| Jermaine Seoposenwe | |
| Birth Date: | 1993 10, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Height: | 1.67m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Monterrey |
| Clubnumber: | 12 |
| Collegeyears1: | 2014–2017 |
| College1: | Samford |
| Collegecaps1: | 80 |
| Collegegoals1: | 39 |
| Years1: | 2010 |
| Clubs1: | Santos Ladies FC |
| Clubs2: | UWC Ladies |
| Years3: | 2019 |
| Clubs3: | Gintra Universitetas |
| Caps3: | 1 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | 2020 |
| Clubs4: | Betis |
| Caps4: | 2 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs5: | Braga |
| Caps5: | 38 |
| Goals5: | 10 |
| Years6: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs6: | Juárez |
| Caps6: | 20 |
| Goals6: | 6 |
| Years7: | 2023– |
| Clubs7: | Monterrey |
| Caps7: | 25 |
| Goals7: | 10 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2010– |
| Nationalteam1: | South Africa |
| Nationalcaps1: | 100 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 20 |
| Ntupdate: | 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.
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.[1]
Seoposenwe made two Champions League appearances for Gintra, besides helping the side win the 2019 A Lyga Women and Amber Cup titles.
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.
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 Taça 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]
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 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.[7]
International goals
Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 March 2013 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2013 Cyprus Women's Cup | |||
| 6 March 2015 | Paralimni Stadium, Paralimni, Cyprus | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2015 Cyprus Women's Cup | ||
| 11 March 2015 | GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus | 1–2 | 1–2 | |||
| 23 May 2015 | 3–2 | 2015 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament | ||||
| 31 May 2015 | 5–0 | |||||
| 18 October 2015 | ||||||
| 28 July 2016 | 1–3 | 1–4 | Friendly | |||
| 25 November 2016 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 2016 Women's Africa Cup of Nations | |||
| 6 June 2018 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification | |||
| 10 June 2018 | Dr. Petrus Molemela Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa | 1–0 | 6–0 | |||
| 4–0 | ||||||
| 6–0 | ||||||
| 21 November 2018 | 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations | |||||
| 4 July 2022 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations | |||
| 14 July 2022 | ||||||
| 18 February 2023 | 2023 Turkish Women's Cup | |||||
| 10 April 2023 | Friendly | |||||
| 23 February 2024 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2024 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament | |||
Gintra Universitetas
2019SC Braga
2019–20
2021–22South Africa
2022,[8] runner-up: 2018Individual