Jordyn Huitema

Jordyn Huitema
Huitema playing for Canada against the United States in San Jose, California on November 12, 2017
Personal information
Full name Jordyn Pamela Huitema
Date of birth (2001-05-08) May 8, 2001
Place of birth Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Youth career
2005–2011 Chilliwack FC
2012–2014 Surrey United SC
2015– Vancouver Whitecaps Girls Elite
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– TSS FC Rovers 0 (0)
National team‡
2014–2016 Canada U15 11 (8)
2016– Canada U17 15 (5)
2017– Canada U20 6 (6)
2017– Canada 13 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 April 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 October 2018

Jordyn Pamela Huitema (born May 8, 2001) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a forward.[2] She trains and plays with the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite REX program, TSS FC Rovers in the Women's Premier Soccer League and the Canada women's national soccer team.

Early life

Huitema was born in Chilliwack, British Columbia. She began playing soccer at four years old with Chilliwack FC.[1] She attended middle school at Rosedale Middle School in Chilliwack.[3] Her brother Brody was a member of the Vancouver Whitecaps Residency program and played for Duke University.[4][5] Her brother Trent Huitema played ice hockey in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League for the Humboldt Broncos.[6][7]

Playing career

Club

Huitema would sign with TSS FC Rovers of the Women's Premier Soccer League for the 2018 season.[8]

On July 23, 2018 it was announced that Huitema would play with PSG Féminines during the 2018 Women's International Champions Cup (WICC). She did not sign a professional contract with the team, allowing her to maintain college eligibility. [9] She started for PSG during their pre season friendly against Manchester City Women on July 24th in Portland. [10] Huitema was also in the starting lineup for PSG's semi-final match in the International Champions Cup, they lost 2-1 to the North Carolina Courage. [11]

International

Youth teams

Huitema made her first junior appearance for Canada with the national under-15 team on August 7, 2014 against Puerto Rico in a 5–0 victory at the CONCACAF Girls Under-15 Championship.[12] The Canadians would go on to win the inaugural edition of the tournament in a penalty shoot-out,[13] with Huitema scoring the winning shoot-out goal.[14] She would go on to make 10 more appearances for the under-15 squad. Huitema's debut for the under-17 team came on March 3, 2016 at the CONCACAF Women's Under-17 Championship in a 3–0 win against Guatemala.[15] Huitema played in the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[16] There, she scored her first goal in FIFA competition in a 3–2 win over Cameroon.[17] She made 7 more appearances for the under-17 team. On July 6, 2017, Huitema made her first appearance for the under-20 team, scoring a goal in a 4–1 win over the United States.[18] After scoring in a 3–1 loss to China in an under 17 match on July 12, 2017, Huitema became the first Canadian to score for the under 17, under 20 and senior national team in the same calendar year.[19] In 2017, she was named the Canada U17 Female Player of the Year for her performances with the U-17, U-20 and senior teams throughout the year.[20] On January 12, 2018, Huitema was named to Canada's squad for the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship in Trinidad & Tobago.[21] In the first game of the tournament, Huitema scored twice in a 3–1 win over Costa Rica.[22] In the second game, Huitema scored a hat-trick in a 4–1 win over hosts Trinidad & Tobago, which clinched Canada's progress into the semi-finals.[23] She would play 66 minutes in a 4–0 victory over Haiti which resulted in Canada winning their group.[24] In the semi-finals against Mexico, Huitema played the full game in a 1–1 draw. Canada would lose the match 4–3 on penalty kicks in which Huitema saw her attempt saved.[25] Canada would require a win over Haiti in the third place match to qualify for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in France later in the year.[26] Canada would lose the match by a score of 1–0 and fail to qualify for the U-20 World Cup.[27] Huitema was the tournament's top scorer with five goals and was named to the Best XI of the championship.[28][29]

Senior team

Her senior national team debut came on March 8, 2017 in the final of the 2017 Algarve Cup versus Spain.[30] The cap made her the third youngest player to appear in a match for the senior national team.[31] Her first goal for the senior team came on June 11, 2017 in a friendly against Costa Rica at BMO Field in Toronto.[32] The tally made her the second youngest goal scorer in the history of the national team.[33] She would score a second goal less than a minute later.[34][35] Huitema received a call-up to the national team for a two game friendly series against the United States on November 9 and 12, 2017.[36] She came into the first game as a substitute in the 90th minute for Janine Beckie at BC Place in Vancouver.[37] In February 2018, Huitema was called into Canada's squad for the 2018 Algarve Cup by new coach Kenneth Heiner-Møller.[38] Huitema would start the second match for Canada against Russia, drawing a first half penalty which was converted by captain Christine Sinclair, the lone goal in a 1–0 victory.[39]

Career statistics

International

As of April 9, 2018
Canada national team
YearCapsGoals
201772
201864
Total136

International goals


Goal		 Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition
1. June 11, 2017 BMO Field, Toronto, Canada  Costa Rica

5950.09005 5–0

6050.10005 6–0

Friendly
2.

5950.09005 6–0

3. October 8, 2018 H-E-B Park, Edinburg  Cuba

5950.09005 2–0

6050.10005 12–0

2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship
4.

