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Jeanté Strydom
Personal information
Born (1996-09-30) 30 September 1996 (age 28)[1]
Pretoria, South Africa[2]
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[3]
University North-West University
University of Pretoria
Netball career
Playing position(s): GD, GK, WD
Years Club team(s) Apps
2016 NWU-Pukke
2015–2016 North West Flames
2017–2018 UP-Tuks
2017–2018 Gauteng Jaguars
2019 Bond Bull Sharks
2020–2022 Kingdom Stars
2023 Gauteng Golden Fireballs
2024– Southern Steel
Years National team(s) Caps
2021–2022 President's XII
2023– South Africa
Medal record
Representing  South Africa
Fast5 Netball World Series
Silver medal – second place 2022 Christchurch Team

Jeanté Strydom (born 30 September 1996) is a South Africa netball international. She represented South Africa at the 2023 Netball World Cup. In South Africa, she played for NWU-Pukke and UP Tuks in Varsity Netball and for several teams, most notably Gauteng Jaguars, in the Premier Netball League. Ahead of the 2024 ANZ Premiership season, Strydom signed for Southern Steel.

Playing career

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Varsity Netball

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In 2016, Strydom, together with Sigrid Burger and Renske Stoltz, was a member of the NWU-Pukke team that won the Varsity Netball title.[4][5] In 2018 she was a member of the UP-Tuks team that reached the final.[6][7]

Premier Netball League

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Between 2015 and 2023, Strydom played for several teams in the Premier Netball League. She began her PNL career with North West Flames before switching to Gauteng Jaguars.[8][9] In 2017 and 2018 she also played for Jaguars in the Netball New Zealand Super Club tournaments. In 2018 she was a member of the Jaguars team that defeated Southern Steel.[3][10][11] After a brief stint playing for Bond Bull Sharks in the Sapphire Series, in 2020 she returned to the PNL to play for Kingdom Stars. In 2022 she captained Stars. It was her first season as a PNL team captain.[9][12] During the 2023 season she played for Gauteng Golden Fireballs.[2][13][14]

Southern Steel

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Ahead of the 2024 ANZ Premiership season, Strydom signed for Southern Steel.[2][14][15][16] In her debut season she established herself as a regular member of the team, making 14 senior appearances.[1][17][18]

South Africa

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Strydom played for the Netball South Africa President's XII at both the 2021 SPAR Challenge Series and 2022 SPAR Diamond Challenge. In 2022, she captained the team.[19][20][21] She was a prominent member of the South Africa team which finished as runners-up to Australia in the 2022 Fast5 Netball World Series.[16][22][23][24] She was subsequently included in the senior South Africa squad for the 2023 Netball World Cup[2][24] and on 28 July 2023, she made her senior debut for South Africa against Wales during the tournament.[25][26]

Tournaments Place Team
2021 SPAR Challenge Series[19][20] 1st South Africa President's XII
2022 SPAR Diamond Challenge[21] 3rd
2022 Fast5 Netball World Series[16][22][23][24] 2nd  South Africa
2023 Netball World Cup[2][24][25][26][27] 6th
2025 Netball Nations Cup[28] 2nd

References

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  1. ^ a b "Jeanté Strydom". central.rookieme.com. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Proteas newbie Jeante Strydom excited to rub shoulders with netball legends". www.timeslive.co.za. 15 July 2023. Archived from the original on 15 July 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  3. ^ a b "8 Clubs 6 Days / Netball's Best in Nelson / (2017 Super Club) Media Guide" (PDF). www.netballnz.co.nz. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Champions reign supreme as Pukke defeat Tuks in thrilling final". www.old.varsitysportssa.com. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Pukke Snatch 2016 Varsity Netball Cup from Tuks". gsport.co.za. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Varsity Netball final facts: Kovsies vs Tuks". www.old.varsitysportssa.com. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  7. ^ "#TuksNetball: Tuks and Kovsies is going to take it down to the wire in the Varsity Netball-final". www.up.ac.za. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  8. ^ "Lots at stake for netball's premier league winner in 2017". netball-sa.co.za. 30 March 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  9. ^ a b "TNL2022 Captains Check-In". netball-sa.co.za. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  10. ^ "Big win for NSWIS netballers over Jaguars in NZ". www.nswis.com.au. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  11. ^ "Southern Steel 61–65 Gauteng Jaguars". mc.championdata.com. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  12. ^ "Jaguars Win Fourth Telkom Netball League Title And Stars Retain Division A Position". netball-sa.co.za. 27 October 2020. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Telkom Netball League Squads For 2023". www.netballjunkie.com. 22 April 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  14. ^ a b "Telkom Netball League Star Jeante Strydom Off to ANZ Premiership". gsport.co.za. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  15. ^ "Steel sign South African defender". www.odt.co.nz. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  16. ^ a b c "Steel's Protea recruit wants to 'do the team and fans proud'". www.stuff.co.nz. 14 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  17. ^ "Netball: Steel's South African import Jeante Strydom realising potential". www.rnz.co.nz. 4 May 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  18. ^ "Jeanté Strydom". anzpremiership.co.nz. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  19. ^ a b "Two teams set for the SPAR Challenge confirmed". netball-sa.co.za. 15 December 2020. Archived from the original on 15 December 2020.
  20. ^ a b "Clean Sweep For The SPAR Proteas In The SPAR Challenge Series". netball-sa.co.za. 31 March 2021. Archived from the original on 31 March 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  21. ^ a b "South Africa Sets SPAR Diamond Challenge Ablaze". netball-sa.co.za. 22 November 2022. Archived from the original on 22 November 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  22. ^ a b "Fast 5 Netball World Series 2022". netballscoop.com. 4 November 2022. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  23. ^ a b "Match Programme" (PDF). fast5netball.com. 6 November 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 November 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  24. ^ a b c d "Jeanté Strydom still can't believe she's part of Proteas team for home Netball World Cup". www.iol.co.za. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  25. ^ a b "Proteas off to winning start!". www.teamsa.co.za. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  26. ^ a b "Proteas World Cup debutants shine". supersport.com. 30 July 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  27. ^ "Uganda stun South Africa to secure fifth". www.teamsa.co.za. 6 August 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  28. ^ "South Africa Outpace Uganda in Opening 2025 Vitality Netball Nations Cup Tie". gsport.co.za. 2 February 2025. Retrieved 18 February 2025.