. Web site: 29 June 2023 . Magaia brace hands South Africa first TotalEnergies WAFCON trophy . 6 August 2023 . CAF .
  27. Web site: Van Wyk delighted with CAF nomination. 12 December 2016. SAFA.net.
  28. Web site: Banyana Banyana captain Janine van Wyk wins Sport Personality of the Year award. 15 October 2015. Kick Off. 14 January 2021. 18 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220718115427/https://www.kickoff.com/news/articles/south-africa-news/categories/news/banyana/banyana-banyana-captain-janine-van-wyk-wins-sport-personality-of-the-year-award/563360. dead.
  29. Web site: 28 January 2021 . IFFHS Women's CAF Team Decade 2011–2020 . 7 August 2023 . The International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) . 2 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230402080022/https://iffhs.com/index.php/posts/925 . live .
  30. Web site: 7 June 2021 . IFFHS All-time Africa Women's Dream Team . The International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) . 7 August 2023 . 7 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210607210413/https://www.iffhs.com/posts/1138 . live .

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