canadian soccer actor

Jordyn Pamela Huitema ( HY-tih-muh ; born May 8, 2001 ) is a canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Paris Saint-Germain in the Division 1 Féminine and the Canada national team. She scored her beginning national team goal at the age of 16, became the exceed canadian scorer in the UEFA Women ‘s Champions League before she turned 20 and has been named as a electric potential heir to canadian caption Christine Sinclair. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ]

early life sentence [edit ]

Huitema was born in Chilliwack, British Columbia. She began playing soccer at four years of senesce with Chilliwack FC. [ 1 ] She attended middle school at Rosedale Middle School in Chilliwack. [ 5 ] She attended Burnaby Central Secondary as separate of the Whitecaps FC Girls Elite REX course of study. [ 6 ] Her brother, Brody, was a member of the Vancouver Whitecaps Residency program and played for Duke University. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] Her second buddy, Trent, played ice field hockey in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League for the Humboldt Broncos. [ 9 ] [ 10 ]

Club career [edit ]

early career [edit ]

Huitema would sign with TSS FC Rovers of the Women ‘s Premier Soccer League for the 2018 season. [ 11 ]

Paris Saint-Germain [edit ]

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 shrink with the team, allowing her to maintain college eligibility. [ 12 ] She started for PSG during their pre-season friendly against Manchester City Women on July 24, at the University of Portland. [ 13 ] Huitema was besides in the begin lineup for PSG ‘s semi-final match in the International Champions Cup, they lost 2–1 to the North Carolina Courage. [ 14 ] On January 24, 2019, Huitema announced that she would forgo college and turn pro. [ 15 ] On May 17, 2019, PSG confirmed Huitema had signed a four-year contract with the club. [ 16 ] On June 4, 2021, Huitema scored a header in the final minutes of a 3–0 victory over Dijon to seal the Division 1 Féminine title for Paris Saint-Germain, the inaugural league claim for the club. [ 17 ]

International career [edit ]

Huitema playing for Canada in 2017

youth [edit ]

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. [ 18 ] The Canadians would go on to win the inaugural address edition of the tournament in a penalty shoot-out, [ 19 ] with Huitema scoring the winning shoot-out goal. [ 20 ] 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 winnings against Guatemala. [ 21 ] Huitema besides played in the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women ‘s World Cup. [ 22 ] There, she scored her first goal in FIFA rival in a 3–2 succeed over Cameroon. [ 23 ] She made 7 more appearances for the under-17 team. On July 6, 2017, Huitema made her first base appearance for the under-20 team, scoring a goal in a 4–1 acquire over the United States. [ 24 ] After scoring in a 3–1 passing 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. [ 25 ] In 2017, she was named the Canada U-17 Female Player of the year for her performances with the U-17, U-20 and senior teams throughout the class. [ 26 ] On January 12, 2018, Huitema was named to Canada ‘s team for the 2018 CONCACAF Women ‘s U-20 backing in Trinidad and Tobago. [ 27 ] In the first game of the tournament, Huitema scored doubly in a 3–1 gain over Costa Rica. [ 28 ] In the moment bet on, Huitema scored a hat-trick in a 4–1 succeed over hosts Trinidad & Tobago, which clinched Canada ‘s advancement into the semi-finals. [ 29 ] She would play 66 minutes in a 4–0 victory over Haiti which resulted in Canada winning their group. [ 30 ] 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 attack saved. [ 31 ] Canada would require a acquire over Haiti in the third base place match to qualify for the FIFA U-20 Women ‘s World Cup in France by and by in the year. [ 32 ] Canada would lose the match by a score of 1–0 and fail to qualify for the World Cup. [ 33 ] Huitema was the tournament ‘s top scorekeeper with five goals and was named to the Best xi of the backing. [ 34 ] [ 35 ]

senior [edit ]

Her elder national team debut came on March 8, 2017, in the final of the 2017 Algarve Cup versus Spain. [ 36 ] The cap made her the third youngest player to appear in a match for the senior home team. [ 37 ] Her first goal for the senior team came on June 11, 2017, in a friendly against Costa Rica at BMO Field in Toronto. [ 38 ] The score made her the second youngest goal scorekeeper in the history of the national team. [ 39 ] She would score a second goal less than a moment belated. [ 40 ] [ 41 ] Huitema received a call-up to the national team for a two-game friendly serial against the United States on November 9 and 12, 2017. [ 42 ] She came into the first game as a substitute in the 90th moment for Janine Beckie at BC Place in Vancouver. [ 43 ] In February 2018, Huitema was called into Canada ‘s team for the 2018 Algarve Cup by new passenger car Kenneth Heiner-Møller. [ 44 ] Huitema would start the second equal for Canada against Russia, drawing a first gear half penalty which was converted by master Christine Sinclair, the lone goal in a 1–0 victory. [ 45 ]

On May 25, 2019, she was named in the police squad for the 2019 FIFA Women ‘s World Cup. [ 46 ] On August 6, 2021, Jordyn won Gold at Tokyo 2020, as Canada defeated Sweden on penalties ( 3-2 ). Huitema substituted Christine Sinclair at the 86 hour stigmatize, but did not take a penalty .

personal life [edit ]

She has been in a kinship with boyfriend canadian Alphonso Davies, who plays for Bayern Munich, since September 2017. [ 47 ]

career statistics [edit ]

club [edit ]

As of December 16, 2021[48][49]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Paris Saint-Germain 2019–20 Division 1 Féminine 11 1 3 0 4 4 1[a] 0 19 5
2020–21 16 3 1 0 6 2 0 0 23 5
2021–22 7 1 0 0 6 6 0 0 13 7
Career total 34 5 4 0 16 12 1 0 55 17

International [edit ]

As of match played November 30, 2021
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Canada 2017 7 2
2018 8 4
2019 10 0
2020 8 7
2021 12 1
Total 45 14
As of March 7, 2020. Scores and results list Canada’s goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Huitema goal.

Honours [edit ]

golf club [edit ]

Paris Saint-Germain

International [edit ]

Canada

individual [edit ]

References [edit ]