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Jermaine Seoposenwe (born 12 October 1993) is a South African soccer player who plays as a forward for Mexican Liga MX Femenil club FC Juárez and the South Africa women's national team.[1]

Jermaine Seoposenwe

Personal information
Date of birth	(1993-10-12) 12 October 1993 (age 28)
Place of birth	Cape Town, South Africa
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Juárez
Number	31
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2017	Samford	80	(39)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019	Gintra Universitetas	1	(3)
2020	Betis	2	(0)
2020–2022	Braga	38	(10)
2022–	Juárez	5	(1)
National team
2010–	South Africa	78	(16)
Honours Representing  South Africa Women's Africa Cup of Nations 2010 South Africa 2012 Equatorial Guinea 2018 Ghana 2022 Morocco
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.[2] 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 Taca de Portugal in a 3–1 victory.[3]

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.[4]

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.[5] 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.[6] 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 the 4th July 2022, Seoposenwe scored Banyana Banyana's first goal in their 2–1 win against Nigeria at the 2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations.[7]

Honours

SC Braga

• Taca de Portugal: 2019-20
• Taca da Liga: 2021-22

Gintra Universitetas

• A Lyga: 2019

South Africa

• Womens Africa Cup of Nations: 2018 (runner-up)
• Womens Africa Cup Of Nations: 2022 (Winner)

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		1–0	5–0
4				4–0
5	18 October 2015	Estadio de Bata, Bata, Equatorial Guinea	Equatorial Guinea	1–0	1–0
6	21 November 2018	Cape Coast Sports Stadium, Cape Coast, Ghana		7–1	7–1	2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations
7	14 July 2022	Stade Moulay Hassan FUS, Rabat Morocco	Tunisia	1-0	1-0	2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations

References

External links

• Samford bio

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