# Janice Cayman

Janice Cayman (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

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, OH Leuven and DVC Eva's Tienen in the Belgian First Division and Florida State Seminoles in the NCAA, 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.
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.

## 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 Women's 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.
She was named in the Belgium squad for UEFA Women's 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.
Cayman went on to contribute to Belgium's successful qualification for UEFA Women's Euro 2025 via the play-offs, starting both legs of the play-off final against Ukraine.

## Career statistics

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

## Honours

Pali Blues
* USL W-League: 2009
Western New York Flash
* NWSL: 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