Background
Van Wyk was born in Alberton. She grew up in Germiston and she started playing soccer at the age of 6.
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She attended Hoërskool Alberton, an Afrikaans medium school that did not play soccer.
Career
She plays for local club team JvW. She represented the South Africa women"s national football team at the 2012 London Olympics
Her first girls team was Springs Home Sweepers based in KwaThema. She now plays for her own club JvW F.C. She currently serves as player-coach for the club
Van Wyk made her national team debut in 2005 against Nigeria in the African Women"s Championship. Van Wyk scored the only goal of that match, with Banyana knocking Nigeria out of the 2012 African Women"s Championship.
Van Wyk played her 100th cap for South Africa against Namibia, winning 2-0.
Achievements
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A few years later she joined Mamelodi Sundowns and later Palace Super Falcons from Tembisa, where she was part of a team that won three consecutive league titles. Van Wyk scored a stunning free kick when Banyana recorded their first ever win over Nigeria since the women's national team was formed in 1993.
