Janice Cayman

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Janice Cayman
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Cayman in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-10-12) 12 October 1988 (age 37)
Place of birth Brasschaat, Belgium
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
 Leicester City
Number 11
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Florida State Seminoles 48 (16)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 FC Excelsior Kaart
2006–2007 KFC Lentezon Beerse
2007–2008 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 10 (0)
2008–2009 KVK Tienen
2009 Pali Blues
2012–2016 FCF Juvisy 90 (13)
2016 Western New York Flash 3 (0)
2017–2019 Montpellier 52 (18)
2019–2023 Olympique Lyonnais 49 (6)
2023– Leicester City 34 (5)
International career‡
2003–2005 Belgium U17 3 (1)
2005–2007 Belgium U19 16 (3)
2007– Belgium 155 (48)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:00, 9 February 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 December 2024 [1]

Janice Cayman (Flemish: [ˈdʑɛnɪs ˈkɛimɑn]; born 12 October 1988) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Women's Super League club Leicester City, which she captains, and the Belgium national team. She is the Belgium's most-capped female player of all-time, and is second in the absolute list of Belgian senior appearances behind Jan Vertonghen.

Early life

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Cayman grew up a fan of Brazilian international Romário, citing him as the inspiration for why she wore the number 11 during her time at Leicester City.[2]

Club career

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Cayman previously played for Montpellier HSC and FCF Juvisy in the French First Division,[3][4] OH Leuven and DVC Eva's Tienen in the Belgian First Division and Florida State Seminoles in the NCAA,[5] also playing the European Cup with Tienen. Cayman made three appearances for the NWSL's Western New York Flash in 2016, a season which culminated with the team's first ever NWSL Championship.[6] This was also the first trophy of Cayman's professional career.

Leicester City

On 11 July 2023, it was announced that Cayman was joining Leicester City following a successful four year spell with Lyon where she won eight trophies, including two Champions League tournaments.[7] She scored the winner in the 1–0 victory against Everton on 28 January 2024.[8] Cayman extended her Leicester contract on 20 June 2024 through the end of the 2024/25 season.[9] In the first home game of the 2025–26 season, Cayman assisted the winning goal to make it 1–0 against Liverpool while her team played with ten players due to a red card.[10]

International

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She is a member of the Belgium national team,[11] making her first appearance in 2007 at 18 years old in a match against Germany.[12] A highlight of her international career is when she scored four goals during their appearance at the 2016 Algarve Cup, making her top scorer of that tournament. She helped Belgium qualify for their first major tournament, UEFA Euro 2017 as well as to quality for the next tournament in 2022.[7]

On 12 November 2019, Cayman played her 100th match for Belgium against Lithuania.[13] Nearly five years later on 12 July 2024 in a match against Denmark, Cayman became the first women's national team player to appear in 150 matches for Belgium.[12][14] She is only the second Belgian player to receive 150 caps with Jan Vertonghen the first, who received 157 caps over his career.[15]

At the start of 2022, Cayman helped Belgium win the Pinatar Cup in Spain for the first time, beating Russia on penalties in the final after a 0-0 draw, with Cayman scoring in the shoot-out.[16]

She was named in the Belgium squad for UEFA Euro 2022 in England, in their second appearance at the continental finals. The Red Flames finished second in Group D behind group favourites France, against whom they conceded a narrow defeat (1–2), but ahead of Iceland with a 1-1 draw and Italy, who they edged out 1-0. Belgium lost 1-0 to Sweden in the quarter-finals.[17][18]

Cayman went on to contribute to Belgium's successful qualification for UEFA Euro 2025 via the play-offs, starting both legs of the play-off final against Ukraine.[19][20]

On 11 June 2025, Cayman was called up to the Belgium squad for the UEFA Euro 2025.[21]

