Refiloe Jane
{{Short description|South African soccer player (born 1992)}}
{{Use South African English|date=July 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Refiloe Jane
| image = Chile - Sudáfrica 20181009 06.jpg
| caption = Jane with South Africa in 2018
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1992|8|4}}
| birth_place = Kliptown, South Africa
| height = 1.68m
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = TS Galaxy Queens
| clubnumber = 4
| youthclubs1 =
| youthyears1 =
| years1 =
| clubs1 = Colchester United
| years2 = 2012
| clubs2 = Mamelodi Sundowns
| years3 =
| clubs3 = TUT Ladies
| years4 = 2018–2019
| clubs4 = Canberra United
| caps4 = 10
| goals4 = 2
| years5 = 2019–2022
| clubs5 = AC Milan
| caps5 = 45
| goals5 = 3
| years6 = 2022–2024
| clubs6 = Sassuolo
| caps6 = 29
| goals6 = 3
| nationalyears1 = 2012–
| nationalteam1 = South Africa
| nationalcaps1 = 134
| nationalgoals1 = 16
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Country|{{fba|South Africa}}}}
{{Medal|Comp|Women's Africa Cup of Nations}}
{{Medal|2nd|2012 Equatorial Guinea|}}
{{Medal|2nd|2018 Ghana|}}
{{Medal|1st|2022 Morocco|}}
| pcupdate = 28 August 2022
| ntupdate = 20 July 2023 (prior the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup)
| clubs7 = TS Galaxy Queens
| years7 = 2025-
}}
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 SAFA Women's League club TS Galaxy Queens.
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.{{cite web |url=https://www.w-league.com.au/news/get-date-all-new-westfield-w-league-signings |title=All of the Westfield W-League signings for 2018/19 so far |access-date=30 September 2018 |date=30 August 2018 |archive-date=10 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410164537/https://www.w-league.com.au/news/get-date-all-new-westfield-w-league-signings |url-status=dead }}
= 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/refiloe-jane-banyana-banyana-midfielder-joins-ac-milan/167vq0xjhmy7n1e7fgxdbiht72|title=Refiloe Jane: Banyana Banyana midfielder joins AC Milan {{!}} Goal.com|website=www.goal.com|access-date=2019-09-05}}
= Sassuolo =
In August 2022, she joined Italian Serie A side Sassuolo.{{Cite web |last=Mzoughi |first=Wajih |date=2022-08-06 |title=Midfielder Refiloe Jane joins Sassuolo |url=https://milanreports.com/2022/08/06/refiloe-jane-joins-sassuolo/ |access-date=2023-12-21 |language=en-GB |archive-date=21 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231221131252/https://milanreports.com/2022/08/06/refiloe-jane-joins-sassuolo/ |url-status=live }} After two seasons at the club, she left in the summer of 2024, seeking a new challenge.{{Cite web |last=Morake |first=Matlhomola |date=2024-06-24 |title=Banyana Banyana captain opens up about her departure from Italy |url=https://www.sabcsport.com/soccer/news/banyana-banyana-captain-opens-up-about-her-departure-from-italy |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=SABC Sport |language=en-GB |archive-date=25 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240725093722/https://www.sabcsport.com/soccer/news/banyana-banyana-captain-opens-up-about-her-departure-from-italy |url-status=live }}
= TS Galaxy Queens =
She returned from being sidelined for 10 months due to an injury by signing with SAFA Women's League side TS Galaxy Queens. Jane made her debut on 15 March 2025 and assisted the first goal in a 2-0 win over First Touch.{{Cite web |date=2025-03-15 |title=Sizwe Sibiya: Refiloe Jane is a motivation to younger players in the team {{!}} soccer |url=https://www.sabcsport.com/soccer/news/sizwe-sibiya-refiloe-jane-is-a-motivation-to-younger-players-in-the-team |access-date=2025-03-15 |website=SABC |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2025-03-14 |title=WATCH: Huge signing by TS Galaxy as World Cup star and ex-AC Milan midfielder joins the Rockets after successful spell in Italian Serie A {{!}} Goal.com South Africa |url=https://www.goal.com/en-za/lists/watch-huge-signing-by-ts-galaxy-as-world-cup-star-and-ex-ac-milan-midfielder-joins-the-rockets-after-successful-spell-in-italian-serie-a/blt4de4b60485678ae4 |access-date=2025-03-15 |website=www.goal.com |language=en-ZA}}
International career
Jane represented South Africa at the 2012 London Olympics.{{cite web |title=Refiloe Jane |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/2012/athletes/06443d25-2c06-46c1-8936-af6c5fd88b69 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217155924/https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/2012/athletes/06443d25-2c06-46c1-8936-af6c5fd88b69 |archive-date=17 December 2014 |publisher=BBC |access-date=22 October 2014 |url-status=live }} In September 2014, Jane was named to the roster for the 2014 African Women's Championship in Namibia.{{cite web |title=Pauw Names Banyana Squad For AWC |url=http://www.soccerladuma.co.za/news/articles/categories/south-africa/vera-pauw-names-her-2014-awc-squad/178195?page=1 |publisher=Soccer Laduma |access-date=22 October 2014 |date=30 September 2014 |archive-date=18 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018085149/http://www.soccerladuma.co.za/news/articles/categories/south-africa/vera-pauw-names-her-2014-awc-squad/178195?page=1 |url-status=live }}
