Zaneta Josseline Wyne (born August 3, 1990) is an American professional

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player who currently plays as a fullback for Al Qadsiah in the

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Early life and education

Wyne attended

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in Orange County, California where she played for the girls varsity team. She graduated from the University of New Mexico, and played for San Diego WFC SeaLions in the Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL).

Club career

GBK Kokkola

Wyne played for Finnish club GBK Kokkola in 2013 followed by Iceland's

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in 2014. In 2015, she moved to Cyprus'

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where they qualified for the UEFA Women's Champions League, which Wyne participated in. In 2016, Wyne returned to Iceland to play for

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after a suggestion from former Apollon player

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as they felt she was a like-for-like replacement for fellow American Heid Ragne who had to return to the United States. In 2016, she temporarily returned to the United States to play for

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in the WPSL.

Sunderland

In 2017, Wyne moved to England to play for

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side

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on the transfer deadline day before Þór/KA's final two league fixtures. 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.

Klepp IL

Wyne signed with Norwegian side

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for the 2018 season. She scored her first goal for the club during the team's 1–1 draw against

Vålerenga Vålerenga () is a neighbourhood in the city of Oslo, Norway, belonging to the borough of Gamle Oslo. Vålerenga is located between the neighbourhoods of Gamlebyen, Jordal, Ensjø, Etterstad and Lodalen. Vålerenga is in particular known for it ...

on September 9. During a 5–3 win against

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, she scored two goals in the 28th and 59th minutes. Klepp IL finished in second place during the

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with a record. Zyne's two goals tied for fifth highest on the squad.

Glasgow City

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

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

Racing Louisville

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

Al Qadsiah

In October 2023, Wyne joined Saudi club Al Qadsiah.

Personal life

Wyne holds both American and French citizenship.

Honors

Apollon Limassol * Cypriot First Division winner: 2015-16 *

Cypriot Women's Cup The Cypriot Women's Cup is the national women's football cup competition in Cyprus. List of finals The cup was first held in 1998/99. No editions organised by the Cyprus Football Association were played from 2000 to 2002 and 2004 to 2005. ...

winner: 2016

References

External links

Racing Louisville FC profile
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College profile

English profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wyne, Zaneta Living people 1990 births American expatriate sportspeople in England American women's soccer players Expatriate women's footballers in England Apollon Ladies F.C. players Sunderland A.F.C. players University of New Mexico alumni Zaneta Wyne Zaneta Wyne New Mexico Lobos women's soccer players Glasgow City F.C. players West Ham United F.C. Women players Racing Louisville FC players Aliso Niguel High School alumni Women's association football midfielders National Women's Soccer League players Soccer players from Orange County, California American expatriate sportspeople in Scotland American expatriate sportspeople in Finland American expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus American expatriate sportspeople in Iceland American expatriate women's soccer players Expatriate women's footballers in Scotland Expatriate women's footballers in Finland Expatriate women's footballers in Cyprus Expatriate women's footballers in Iceland Expatriate women's footballers in Norway American expatriate sportspeople in Norway American expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate women's footballers in Saudi Arabia Saudi Women's Premier League players