5950.09005 5–0

5.

5950.09005 6–0

6.

5950.09005 11–0

Honours

Individual

  • Best XI at the CONCACAF Girls’ Under-15 Championship: 2016[40]
  • Canada U17 Female Player of the Year: 2017
  • Vancouver Whitecaps FC Most Promising Player–Female: 2017[41]
  • Best XI at the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship: 2018[28]
  • Golden Boot at the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship: 2018[29]

References

  1. 1 2 "Jordyn Huitema (CAN)". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  2. ↑ Davidson, Neil (March 9, 2017). "High hopes for rising soccer star Jordyn Huitema after Canadian senior debut". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
  3. ↑ Laychak, Greg (May 28, 2015). "Track & field results" (PDF). Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Black Press Group. p. A16. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Jordyn Huitema". whitecapsfc.com. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Brody Huitema Bio". goduke.com. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Trent Huitema". Elite Prospects. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Humboldt Broncos Roster: 2017-18 Regular Season". sjhl.hockeytech.com. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  8. ↑ Michael McColl (April 4, 2018). "Canadian National Team players Jordyn Huitema and Julia Grosso headline first TSS Rovers WPSL roster". AFTN.ca.
  9. ↑ "Whitecaps FC product Jordyn Huitema to play with PSG at Women's International Champions Cup". July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  10. ↑ "@WhitecapsFc". July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  11. ↑ "@psg_feminines". July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  12. ↑ "2014-08-07 – Canada vs Puerto Rico". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Canada W15 wins inaugural CONCACAF Girls' Under-15 Championship | Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. August 18, 2014. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
  14. ↑ August 17, 2014. "Under 15s – Girls". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on 2014-08-20. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  15. ↑ "2016-03-03 – Canada vs Guatemala". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
  16. ↑ "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Jordan 2016 List of Players" (PDF). September 9, 2016. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
  17. ↑ September 30, 2016. "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Jordan 2016 – Matches – Cameroon-Canada". FIFA.com. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  18. ↑ "Canada Soccer Women's U-20 team take away valuable lessons from Australian tour | Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  19. ↑ "Huitema makes history with Canada at Four Nations Tournament". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. July 12, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  20. ↑ "Davies, Huitema named Canada's U17 players of the year". TSN. December 11, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  21. ↑ "Canadian women have France on their mind at CONCACAF U-20 qualifier". Times Colonist. January 12, 2018. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  22. ↑ Madray, Nickolai (January 18, 2018). "Huitema doubles up as Canada trounce Costa Rica 3-1". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  23. ↑ "Jordyn Huitema scores three goals, Canada qualifies for semis at U-20 championship". infotel.ca. January 20, 2018. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  24. ↑ "Haiti vs Canada". CONCACAF. January 22, 2018. Archived from the original on 2017-11-08. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  25. ↑ Liburd, Lasana (January 26, 2018). "USA need penalties to hurdle Haiti; Mexico also use shootout route to eclipse Canada". Wired 868. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  26. ↑ "Canada has 1 last shot at U20 World Cup after semifinal loss to Mexico". CBC Sports. January 26, 2018. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  27. ↑ "Canada upset by Haiti, fails to advance to FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup". National Post. January 28, 2018. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  28. 1 2 "TSG announces CU20W Best XI". CONCACAF.com. January 28, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-01-29. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
  29. 1 2 "Canada's Huitema wins CU20W Golden Boot". CONCACAF.com. January 28, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-01-29. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
  30. ↑ Clark, Travis (April 19, 2017). "Another teen rises quickly to Canada's WNT". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  31. ↑ Davidson, Neil (March 9, 2017). "High hopes for 15-year-old Jordyn Huitema in wake of Canadian senior debut". Cape Breton Post. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  32. ↑ "Canada puts on a tremendous show for Toronto fans in 6:0 win". canadasoccer.com. June 11, 2017. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
  33. ↑ Harrigan, Scott (June 11, 2017). "Canada puts on a tremendous show for Toronto fans". Independent Sports News. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  34. ↑ Devji, Farhan (June 11, 2017). "WATCH: 16-year-old Huitema scores twice for Canada in 6–0 win over Costa Rica". whitecapsfc.com. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  35. ↑ Musarurwa, Kudzi (June 11, 2017). "Result and Goals of Canada 6–0 Costa Rica in 2017 International Friendly". VAVEL.com. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
  36. ↑ Tierney, Mitchell (November 2, 2017). "Six teenagers named to Canada's women's national team roster for USA games". Waking The Red. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  37. ↑ "USA and Canada Battle to 1-1 Draw Before Sellout Crowd in Vancouver". U.S. Soccer. November 9, 2017. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  38. ↑ Molinaro, John (February 15, 2018). "Christine Sinclair highlights Canada's Algarve Cup roster". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  39. ↑ "Christine Sinclair leads Canada to win over Russia in Algarve Cup". CBC. March 2, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  40. ↑ "TSG reveals CU15G Best XI, Awards". CONCACAF. August 22, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-24. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
  41. ↑ "Whitecaps FC announce winners for 2017 BMO Player Awards". whitecapsfc.com. October 17, 2017. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
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