Career statistics

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As of match played 16 July 2024[22]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Belgium 2007 2 0
2008 6 1
2009 2 0
2010 0 0
2011 3 1
2012 8 3
2013 8 0
2014 8 2
2015 10 1
2016 13 9
2017 15 10
2018 11 4
2019 14 7
2020 7 2
2021 12 6
2022 13 2
2023 6 0
2024 12 0
Total 151 48
Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cayman goal.
List of international goals scored by Janice Cayman[22]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 27 April 2008 Stade des Géants, Ath, Belgium File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland 3–1 3–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying
2 24 May 2011 Excelsior Veldwezelt, Veldwezelt, Belgium File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea 1–0 1–0 Friendly
3 9 June 2012 Henri Houtsaeger Stadion, Koksijde, Belgium File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea 1–1 2–2 Friendly
4 20 June 2012 Rohonci Street Stadium, Szombathely, Hungary File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 2–1 3–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
5 19 September 2012 Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland File:Ulster Banner.svg Northern Ireland 1–0 2–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
6 13 September 2014 Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece 7–0 11–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying
7 22 November 2014 Sosnowiec, Poland File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland 1–1 4–1 Friendly
8 22 September 2015 Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium File:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina 4–0 6–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
9 2 March 2016 Lagos, Portugal File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland 1–1 1–2 2016 Algarve Cup
10 7 March 2016 Albufeira, Portugal File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 2–0 2–1 2016 Algarve Cup
11 9 March 2016 Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia 2–0 5–0 2016 Algarve Cup
12 5–0
13 8 April 2016 New York Stadium, Rotherham, England File:Flag of England.svg England 1–0 1–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
14 3 June 2016 Tamme Stadium, Tartu, Estonia File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia 4–0 5–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
15 5–0
16 23 October 2016 Tubize, Belgium File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia 3–0 3–1 Friendly
17 24 November 2016 Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 2–2 3–2 Friendly
18 1 March 2017 Nicosia, Cyprus File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland 2–1 2–2 2017 Cyprus Women's Cup
19 8 April 2017 Kehrwegstadion, Eupen, Belgium File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain 1–2 1–4 Friendly
20 11 July 2017 Van Roystadion, Denderleeuw, Belgium File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia 2–0 2–0 Friendly
21 20 July 2017 Rat Verlegh Stadion, Breda, Netherlands File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway 2–0 2–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2017
22 19 September 2017 Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium File:Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova 1–0 12–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying
23 6–0
24 7–0
25 11–0
26 20 October 2017 Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania 1–0 3–2 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying
27 2–0
28 10 April 2018 Stadio Paolo Mazza, Ferrara, Italy File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 1–0 1–2 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying
29 10 June 2018 Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova File:Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova 1–0 7–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying
30 7–0
31 5 October 2018 Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland 1–0 2–2 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying
32 17 January 2019 Estadio Cartagonova, Cartagena, Spain File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain 1–1 1–1 Friendly
33 27 February 2019 AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia 1–0 3–0 2019 Cyprus Women's Cup
34 2–0
35 1 June 2019 Oud-Heverlee Stadion, Leuven, Belgium File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand 5–0 6–1 Friendly
36 3 September 2019 Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia 1–0 6–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
37 3–0
38 4–0
39 18 September 2020 Stadionul Mogoșoaia, Mogoșoaia, Romania File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania 2–0 6–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
40 1 December 2020 Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland 4–0 4–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
41 17 September 2021 Gdańsk Stadium, Gdańsk, Poland File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland 1–1 1–1 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying
42 21 September 2021 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium File:Flag of Albania.svg Albania 1–0 7–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying
43 21 October 2021 Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium File:Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo 2–0 7–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying
44 25 November 2021 Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium File:Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia 15–0 19–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying
45 17–0
46 30 November 2021 Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland 3–0 4–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying
47 16 February 2022 Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia 2–0 4–0 2022 Pinatar Cup
48 14 July 2022 New York Stadium, Rotherham, England  France 1–1 1–2 UEFA Women's Euro 2022
49 11 July 2025 Stade de Tourbillon, Sion, Switzerland File:Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal 2–1 2–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2025

Honours

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Pali Blues

Western New York Flash

Olympique Lyonnais

Belgium

References

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  3. ^ Belgian international Janice Cayman signs for FCF Juvisy. Footofeminin.fr
  4. ^ Lyon Confirm Capture of England Star Nikita Parris From Man City in Quadruple Signing. 90min.
  5. ^ Profile Archived 23 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine in Seminoles' website
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