Jessica Wade

Jessica Wade (born 11 April 2003) is a South African soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Kansallinen Liiga club Åland United and the South Africa women's national team.

She was named the inaugural SAFA Women's League midfielder of the season at the 2025 awards.

Club career

JVW Wade joined JVW Girls Academy as an 11-year old. By age 16 she was playing in the Sasol League and was part of the squad that lifted the 2019 Sasol League title.

University of Johannesburg Wade played for the University of Johannesburg in 2021 before an injury ended her season prematurely.

Maccabi Emek Hefer In June 2022 she signed with Israeli First League side Maccabi Haifa F.C..

JVW In 2024 she re-joined the Blue Diamonds in the SAFA Women's League. She was named the 2025 SAFA Women's League midfielder of the season.

Youth international career She competed with the South Africa under-17 team at the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and captained the team that finished as runners-up at the 2019 COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship. She won the best player award and scored 5 goals in the tournament. She also scored 5 goals at the 2020 edition when the side finished in third.

In 2021 she competed for the South Africa under-20 team in the 2022 African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification where they were knockout out in the third round by Uganda.

International career Wade was called up for the senior women's team in a friendly match against Morocco on 2 December 2025 coming on in the 30th minute to replace captain Refiloe Jane.

Honours South Africa

COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship: Runners-Up: 2019 Third: 2020 JVW

Sasol League National Championship: 2019

Individual

2019 COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship Best Player 2025 SAFA Women's League Midfielder of the Season