Jermaine Seoposenwe
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 October 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Cape Town, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Monterrey | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Santos Ladies FC | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Samford | 80 | (39) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | UWC Ladies | ||
| 2019 | Gintra Universitetas | 1 | (3) |
| 2020 | Betis | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Braga | 38 | (10) |
| 2022–2023 | Juárez | 24 | (7) |
| 2023– | Monterrey | 57 | (19) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010– | South Africa | 100 | (20) |
Medal record | |||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 July 2023 (prior the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup) | |||
Jermaine Seoposenwe (born 12 October 1993) is a South African soccer player who plays as a forward for Mexican Liga MX Femenil club Monterrey and the South Africa women's national team.[1]
Club career
[edit]Gintra Universitetas
[edit]On 16 April 2019, it was announced that Seoposenwe had signed her first professional contract with Gintra Universitetas in Lithuania, joining them to play in the 2019-20 UEFA Women's Champions League season. She joined alongside South Africa teammate Nothando Vilakazi.[2]
Seoposenwe made two Champions League appearances for Gintra, besides helping the side win the 2019 A Lyga Women and Amber Cup titles.
Real Betis
[edit]Seoposenwe signed for Spanish side Real Betis Balompie on 8 February 2020, making her debut in a 2–1 victory over RC Espanyol the following weekend.
The season would be called to an end early due to the COVID-19 global pandemic with Seoposenwe having made three appearances across all competitions.
SC Braga
[edit]On 6 July 2020, Seoposenwe was announced as a new player of SC Braga.[3] She made an immediate impact at the club in her first campaign, scoring twice on 13 January 2021 against rivals SL Benfica in the final of the Taça de Portugal in a 3–1 victory.[4]
In her second season at the club Seoposenwe scored 8 goals and provided 7 assists in 19 league appearances as the club finished third in the Campeonato Nacional. On 23 March 2022, SC Braga won the Taca da Liga on penalties against SL Benfica with Seoposenwe playing the entire 120 minutes.[5]
FC Juarez
[edit]On 24 August 2022, Seoposenwe signed for Liga MX Femenil side FC Juarez on a free transfer.[6] She revealed shortly after that she had previously agreed a pre-contract with French side FC Girondins de Bordeaux only for the relegation of the club's men's side to cause a change of direction.[7]
Just a month after joining she set a new league record for fastest goal in a match, scoring after nine seconds in a 3-0 win over Necaxa.[8]
In total she scored seven goals in 24 appearances for the club, helping Juarez reach the league's playoffs for the first time in their history during the 2023 Clausura.
C.F. Monterrey
[edit]Following the end of her Juarez contract, Seoposenwe moved to fellow Liga MX side C.F. Monterrey.[9] On 28 May 2024 she scored in a 2-1 victory over Club America as her side were crowned 2024 Clausura champions.[10]
On 26 November 2024, she helped her side to a second consecutive league title winning the 2024 Apertura in a penalty shootout against rivals Tigres UANL.
International career
[edit]On 18 October 2015, Seoposenwe scored the winning goal against Equatorial Guinea which secured South Africa's qualification to the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[11] At the tournament she started all three of South Africa's matches as they exited at the Group Stage.
Seoposenwe was a key player for South Africa at the 2018 CAF Africa Women Cup of Nations with Banyana Banyana reaching the final only to lose to Nigeria in a penalty shootout.[12] The result qualified South Africa for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup for their first appearance at the competition, with Seoposenwe part of the 23 player squad for the tournament in France. At the competition, she featured in matches with China and Spain.
On 4 July 2022, Seoposenwe scored Banyana Banyana's first goal in their 2–1 win against Nigeria at the 2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations.[13]
Career statistics
[edit]International goals
Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first
Honours
[edit]Gintra Universitetas
SC Braga
- Taca de Portugal: 2019–20
- Taca da Liga: 2021–22
Monterrey
South Africa
- Women's Africa Cup of Nations: 2022,[14] runner-up: 2018
Individual
- Women's Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament: 2022[15]
- IFFHS CAF Women's Team of The Year: 2022[16]
References
[edit]- ^ Jermaine Seoposenwe at Soccerway
- ^ Ahmadu, Samuel (16 April 2023). "South Africa's Seoposenwe & Vilakazi join Lithuanian champions Gintra Universitetas". Goal. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "Jermaine Seoposenwe: Banyana Banyana striker signs for Sporting Braga | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ "Seoposenwe's brace inspires Sporting Braga to first ever Portuguese Cup title | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ "Braga conquista a Taça da Liga". www.jn.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ Writer, FARPost (24 August 2022). "Jermaine Seoposenwe joins Mexican side Juárez Femenil". FARPost. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ^ "Seoposenwe opens up on unexpected Mexico move | soccer". SABC. 16 November 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ^ Raophala, Mauwane (27 September 2022). "Jermaine Seoposenwe sets new Mexican Liga MX Femenil record". FARPost. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ^ "Money behind Banyana Banyana star Jermaine Seoposenwe's latest transfer in Mexico | soccer". SABC. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ^ "Jermaine Seoposenwe scores in the final to become a league champion in Mexico | soccer". SABC. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ^ "Equatorial Guinea 0-1 South Africa: Seoposenwe's strike sends Banyana to Rio 2016". Goal. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ "Nigeria win 2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ "RECAP | Banyana Banyana kick-start Women's Afcon with victory over tournament favourites Nigeria".
- ^ "Magaia brace hands South Africa first TotalEnergies WAFCON trophy". CAF. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "CAF announces TotalEnergies Women's AFCON 2022 Best XI". CAF. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "IFFHS Women's CAF Team 2022". The International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS). 31 January 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
External links
[edit]- Jermaine Seoposenwe at Soccerway.com
- Jermaine Seoposenwe at WorldFootball.net
- Jermaine Seoposenwe at FBref.com
- Jermaine Seoposenwe at Olympedia
- Jermaine Seoposenwe at Liga MX Femenil (archive) (in Spanish)
- Samford bio
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- 1993 births
- Living people
- Soccer players from Cape Town
- South African women's soccer players
- Women's association football forwards
- Samford Bulldogs women's soccer players
- Gintra Universitetas players
- S.C. Braga (women) players
- FC Juárez (women) players
- C.F. Monterrey (women) players
- Liga MX Femenil players
- Campeonato Nacional Feminino players
- South Africa women's international soccer players
- Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic soccer players for South Africa
- 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- South African expatriate women's soccer players
- South African expatriate sportspeople in Lithuania
- Expatriate women's footballers in Lithuania
- South African expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate women's footballers in Spain
- South African expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate women's footballers in Portugal
- South African expatriates in Mexico
- Expatriate women's footballers in Mexico
- 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- FIFA Women's Century Club
- South African expatriate sportspeople in Mexico