Janine van Wyk
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Van Wyk in October 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Janine van Wyk | ||
| Date of birth | 17 April 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Alberton, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | JVW (Head Coach) | ||
| 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) |
| 2021-2022 | JVW | ||
| 2022-2023 | Ergotelis | ||
| 2023 | JVW | ||
| International career | |||
| 2005–2023 | South Africa | 185 | (12) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016 | JVW (player-coach) | ||
| 2023-2024 | JVW (assistant) | ||
| 2025- | JVW | ||
| *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, coach, 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 and was the first South African ever to play in the U.S. National Women's Soccer League.