Janice Cayman

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Janice Cayman (Flemish: [ˈdʑɛnɪs ˈkɛimɑn]; born 12 October 1988) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Eredivisie Vrouwen club PSV Eindhoven 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.

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)
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Janice Cayman
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
 PSV
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)
2023–2026 Leicester City 34 (5)
2026– PSV 0 (0)
International career‡
2003–2005 Belgium U17 3 (1)
2005–2007 Belgium U19 16 (3)
2007– Belgium 172 (49)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:00, 9 February 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 March 2026
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Early life

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.[1]

Club career

Cayman previously played for Montpellier HSC and FCF Juvisy in the French First Division,[2][3] OH Leuven and DVC Eva's Tienen in the Belgian First Division and Florida State Seminoles in the NCAA,[4] 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.[5] 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.[6] She scored the winner in the 1–0 victory against Everton on 28 January 2024.[7] Cayman extended her Leicester contract on 20 June 2024 through the end of the 2024/25 season.[8] 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.[9]

On 8 January 2026, Cayman was announced at PSV on a one and a half year contract, with the option of an additional year extension.[10]

International

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.[6]

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

As of match played 7 March 2026[22]
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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Belgium 200720
200861
200920
201000
201131
201283
201380
201482
2015101
2016139
20171510
2018114
2019147
202072
2021126
2022132
2023120
2024110
2025151
202620
Total17249
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Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cayman goal.
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List of international goals scored by Janice Cayman[22]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
127 April 2008Stade des Géants, Ath, Belgium Switzerland3–13–1UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying
224 May 2011Excelsior Veldwezelt, Veldwezelt, Belgium North Korea1–01–0Friendly
39 June 2012Henri Houtsaeger Stadion, Koksijde, Belgium North Korea1–12–2Friendly
420 June 2012Rohonci Street Stadium, Szombathely, Hungary Hungary2–13–1UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
519 September 2012Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland Northern Ireland1–02–0UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
613 September 2014Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium Greece7–011–02015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying
722 November 2014Sosnowiec, Poland Poland1–14–1Friendly
822 September 2015Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina4–06–0UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
92 March 2016Lagos, Portugal Iceland1–11–22016 Algarve Cup
107 March 2016Albufeira, Portugal Denmark2–02–12016 Algarve Cup
119 March 2016Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal Russia2–05–02016 Algarve Cup
125–0
138 April 2016New York Stadium, Rotherham, England England1–01–1UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
143 June 2016Tamme Stadium, Tartu, Estonia Estonia4–05–0UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
155–0
1623 October 2016Tubize, Belgium Russia3–03–1Friendly
1724 November 2016Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium Netherlands2–23–2Friendly
181 March 2017Nicosia, Cyprus Switzerland2–12–22017 Cyprus Women's Cup
198 April 2017Kehrwegstadion, Eupen, Belgium Spain1–21–4Friendly
2011 July 2017Van Roystadion, Denderleeuw, Belgium Russia2–02–0Friendly
2120 July 2017Rat Verlegh Stadion, Breda, Netherlands Norway2–02–0UEFA Women's Euro 2017
2219 September 2017Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium Moldova1–012–02019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying
236–0
247–0
2511–0
2620 October 2017Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium Romania1–03–22019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying
272–0
2810 April 2018Stadio Paolo Mazza, Ferrara, Italy Italy1–01–22019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying
2910 June 2018Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova Moldova1–07–02019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying
307–0
315 October 2018Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium Switzerland1–02–22019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying
3217 January 2019Estadio Cartagonova, Cartagena, Spain Spain1–11–1Friendly
3327 February 2019AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus Slovakia1–03–02019 Cyprus Women's Cup
342–0
351 June 2019Oud-Heverlee Stadion, Leuven, Belgium Thailand5–06–1Friendly
363 September 2019Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium Croatia1–06–1UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
373–0
384–0
3918 September 2020Stadionul Mogoșoaia, Mogoșoaia, Romania Romania2–06–1UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
401 December 2020Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium Switzerland4–04–0UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
4117 September 2021Gdańsk Stadium, Gdańsk, Poland Poland1–11–12023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying
4221 September 2021King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium Albania1–07–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying
4321 October 2021Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium Kosovo2–07–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying
4425 November 2021Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium Armenia15–019–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying
4517–0
4630 November 2021Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium Poland3–04–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying
4716 February 2022Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain Slovakia2–04–02022 Pinatar Cup
4814 July 2022New York Stadium, Rotherham, England France1–11–2UEFA Women's Euro 2022
4911 July 2025Stade de Tourbillon, Sion, Switzerland Portugal2–12–1UEFA Women's Euro 2025
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Honours

Pali Blues

Western New York Flash

Olympique Lyonnais

Belgium

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