Jermaine Seoposenwe

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
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Samford 80 (39)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 Santos Ladies FC
UWC Ladies
2019 Gintra Universitetas 1 (3)
2020 Betis 2 (0)
2020–2022 Braga 38 (10)
2022–2023 Juárez 20 (6)
2023– Monterrey 19 (7)
International career
2010– South Africa 94 (20)
Medal record
Representing South Africa
Women's Africa Cup of Nations
Third place 2010 South Africa
Second place 2012 Equatorial Guinea
Second place 2018 Ghana
First place 2022 Morocco
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 July 2023 (prior the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup)

Jermaine "Jay" 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.

Club career

Gintra Universitetas

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.

Seoposenwe made two Champions League appearances for Gintra, besides helping the side win the 2019 A Lyga Women and Amber Cup titles.

Real Betis

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

On 6 July 2020, Seoposenwe was announced as a new player of SC Braga. 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.

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.

International career

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. 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. 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.

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1
23 May 2015 Stade Augustin Monédan de Sibang, Libreville, Gabon Gabon
1–1
3–2 2015 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
2
2–1
3
31 May 2015 Dobsonville Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa Gabon
1–0
5–0
4
4–0
5
18 October 2015 Estadio de Bata, Bata, Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea
1–0
1–0
6
25 November 2016 Limbe Stadium, Limbe, Cameroon Egypt 4–0 5–0 2016 Women's Africa Cup of Nations
7
6 June 2018 Setsoto Stadium, Maseru, Lesotho Lesotho 1–0 1–0 2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification
8
10 June 2018 Dr. Petrus Molemela Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa Lesotho 1–0 6–0
9
4–0
10
6–0
11
21 November 2018 Cape Coast Sports Stadium, Cape Coast, Ghana Equatorial Guinea
7–1
7–1
2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations
12
4 July 2022 Stade Moulay Hassan, Rabat, Morocco Nigeria 1–0 2–1 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations
13
14 July 2022 Tunisia
1–0
1–0
14
18 February 2023 Gold City Sports Complex, Alanya, Turkey Uzbekistan
1–0
3–0
2023 Turkish Women's Cup
15
10 April 2023 Serbian FA Sports Center, Stara Pazova, Serbia Serbia
2–3
2–3
Friendly

Honours

Gintra Universitetas

SC Braga

South Africa

Individual

  • Women's Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament: 2022
  • IFFHS CAF Women's Team of The Year: 2022