Jessie Fleming

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Jessie Fleming
Jessie Fleming, UCLA midfielder.jpg
Jessie Fleming in 2019
Personal information
Full name Jessie Alexandra Fleming
Date of birth (1998-03-11) March 11, 1998 (age 23)
Place of birth London, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Chelsea
Number 17
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– Chelsea 14 (0)
National team‡
2013–2014 Canada U-17 9 (4)
2014 Canada U-20 3 (0)
2015 Canada U-23 5 (1)
2013– Canada 90[1] (13)
Honours
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Team
Gold medal – first place 2020 Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:32, May 9, 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of August 6, 2021 (UTC)

Jessie Alexandra Fleming (born March 11, 1998) is a Canadian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chelsea of the English FA WSL and the Canada national team.

Fleming previously played collegiate soccer in the United States at UCLA from 2016 to 2019. She made her senior international debut at age 15 years 278 days. She is a member of the Olympic gold medal winning side of Canada during the 2020 Summer Olympics, scoring the team's only regular time goal on a penalty kick during the Olympic final and the first goal of the final's shoot-out.

Early life[edit]

Fleming was born in London, Ontario to Michaele and John Fleming, who are both originally from Toronto.[1] She has an older brother, Tristan, and a younger sister, Elysse.[2] Growing up, she competed in soccer, hockey (including in a full-contact boys' league[2]), track and field, and cross-country.[1] She started playing soccer at the age of three for the London-based Nor'West Optimist Soccer Club, where she remained until 2016.[1][3]

Fleming attended Ryerson Public School for elementary school, where she remained undefeated in cross-country throughout her entire elementary school career. She went on to attend London Central Secondary School from Grade 9 to Grade 10, where she competed in OFSAA track and field and cross-country. In 2012, she won the novice girls' 4000m race at the OFSAA Cross Country Championships. The following year, she competed at the OFSAA Track and Field Championships and won both the midget women's 1500m and midget women's 3000m competitions.[4][5] She still holds the record for the 1500m in the midget women's category.[2] In 2014, she competed again at the OFSAA Track and Field Championships, winning a gold medal in the junior women's 3000m race[6] and a silver medal in the junior women's 1500m race.[7] She switched to H. B. Beal Secondary School for Grades 11 and 12, and graduated in 2016.[2][8]

College career[edit]

Fleming committed to UCLA in 2014[9] and joined the Bruins in 2016.[10] She played her first game on August 28, less than 10 days after helping Canada win a bronze medal at the Olympic Games, 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 NSCAA All-Pacific Region, All-Pac-12 and All-Freshman acclaim.[11]

As a sophomore, Fleming scored 6 goals, including three game-winners, and recorded 8 assists, for a total of 20 points. She earned first-team 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[12] and chosen as one of four nominees for the Class of 2018 Honda Sports Award for soccer.[13]

Although she missed nearly half of her junior season while on national team duty, Fleming still earned first-team All-Pac-12 honours for the third year in a row and was a second-team All-West Region honouree after scoring 15 points on 5 goals and 5 assists.[14]

Club career[edit]

Chelsea (2020–present)[edit]

On July 22, 2020, Fleming signed for FA WSL champions Chelsea on a three-year deal.[15] On August 29, she made her debut for the Blues as a substitute against Manchester City in the 2020 Women's FA Community Shield at Wembley Stadium.[16] On December 9, she made her UEFA Women's Champions League debut in a 5–0 away win over Benfica.[17] She earned her first start against the same opposition a week later, and helped her team to a 3–0 victory at Kingsmeadow.[18] On January 27, 2021, Fleming made her first league start in a 4–0 away win over Aston Villa at Banks's Stadium.[19] On March 14, she played the full 90 minutes as Chelsea won the 2021 FA Women's League Cup Final against Bristol City at Vicarage Road.[20]

International career[edit]

Youth[edit]

Fleming captained Canada at the 2013 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship in Jamaica,[21] leading the team to a silver medal.[22] During the tournament, she scored three goals (two in the group stage and one in the semi-final against Jamaica) and was named Player of the Match in two of Canada's five matches.[23][24] As a result, she was named to the Best XI[25] and awarded the Golden Ball as the tournament's Most Valuable Player (MVP).[26] In December 2013, she was chosen as one of six nominees for the Canadian U-17 Players of the Year award.[27]

At the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Costa Rica, Fleming navigated Canada out of the group of death (which included Germany, North Korea, and Ghana).[28][29] She played in all four of Canada's games, scoring one goal in the 2–2 draw with Germany.[30] She also recorded an assist in the quarter-final loss to Venezuela.[1]

Fleming was part of the team that reached the quarter-finals of the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Canada.[31] At 16, she was the second-youngest player on the Canadian roster. She made two appearances (against Ghana and Finland) in the group stage of the tournament, before playing all 90 minutes in the quarter-final match against Germany. In December 2014, she was named Canadian U-17 Player of the Year.[31][32]