Jane was named in the South African squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics and played every minute of the team's three group games.{{cite web |url=https://ca.soccerway.com/players/refiloe-jane/253668/ |title=R.Jane |access-date=30 September 2018 |archive-date=1 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001070321/https://ca.soccerway.com/players/refiloe-jane/253668/ |url-status=live }} In February 2019, Jane made her 100th appearance for South Africa.{{cite web |url=https://www.safa.net/2019/02/27/jane-reaches-100-caps-starts-finland-ellis-makes-six-changes/ |title=Jane reaches 100 caps as she starts against Finland, Ellis makes six changes |publisher=South African Football Association |date=27 February 2019}}
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.{{Cite web |date=2023-07-30 |title=Banyana Banyana Doctor gives update on Refiloe Jane injury. – SAFA.net |url=https://www.safa.net/2023/07/30/banyana-banyana-doctor-gives-update-on-refiloe-jane-injury/ |access-date=2023-12-09 |language=en-US}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Henderson |first=Cydney |date=2023-07-27 |title=South Africa captain Refiloe Jane stretchered out of World Cup match after collision |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/worldcup/2023/07/27/south-africa-world-cup-captain-refiloe-jane-stretchered-off/70482759007/ |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=USA Today |language=en-GB |archive-date=29 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230729213524/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/worldcup/2023/07/27/south-africa-world-cup-captain-refiloe-jane-stretchered-off/70482759007/ |url-status=live }} 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.{{Cite web |last=Karimi |first=Cindy |date=2023-08-10 |title=Who is Refiloe Jane's wife? Exploring her personal life |url=https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/who-is-refiloe-janes-wife-exploring-her-personal-life/ |access-date=2023-12-09 |website=The South African |language=en-ZA |archive-date=9 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231209160344/https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/who-is-refiloe-janes-wife-exploring-her-personal-life/ |url-status=live }}
Career statistics
International goals
Scores and results list South Africa's goal tally first
Honours
South Africa
- Women's Africa Cup of Nations: 2022,{{Cite web |date=29 June 2023 |title=Magaia brace hands South Africa first TotalEnergies WAFCON trophy |url=https://www.cafonline.com/caf-womens-africa-cup-of-nations/news/magaia-brace-hands-south-africa-first-wafcon-trophy/ |access-date=6 August 2023 |website=CAF |language=}} runner-up: 2012, 2018
Individual
- Women's Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament: 2022{{Cite web |date=26 July 2022 |title=CAF announces TotalEnergies Women's AFCON 2022 Best XI |url=https://www.cafonline.com/caf-womens-africa-cup-of-nations/news/caf-announces-totalenergies-women-s-afcon-2022-best-xi/ |access-date=7 August 2023 |website=CAF |language= |archive-date=7 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230807105750/https://www.cafonline.com/caf-womens-africa-cup-of-nations/news/caf-announces-totalenergies-women-s-afcon-2022-best-xi/ |url-status=live }}
- IFFHS CAF Women's Team of The Year: 2022{{cite web |date=31 January 2023 |title=IFFHS Women's CAF Team 2022 |url=https://www.iffhs.com/posts/2490 |access-date=7 August 2023 |website=The International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) |archive-date=19 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319191838/https://www.iffhs.com/posts/2490 |url-status=live }}
- Women's Africa XI: 2023{{Cite web |date=2023-11-12 |title=Osimhen, Oshoala named African Men's and Women's Player of the Year at the CAF Awards 2023 |url=https://www.cafonline.com/news/osimhen-oshoala-named-african-men-s-and-women-s-player-of-the-year-at-the-caf-awards-2023/ |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=CAF |language=en-GB |archive-date=11 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211214302/https://www.cafonline.com/news/osimhen-oshoala-named-african-men-s-and-women-s-player-of-the-year-at-the-caf-awards-2023/ |url-status=live }}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
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- {{FIFA player|356922}}
- [http://www.sasolinsport.com/banyana/player-profiles/refiloe-jane South Africa player profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304185711/http://www.sasolinsport.com/banyana/player-profiles/refiloe-jane |date=4 March 2016 }}
- {{Twitter}}
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