Zaneta Wyne

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Zaneta Wyne
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Wyne with Racing Louisville FC in 2023
Personal information
Full name Zaneta Josseline Wyne [1]
Date of birth (1990-08-03) August 3, 1990 (age 33) [2]
Place of birth Newport Beach, California, United States
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2011 New Mexico Lobos
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
San Diego WFC SeaLions
2013 GBK Kokkola
2014 Víkingur Ólafsvík 16 (3)
2015–2016 Apollon
2016 Þór/KA 9 (1)
2016 Atlanta Silverbacks
2017 Þór/KA 15 (0)
2017–2018 Sunderland 5 (0)
2018–2019 Klepp IL 32 (5)
2020–2021 Glasgow City
2021–2022 West Ham United 18 (1)
2022–2023 Racing Louisville FC 2 (0)
2023–2024 Al Qadsiah 8
Managerial career
2023 Al Qadsiah (assistant)
2024– DC Power (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 27, 2022

Zaneta Josseline Wyne (born August 3, 1990) is an American retired professional soccer player who is currently an assistant coach for USL Super League club DC Power FC.

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Early life and education

Wyne attended Aliso Niguel High School in Orange County, California where she played for the girls varsity team. [3] [4] She graduated from the University of New Mexico, [5] and played for San Diego WFC SeaLions in the Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL). [6]

Club career

GBK Kokkola

Wyne played for Finnish club GBK Kokkola in 2013 followed by Iceland's Víkingur Ólafsvík in 2014. In 2015, she moved to Cyprus' Apollon Ladies F.C. where they qualified for the UEFA Women's Champions League, which Wyne participated in. [2] In 2016, Wyne returned to Iceland to play for Þór/KA after a suggestion from former Apollon player Cecilia Santiago as they felt she was a like-for-like replacement for fellow American Heid Ragne who had to return to the United States. [7] [8] [9] In 2016, she temporarily returned to the United States to play for Atlanta Silverbacks in the WPSL. [10]

Sunderland

In 2017, Wyne moved to England to play for FA WSL 1 side Sunderland [11] [12] on the transfer deadline day [13] before Þór/KA's final two league fixtures. [14] Þór/KA agreed to release Wyne to Sunderland early as they did not want to stop Wyne taking advantage of the opportunity to play for Sunderland Ladies. [15] [16]

Klepp IL

Wyne signed with Norwegian side Klepp IL for the 2018 season. [17] She scored her first goal for the club during the team's 1–1 draw against Vålerenga on September 9. [18] During a 5–3 win against IK Grand Bodø, she scored two goals in the 28th and 59th minutes. [19] [20] Klepp IL finished in second place during the 2018 Toppserien with a 15–4–3 record. [21] Zyne's two goals tied for fifth highest on the squad. [22]

Glasgow City

In July 2020, Wyne signed for Scottish side Glasgow City. [23]

West Ham United

In June 2021, Wyne signed with FA Women's Super League side West Ham United. She rejoined manager Olli Harder whom she had previously played under at Klepp IL. [24]

Racing Louisville

Wyne signed with NWSL club Racing Louisville in late June 2022 as a national team replacement player. [25] By the end of July, Racing had signed her to a permanent contract through the end of the 2023 NWSL season. [26]

Al Qadsiah

In October 2023, Wyne joined Saudi club Al Qadsiah as a player-coach. [27] Wyne led the team in both goals and assists.

Coaching career

On July 8, 2024, Wyne was announced as the first assistant coach brought in to Frédéric Brillant's coaching staff for DC Power FC in the USL Super League. Wyne had previously spent time as a player-coach for Al Qadsiah in the Saudi Women's Premier League. [28]

Personal life

Wyne holds both American and French citizenship. [8]

Honors

Apollon Limassol

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