Janice Cayman (; 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.

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.

Club career Cayman previously played for Montpellier HSC and FCF Juvisy in the French First Division,Belgian international Janice Cayman signs for FCF Juvisy. Footofeminin.frLyon Confirm Capture of England Star Nikita Parris From Man City in Quadruple Signing. 90min. OH Leuven and DVC Eva's Tienen in the Belgian First Division and Florida State Seminoles in the NCAA,Profile in Seminoles' website 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. 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. She scored the winner in the 1–0 victory against Everton on 28 January 2024. Cayman extended her Leicester contract on 20 June 2024 through the end of the 2024/25 season. 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.

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.

International She is a member of the Belgium national team, making her first appearance in 2007 at 18 years old in a match against Germany. 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.

On 12 November 2019, Cayman played her 100th match for Belgium against Lithuania. 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. She is only the second Belgian player to receive 150 caps with Jan Vertonghen the first, who received 157 caps over his career.

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. Les Red Flames remportent la Pinatar Cup face à la Russie, le tout premier trophée de leur histoire

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. Euro féminin : qualifiées pour les quarts, les Red Flames ont déjà tout gagné Euro féminin - Suède-Belgique : Les Red Flames éliminées en quart de finale dans les toutes dernières secondes

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.

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

Career statistics

+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsBelgium20072020086120092020100020113120128320138020148220151012016139201715102018114201914720207220211262022132202312020241102025151202620Total17249

Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cayman goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Janice CaymanNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 27 April 2008 Stade des Géants, Ath, Belgium 3–1 3–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying2 24 May 2011 Excelsior Veldwezelt, Veldwezelt, Belgium 1–0 1–0 Friendly3 9 June 2012 Henri Houtsaeger Stadion, Koksijde, Belgium 1–1 2–2 Friendly4 20 June 2012 Rohonci Street Stadium, Szombathely, Hungary 2–1 3–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying5 19 September 2012 Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland 1–0 2–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying6 13 September 2014 Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium 7–0 11–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying7 22 November 2014 Sosnowiec, Poland 1–1 4–1 Friendly8 22 September 2015 Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium 4–0 6–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying9 2 March 2016 Lagos, Portugal 1–1 1–2 2016 Algarve Cup10 7 March 2016 Albufeira, Portugal 2–0 2–1 2016 Algarve Cup11 9 March 2016 Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal 2–0 5–0 2016 Algarve Cup12 5–013 8 April 2016 New York Stadium, Rotherham, England 1–0 1–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying14 3 June 2016 Tamme Stadium, Tartu, Estonia 4–0 5–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying15 5–016 23 October 2016 Tubize, Belgium 3–0 3–1 Friendly17 24 November 2016 Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium 2–2 3–2 Friendly18 1 March 2017 Nicosia, Cyprus 2–1 2–2 2017 Cyprus Women's Cup19 8 April 2017 Kehrwegstadion, Eupen, Belgium 1–2 1–4 Friendly20 11 July 2017 Van Roystadion, Denderleeuw, Belgium 2–0 2–0 Friendly21 20 July 2017 Rat Verlegh Stadion, Breda, Netherlands 2–0 2–0 UEFA Women's Euro 201722 19 September 2017 Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium 1–0 12–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying23 6–024 7–025 11–026 20 October 2017 Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium 1–0 3–2 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying27 2–028 10 April 2018 Stadio Paolo Mazza, Ferrara, Italy 1–0 1–2 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying29 10 June 2018 Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova 1–0 7–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying30 7–031 5 October 2018 Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium 1–0 2–2 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying32 17 January 2019 Estadio Cartagonova, Cartagena, Spain 1–1 1–1 Friendly33 27 February 2019 AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus 1–0 3–0 2019 Cyprus Women's Cup34 2–035 1 June 2019 Oud-Heverlee Stadion, Leuven, Belgium 5–0 6–1 Friendly36 3 September 2019 Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium 1–0 6–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying37 3–038 4–039 18 September 2020 Stadionul Mogoșoaia, Mogoșoaia, Romania 2–0 6–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying40 1 December 2020 Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium 4–0 4–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying41 17 September 2021 Gdańsk Stadium, Gdańsk, Poland 1–1 1–1 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying42 21 September 2021 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium 1–0 7–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying43 21 October 2021 Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium 2–0 7–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying44 25 November 2021 Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium 15–0 19–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying45 17–046 30 November 2021 Den Dreef, Leuven, Belgium 3–0 4–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying47 16 February 2022 Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain 2–0 4–0 2022 Pinatar Cup48 14 July 2022 New York Stadium, Rotherham, England 1–1 1–2 UEFA Women's Euro 202249 11 July 2025 Stade de Tourbillon, Sion, Switzerland 2–1 2–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2025

Honours Pali Blues USL W-League: 2009

Western New York Flash NWSL Championship: 2016

Olympique Lyonnais UEFA Women's Champions League: 2019–20, 2021–22 Division 1 Féminine: 2021–22, 2022–23 Coupe de France féminine: 2019–20, 2022–23 Trophée des Championnes: 2019, 2022

Belgium Pinatar Cup: 2022

See also List of women's footballers with 100 or more international caps

References

External links

Player French football stats at footofeminin.fr

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