Janet Egyir

Janet Egyir
Personal information
Date of birth	7 May 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth	Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana
Height	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem
Senior career*
Years	Team
2010–2016	Hasaacas Ladies
2016–2017	Víkingur Ólafsvík
2018	Afturelding/Fram
2019	Hasaacas Ladies
2019	Afturelding
2020–2022	Hasaacas Ladies
2022–2025	Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem
International career‡
	Ghana
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 July 2025; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 October 2014 (before the 2014 African Women's Championship)

Last updated July 06, 2025

Janet Egyir (born 7 May 1992) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a defender for Israeli Women's Premier League club Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem FC and the Ghana women's national team. She was part of the team at the 2014 African Women's Championship.^[1] In 2018, she was adjudged the best player of the tournament at the 2018 WAFU Women's Cup. She was born in Sekondi-Takoradi. ^[2]

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	16 February 2018	Stade Robert Champroux, Abidjan, Ivory Coast	Niger	2–0	9–0	2018 WAFU Zone B Women's Cup
2.	16 February 2018	Stade Robert Champroux, Abidjan, Ivory Coast	Niger	8–0	9–0
3.	24 February 2018	Treichville Sports Park, Abidjan, Ivory Coast	Ivory Coast	1–0	1–0

Club career

Víkingur Ólafsvík 2016

In May 2016 she signed for Víkingur Ólafsvík in Iceland.

Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem (Israel)

In July 2022 she signed for Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem's women's team. On the team's first ever season in the top league, she helped the club finish 2nd, and was nominated for the Defensive player of the year award.

She continued with the club for two additional seasons, finishig 2nd in the league on each season, while on 2023/24 winning the Israeli league cup, and on 2024/25 finishing as runners up in both the league cup and the Israeli Cup.

Honours

WAFU Women's Cup player of the tournament : 2018

References

↑ "Black Queens name final 21 for AWC". ghanafa.org. 27 September 2014. Archived from the original on 27 October 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
↑ "Janet Egyir, Biography". www.ghanaweb.live. Retrieved 27 March 2025.

External links

Janet Egyir – FIFA competition record (archived)
Janet Egyir – Israel Football Association league player details
"Janet Egyir – Knattspyrnusamband Íslands" (in Icelandic). Ksi.

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[1] "Black Queens name final 21 for AWC". ghanafa.org. 27 September 2014. Archived from the original on 27 October 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.

[2] "Janet Egyir, Biography". www.ghanaweb.live. Retrieved 27 March 2025.

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Personal information
Date of birth	(1992-05-07) 7 May 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth	Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana
Height	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2016	Hasaacas Ladies	86	(16)
2016–2017	Víkingur Ólafsvík	32	(0)
2018	Afturelding/Fram	18	(3)
2019	Hasaacas Ladies
2019	Afturelding	12	(3)
2020–2022	Hasaacas Ladies
2022–2025	Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem	67	(3)
International career^‡
	Ghana
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 October 2014 (before the 2014 African Women's Championship)