Jessie Fleming

Jessie Fleming

Fleming warming up for a game in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Jessie Alexandra Fleming
Date of birth	(1998-03-11) March 11, 1998
Place of birth	London, Ontario, Canada
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	UCLA Bruins
Number	21
Youth career
Team
	London Nor'West SC
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–	UCLA Bruins	42	(17)
National team‡
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2014	Canada U-17	12	(4)
2014	Canada U-20	3	(0)
2015	Canada U-23	5	(1)
2013–	Canada	53	(6)
Honours Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 June 2018[1]

Jessie Alexandra Fleming (born March 11, 1998) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a midfielder for the UCLA Bruins and the Canadian national team, having made her senior debut at age 15 years 278 days.

College Career

Fleming committed to UCLA in 2014^[2] and joined the Bruins in 2016.^[3] She played her first game on August 28, less than 10 days after helping Canada win a bronze medal at the Olympics, scoring twice in a 4-3 loss to Florida. Her goalscoring tear continued as she netted 7 goals in her first 6 games as a college player. She appeared in 19 games, making 16 starts, and finished as the leading scorer on the team with 11 goals and 5 assists for a total of 27 points. Fleming was one of just two freshmen to receive All-America honours in 2016, being selected to the NSCAA All-America third team. She was selected the Top Drawer Soccer Freshman of the Year and also earned first-team All-Pac-12 and Pac-12 All-Freshman acclaim.^[4]

As a sophomore, Fleming recorded 6 goals, including three game-winners, and provided 8 assists. She earned first-team United Soccer Coaches All-America honours and received first-team All-West Region and All-Pac-12 honours for the second-straight year. After helping UCLA reach the College Cup final and scoring a goal in the championship match, she was selected as a finalist for the Hermann Trophy.^[5]

International Career

Fleming captained Canada U-17 to a silver medal at the 2013 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, resulting in qualification to the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, where she navigated Canada out of the group of death.^[6]

Fleming made her senior debut at age 15 in Brazil on December 15, 2013 at the Torneio Internacional de Brasília tournament, when she entered as a second-half substitute against Chile in a 0–1 defeat and became the second-youngest player to ever play for Canada. She scored her first goal against Scotland on March 4, 2015 in a 2–0 win at the 2015 Cyprus Cup.^[7]

Fleming was named as a member of the Canada 2015 World Cup squad.^[8] On June 15, 2015, she started Canada's final group stage match of the World Cup against Netherlands in front of 45,420 fans at Olympic Stadium.^[9] The match ended 1–1, which was enough for Canada to win Group A.

Fleming was named to Canada's 2016 Summer Olympics squad, which defeated the home team Brazil to win a bronze medal.^[10] She had a secondary assist on the winning goal, scored by Christine Sinclair.^[10]

Fleming made her 50th appearance on March 7, 2018, scoring her 5th international goal in a 3–0 win over South Korea at the 2018 Algarve Cup.^[11]

Personal

Both of Flemings' parents are originally from Toronto. She grew up and played soccer in London, Ontario.^[1] Jessie attended Ryerson Public School for elementary school and London Central Secondary School from grade 9 to grade 10.

In 2013, Fleming won two gold medals at the OFSAA track and field championships in the midget women 1500m and the midget women 3000m. The following year, Fleming won another gold medal in the junior women 3000m. Fleming also played hockey as a child, including in a full-contact boys' league.^[12]

Career statistics

International goals

	Key (expand for notes on “international goals” and sorting)
Location	Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred Sorted by country name first, then by city name
Lineup	Start – played entire match on minute (off player) – substituted on at the minute indicated, and player was substituted off at the same time off minute (on player) – substituted off at the minute indicated, and player was substituted on at the same time (c) – captain Sorted by minutes played
#	NumberOfGoals.goalNumber scored by the player in the match (alternate notation to Goal in match)
Min	The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal.
Assist/pass	The ball was passed by the player, which assisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information.
penalty or pk	Goal scored on penalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.)
Score	The match score after the goal was scored. Sorted by goal difference, then by goal scored by the player's team
Result	The final score. Sorted by goal difference in the match, then by goal difference in penalty-shoot-out if it is taken, followed by goal scored by the player's team in the match, then by goal scored in the penalty-shoot-out. For matches with identical final scores, match ending in extra-time without penalty-shoot-out is a tougher match, therefore precede matches that ended in regulation
aet	The score at the end of extra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation
pso	Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parenthesis; the match was tied at the end of extra-time
	Light-purple background color – exhibition or closed door international friendly match
	Light-yellow background color – match at an invitational tournament
	Light-orange background color – Olympic women's football qualification match
	Light-blue background color – FIFA women's world cup qualification match
	Orange background color – Olympic women's football tournament
	Blue background color – FIFA women's world cup final tournament
NOTE: some keys may not apply for a particular football player

Goal	Date	Location	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	4 March 2015	GSP Stadium	Scotland	5350.03005 1–0	5650.06005 2–0	2015 Cyprus Cup
2.	14 February 2016	BBVA Compass Stadium	Trinidad and Tobago	5350.03005 6–0	5650.06005 6–0	CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifier
3.	20 July 2016	Stade Sébastien Charléty	China PR	5350.03005 1–0	5650.06005 1–0	Friendly
4.	8 June 2017	Investors Group Field	Costa Rica	5350.03005 1–0	5650.06005 3–1	Friendly
5.	5 March 2018	Estádio Municipal de Albufeira	South Korea	5350.03005 2–0	5650.06005 3–0	2018 Algarve Cup
6.	10 June 2018	Tim Hortons Field	Germany	5350.03005 2–1	5650.06005 2–3	Friendly

Honours

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jessie Fleming.

• Jessie Fleming profile at Canada Soccer
• Jessie Fleming profile at UCLA
• Jessie Fleming profile at FIFA