Refiloe Jane Explained

Refiloe Jane
Birth Date:1992 8, df=y
Birth Place:Kliptown, South Africa
Height:1.68m
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:Sassuolo
Clubnumber:6
Clubs1:Colchester United
Years2:2012
Clubs2:Mamelodi Sundowns
Clubs3:TUT Ladies
Years4:2018–2019
Clubs4:Canberra United
Caps4:10
Goals4:2
Years5:2019–2022
Clubs5:AC Milan
Caps5:45
Goals5:3
Years6:2022–
Clubs6:Sassuolo
Caps6:1
Goals6:0
Nationalyears1:2012–
Nationalteam1:South Africa
Nationalcaps1:134
Nationalgoals1:16
Pcupdate:28 August 2022
Ntupdate:20 July 2023 (prior the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup)

Refiloe Jane (born 4 August 1992) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Italian Serie A club US Sassuolo and the South African women's national team which she captains.

Personal life

She married Christa Kgamphe on 18 June 2021.[1]

Club career

Canberra United

On 20 August 2018 to 2019, Canberra United announced they had signed Jane for the 2018–19 W-League Season. She joined the club alongside fellow South African Rhoda Mulaudzi, they are the first players from South Africa to play in the W-League.[2]

AC Milan

After parting ways with the Australian team Canberra United in April 2019, Refiloe signed for Italian Serie A Women's League outfit AC Milan on a one-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[3]

Sassuolo

In August 2022, she joined Italian Serie A side Sassuolo.[4]

International career

Jane represented South Africa at the 2012 London Olympics.[5] In September 2014, Jane was named to the roster for the 2014 African Women's Championship in Namibia.[6]

Jane was named in the South African squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics and played every minute of the team's three group games.[7] In February 2019, Jane made her 100th appearance for South Africa.[8]

She captained the South African women's national team at the Women's Africa Cup of Nations where they won their first continental title and the 2023 FIFA Women's World cup where they reached the last 16.[9]

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Reference
align=center 1 2012 align=center align=center [10]
align=center 2 13 September 2014 align=center 4–0 align=center 10–0 [11]
align=center 3 22 October 2014 align=center 1–2 align=center 1–2 [12]
align=center 4 25 November 2016 align=center 3–0 align=center 5–0 [13]
align=center 5 21 September 2017 align=center 3–3 align=center 3–3 [14]
align=center 6 22 September 2018 align=center 1–0 align=center rowspan=2 2–1 [15]
align=center 7 align=center 2–1
align=center 8 7 October 2018 align=center 1–1 align=center 1–2 [16]
align=center 9 21 November 2018 align=center 3–1 align=center 7–1 [17]

Honours

South Africa

Individual

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Karimi . Cindy . 2023-08-10 . Who is Refiloe Jane's wife? Exploring her personal life . 2023-12-09 . The South African . en-ZA.
  2. Web site: All of the Westfield W-League signings for 2018/19 so far . 30 September 2018 . 30 August 2018.
  3. Web site: Refiloe Jane: Banyana Banyana midfielder joins AC Milan Goal.com. www.goal.com. 2019-09-05.
  4. Web site: Mzoughi . Wajih . 2022-08-06 . Midfielder Refiloe Jane joins Sassuolo . 2023-12-21 . en-GB.
  5. Web site: Refiloe Jane . http://web.archive.org/web/20141217155924/https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/2012/athletes/06443d25-2c06-46c1-8936-af6c5fd88b69 . 17 December 2014 . BBC . 22 October 2014.
  6. Web site: Pauw Names Banyana Squad For AWC . Soccer Laduma . 22 October 2014 . 30 September 2014.
  7. Web site: R.Jane . 30 September 2018.
  8. Web site: Jane reaches 100 caps as she starts against Finland, Ellis makes six changes . . 27 February 2019.
  9. Web site: 2023-07-30 . Banyana Banyana Doctor gives update on Refiloe Jane injury. – SAFA.net . 2023-12-09 . en-US.
  10. Web site: EXTRA TIME: Refiloe Jane makes a century of Banyana caps in draw with Finland | Goal.com. www.goal.com.
  11. Web site: Banyana thrash Botswana in 10-goal massacre. eNCA.
  12. Web site: Nigeria 2–1 South Africa. CAF. 22 October 2014.
  13. Web site: Banyana storm into AWCON semis. supersport.com.
  14. Web site: FT – Zambia 3 (3) South Africa 3 (5). 21 September 2017 .
  15. Web site: South Africa are 2018 COSAFA Women's Championship winners!. 22 September 2018 .
  16. Web site: Jane Scores but 10-Player Banyana Lose 2–1 to Chile in Away Friendly. 7 October 2018.
  17. Web site: Equatorial Guinea 1–7 South Africa. CAF. 21 November 2018.
  18. Web site: 29 June 2023 . Magaia brace hands South Africa first TotalEnergies WAFCON trophy . 6 August 2023 . CAF .
  19. Web site: 26 July 2022 . CAF announces TotalEnergies Women's AFCON 2022 Best XI . 7 August 2023 . CAF .
  20. Web site: 31 January 2023 . IFFHS Women's CAF Team 2022 . 7 August 2023 . The International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS).
  21. Web site: 2023-11-12 . Osimhen, Oshoala named African Men's and Women's Player of the Year at the CAF Awards 2023 . 2023-12-13 . CAF . en-GB.

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