Jessie Fleming
Canadian soccer player (born 1998) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jessie Alexandra Fleming (born March 11, 1998) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for National Women's Soccer League club Portland Thorns and the Canadian national team. Since 2024, she has served as Canada's captain.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jessie Alexandra Fleming[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1998-03-11) March 11, 1998 (age 26) | ||
Place of birth | London, Ontario, Canada | ||
Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Portland Thorns[2] | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Youth career | |||
Nor'West Optimist SC | |||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2019 | UCLA Bruins | 75 | (25) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2024 | Chelsea | 65 | (10) |
2024– | Portland Thorns | 9 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2013–2014 | Canada U-17 | 9 | (4) |
2014 | Canada U-20 | 3 | (0) |
2015 | Canada U-23 | 5 | (1) |
2013– | Canada | 130 | (19) |
Medal record | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 18, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 9, 2024 |
Fleming previously played collegiate soccer in the United States with the UCLA Bruins from 2016 to 2019, before turning professional and spending four years with Chelsea F.C. of the English Women's Super League. She was a member of Canada's gold medal-winning side at the 2020 Summer Olympics, where she scored the team's only regular time goal in the final on a penalty kick, as well as the first goal in the penalty shoot-out.[3]