Refiloe Jane

Refiloe Jane
Jane with South Africa in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-08-04) 4 August 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Kliptown, South Africa
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Colchester United
2012 Mamelodi Sundowns
TUT Ladies
2018–2019 Canberra United 10 (2)
2019–2022 AC Milan 45 (3)
2022–2024 Sassuolo 29 (3)
International career‡
2012– South Africa 134 (16)
Medal record
Representing  South Africa
Women's Africa Cup of Nations
Second place 2012 Equatorial Guinea
Second place 2018 Ghana
First place 2022 Morocco
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 August 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 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 and captain for the South African women's national team. She is currently a free agent,after playing most recently for Italian Serie A club US Sassuolo.

Club career

Canberra United

From 20 August 2018 to 2019, Canberra United announced that it 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.[1]

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.[2]

Sassuolo

In August 2022, she joined Italian Serie A side Sassuolo.[3] After two seasons at the club, she left in the summer of 2024, seeking a new challenge.[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][10] Jane played the opening two games, a 2-1 defeat to Sweden and 2-2 draw against Argentina, where she exited Dunedin Stadium in New Zealand on a stretcher after a tough collision with Argentine midfielder Florencia Bonsegundo.[11] South Africa went on to beat Italy 3-2 without Jane, but bowed out in the last-16 to the Netherlands on a 2-0 scoreline.

Personal life

She married Christa Kgamphe on 18 June 2021.[12] [13]

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Reference
1 2012  Botswana Friendly [14]
2 13 September 2014 Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Phokeng, South Africa  Botswana 4–0 10–0 Friendly [15]
3 22 October 2014 Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia  Nigeria 1–2 1–2 2014 African Women's Championship [16]
4 25 November 2016 Limbe Stadium, Limbe, Cameroon  Egypt 3–0 5–0 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations [17]
5 21 September 2017 Barbourfields Stadium, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe  Zambia 3–3 3–3 2017 COSAFA Women's Championship [18]
6 22 September 2018 Wolfson Stadium, KwaZakele, South Africa  Cameroon 1–0 2–1 2018 COSAFA Women's Championship [19]
7 2–1
8 7 October 2018 Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar, Chile  Chile 1–1 1–2 Friendly [20]
9 21 November 2018 Cape Coast Sports Stadium, Cape Coast, Ghana  Equatorial Guinea 3–1 7–1 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations [21]

Honours

South Africa

Individual

  • Women's Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament: 2022[22]
  • IFFHS CAF Women's Team of The Year: 2022[23]
  • Women's Africa XI: 2023[24]

References

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  2. ^ "Refiloe Jane: Banyana Banyana midfielder joins AC Milan | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  3. ^ Mzoughi, Wajih (6 August 2022). "Midfielder Refiloe Jane joins Sassuolo". Archived from the original on 21 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  4. ^ Morake, Matlhomola (24 June 2024). "Banyana Banyana captain opens up about her departure from Italy". SABC Sport. Archived from the original on 25 July 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Refiloe Jane". BBC. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
  6. ^ "Pauw Names Banyana Squad For AWC". Soccer Laduma. 30 September 2014. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
  7. ^ "R.Jane". Archived from the original on 1 October 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  8. ^ "Jane reaches 100 caps as she starts against Finland, Ellis makes six changes". South African Football Association. 27 February 2019.
  9. ^ a b "Magaia brace hands South Africa first TotalEnergies WAFCON trophy". CAF. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Banyana Banyana Doctor gives update on Refiloe Jane injury. – SAFA.net". 30 July 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  11. ^ Henderson, Cydney (27 July 2023). "South Africa captain Refiloe Jane stretchered out of World Cup match after collision". USA Today. Archived from the original on 29 July 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  12. ^ Karimi, Cindy (10 August 2023). "Who is Refiloe Jane's wife? Exploring her personal life". The South African. Archived from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  13. ^ Seemela, Masego (30 November 2023). "Banyana star Refiloe Jane's wife ready to show people love 'from a different perspective'". Sowetan Live. Archived from the original on 23 February 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  14. ^ "EXTRA TIME: Refiloe Jane makes a century of Banyana caps in draw with Finland | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  15. ^ "Banyana thrash Botswana in 10-goal massacre". eNCA. Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  16. ^ "Nigeria 2–1 South Africa". CAF. 22 October 2014. Archived from the original on 11 June 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  17. ^ "Banyana storm into AWCON semis". supersport.com. Archived from the original on 3 June 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  18. ^ "FT – Zambia 3 (3) South Africa 3 (5)". 21 September 2017. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  19. ^ "South Africa are 2018 COSAFA Women's Championship winners!". 22 September 2018. Archived from the original on 22 September 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  20. ^ "Jane Scores but 10-Player Banyana Lose 2–1 to Chile in Away Friendly". 7 October 2018. Archived from the original on 1 March 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  21. ^ "Equatorial Guinea 1–7 South Africa". CAF. 21 November 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  22. ^ "CAF announces TotalEnergies Women's AFCON 2022 Best XI". CAF. 26 July 2022. Archived from the original on 7 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  23. ^ "IFFHS Women's CAF Team 2022". The International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS). 31 January 2023. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  24. ^ "Osimhen, Oshoala named African Men's and Women's Player of the Year at the CAF Awards 2023". CAF. 12 November 2023. Archived from the original on 11 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.