Jess Fishlock

Jess Fishlock
MBE
Fishlock with the Seattle Reign in 2024
Personal information
Full name Jessica Anne Fishlock[1]
Date of birth (1987-01-14) 14 January 1987 (age 37)[2]
Place of birth Cardiff, Wales
Height 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Seattle Reign FC
Number 10
Youth career
Cardiff City
Newport Strikers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2007 [3][4] Cardiff City
2007–2008 Bristol Academy
2008–2010 AZ 31 (6)
2011–2012 Bristol Academy 26 (7)
2012–2013 Melbourne Victory 18 (5)
2013– Seattle Reign FC 185 (42)
2013Glasgow City (loan) 6 (2)
2013–2014Melbourne Victory (loan) 17 (5)
2014–2015FFC Frankfurt (loan) 17 (2)
2015–2018Melbourne City (loan) 38 (17)
2018–2019Olympique Lyonnais (loan) 12 (1)
2020–2021Reading (loan) 19 (2)
International career
Wales U-19
2006– Wales 153[5] (43[6])
Managerial career
2012 Cardiff City Ladies (player-coach)
2015–2016 Melbourne City (player-assistant coach)
2017 Melbourne City (player-head coach)
2017–2018 Melbourne City (player-assistant coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 June 2024

Jessica Anne Fishlock MBE (born 14 January 1987) is a Welsh professional footballer and coach who plays as a midfielder for Seattle Reign FC and the Wales national team.[7][8] She previously played for Bristol Academy in England's FA Women's Super League (FA WSL), AZ Alkmaar in the Dutch Eredivisie, Glasgow City in the Scottish Women's Premier League, Melbourne Victory and Melbourne City in Australia's W-League, as well as Bundesliga club FFC Frankfurt in Germany.

In February 2017, Fishlock coached Melbourne City to its second consecutive W-League Grand Final title.[9] She previously coached Cardiff City Ladies F.C.[10]

On 5 April 2017, Fishlock became the first Welsh player to earn 100 caps for the national team.[11] She was named Welsh Footballer of the Year in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2019. She has won multiple championships and regular season titles with the teams she has played for including the two consecutive Eredivisie championships, two W-League regular season titles, two W-League Grand Final championships, Scottish Women's Premier League and Scottish Women's Cup titles, and two consecutive NWSL Shield wins. Although Fishlock returned to Seattle prior to the 2015 UEFA Women's Champions League Final after playing on loan for FFC Frankfurt, her contributions to the team's journey to the title subsequently earned her a UEFA Women's Champions League medal. In 2021, she received the NWSL Most Valuable Player award with the Reign.

  1. ^ "RCD Espanyol 6–1 Bristol Academy WFC". International Women's Cup. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
  2. ^ Jess FishlockFIFA competition record (archived)
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference cardiff_bio was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Jess Fishlock". World Football. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  5. ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68725839
  6. ^ "Fishlock's Wales stunner - watch all the angles". BBC Sport. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024. Fishlock's 43rd international goal was one of her finest, the attacking midfielder driving the ball into the top corner of the net from outside the box.
  7. ^ "Five Reign FC players to watch this season". The Seattle Times. 14 April 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  8. ^ Jackson-Gibson, Adele (21 March 2017). "Reign FC midfielder Jess Fishlock is set to become first Welsh player to hit 100 caps". Excelle Sports. Archived from the original on 27 April 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  9. ^ "W-League grand final: Melbourne City first club to win two titles in a row". ABC. 12 February 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference cardiff_srfc was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  11. ^ "Jess Fishlock: Wales star had to play 'without pressure of 100 caps'". BBC Sport. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.

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