Fleming also represented Canada at the 2015 Pan American Games, where the Canadian Soccer Association fielded an Olympic Developmental under-23 squad.[33] She played every minute of the tournament, scoring an 88th-minute penalty in the bronze medal match against Mexico, which Canada lost 2–1. In December 2015, she was named Canadian U-20 Player of the Year.[34]

Senior[edit]

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.[35]

Fleming was named as a member of the Canada 2015 World Cup squad.[36] 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.[37] 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.[38] She had a secondary assist on the winning goal, scored by Christine Sinclair.[38]

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.[39]

On May 25, 2019, she was named to the roster for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[40]

Fleming was named part of the Canadian team for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, participating in her second Olympic women's tournament. On August 2, 2021, semi-final match with the United States, she scored the only goal via a penalty kick, resulting in a 1-0 win that sent Canada to its first ever Olympic final.[41] She repeated her performance during the gold medal match, scoring on a penalty kick against Sweden. She later scored the first goal in the shoot-out at the end of the game, which resulted in Canada winning the gold medal.[42]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of May 20, 2021.[43]
Club League Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Continental[c] Other[d] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chelsea FA WSL 2020–21 14 0 2 0 5 0 4 0 1 0 26 0
Career total 14 0 2 0 5 0 4 0 1 0 26 0
  1. ^ Includes the Women's FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes the FA Women's League Cup
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in the UEFA Women's Champions League
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in the Women's FA Community Shield

International[edit]

As of August 6, 2021.[1]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Canada 2013 2 0
2014 6 0
2015 13 1
2016 15 2
2017 11 1
2018 10 3
2019 13 2
2020 7 1
2021 13 3
Total 90 13

International goals[edit]

As of August 6, 2021.[1]
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. March 4, 2015 GSP Stadium  Scotland

5350.03005 1–0

5650.06005 2–0

2015 Cyprus Cup
2. February 14, 2016 BBVA Compass Stadium  Trinidad and Tobago

5350.03005 6–0

5650.06005 6–0

CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifier
3. July 20, 2016 Stade Sébastien Charléty  China PR

5350.03005 1–0

5650.06005 1–0

Friendly
4. June 8, 2017 Investors Group Field  Costa Rica

5350.03005 1–0

5650.06005 3–1

Friendly
5. March 5, 2018 Estádio Municipal de Albufeira  South Korea

5350.03005 2–0

5650.06005 3–0

2018 Algarve Cup
6. June 10, 2018 Tim Hortons Field  Germany

5350.03005 2–1

5650.06005 2–3

Friendly
7. October 14, 2018 Toyota Stadium  Panama

5350.03005 3–0

5650.06005 7–0

2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship Semi-final
8. March 25, 2019 BMO Field  Mexico

5350.03005 1–0

5650.06005 3–0

Friendly
9. June 15, 2019 Stade des Alpes  New Zealand

5350.03005 1–0

5650.06005 2–0

2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group Stage
10. January 29, 2020 H-E-B Park  Saint Kitts and Nevis

5950.09005 8–0

5950.09005 11–0

2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship
11. April 9, 2021 Leckwith Stadium  Wales

5350.03005 3–0

5650.06005 3–0

Friendly
12. August 2, 2021 Kashima Soccer Stadium  United States

5350.03005 1–0

5650.06005 1–0

2020 Summer Olympics Semi-final
12. August 6, 2021 International Stadium Yokohama  Sweden

5350.03005 1–1

1–1 (pso 3–2)

2020 Summer Olympics Final

Honours[edit]

Club[edit]

Chelsea

International[edit]

Individual[edit]

College

International

References[edit]

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  2. ^ a b c d Bribach, Winston (October 17, 2016). "Jessie Fleming attributes soccer expertise to track, hockey roots". Daily Bruin. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  3. ^ Dubinski, Kate (January 15, 2013). "Jessie Fleming fears for her high-school athletic career". The London Free Press. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  4. ^ "2013 - OFSAA Track and Field Results" (PDF). Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  5. ^ Hensen, Mike (May 14, 2014). "High School Track And Field: Charlotte Prouse and Jessie Fleming are prepared to go the distance". The London Free Press. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  6. ^ "Event 43 Women 3000 Meter Run Junior". Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  7. ^ "Event 41 Women 1500 Meter Junior". Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
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  9. ^ Kassouf, Jeff (November 1, 2014). "Canada's Fleming verbally commits to UCLA". Equalizer Soccer. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
  10. ^ Kennedy, Paul (February 5, 2016). "UCLA lands Pugh and Fleming in recruiting coup 02/05/2016". Soccer America. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  11. ^ "Fleming Named to MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List". UCLA Bruins. August 8, 2017. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  12. ^ "Fleming named finalist for MAC Hermann Trophy". UCLA Bruins. December 8, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
  13. ^ "Jessie Fleming Nominated for Honda Award". UCLA Bruins. December 13, 2017. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  14. ^ "Three Bruins Selected to MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List". UCLA Bruins. August 1, 2019. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
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  21. ^ "Canada selects roster for 2013 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship". Canada Soccer Association. October 29, 2013. Archived from the original on November 1, 2013. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
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