Jamia Fields

Jamia Ayanna Fields (born September 24, 1993) is an American soccer forward who plays for the Houston Dash in the National Women's Soccer League.

Jamia Fields
Personal information
Full name Jamia Ayanna Fields
Date of birth (1993-09-24) September 24, 1993
Place of birth Alta Loma, California, United States
Height 165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Houston Dash
Number 24
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Florida State Seminoles 103 (14)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Western New York Flash 10 (1)
2016–2017 Orlando Pride 28 (0)
2018 Arna-Bjørnar 8 (0)
2018 Avaldsnes IL 8 (1)
2019– Houston Dash 16 (0)
National team
2010 United States U17
2011 United States U20
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 21, 2019

Early life

She was born in Alta Loma, California. She attended Florida State University, where she was part of the Florida State Seminoles team that won the 2014 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.[1]

Club career

Fields was drafted by the Boston Breakers with the 14th pick in the 2015 NWSL College Draft. After spending pre-season with the Breakers, Fields would sign with the Western New York Flash for the 2015 season.[1] She was selected by the Orlando Pride in the 2015 Expansion Draft.[2] In two seasons with the Orlando Pride, Fields made 28 appearances with the club. She was released by the Pride before the 2018 season.[3]

On March 28, 2018 Fields announced she was joining Arna-Bjørnar in the Toppserien in Norway. On July 8 it was announced that her contract had been mutually terminated by the club. She had appeared in 8 games for Arna-Bjørnar.[4][5]

Fields signed with Avaldsnes IL on July 28, 2018.[6]

After attending preseason camp with the Houston Dash as a non-roster invitee, Fields was signed by the Dash for the 2019 NWSL season.[7]

Personal life

Her hobbies includes horseback riding, hiking and playing tennis.[1]

References
  1. "Featured Player: Jamia Fields". Retrieved September 15, 2015.
  2. "Orlando Pride continue building roster through NWSL expansion draft". November 5, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  3. "Orlando Pride Waives Forward Jamia Fields". February 12, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  4. "@JamiaFields4". March 28, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  5. "Arna-Bjørnar og Jamia Fields er blitt enige om å terminere spillerens kontrakt". July 8, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  6. "Jamia Fields til Avaldsnes". July 28, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  7. "Houston Dash sign six players for 2019 NWSL season". April 13, 2019. Retrieved April 13, 2019.


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