Jazmine Wilkinson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jazmine Tamara Wilkinson | ||
| Date of birth | March 8, 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Chicago, Illinois, United States | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ottawa Rapid FC | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Harbour City FC | |||
| Vancouver Island Wave | |||
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Arizona State Sun Devils | 53 | (5) |
| 2023–2024 | Texas A&M Aggies | 40 | (13) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2024 | Harbourside FC | 14 | (2) |
| 2025– | Ottawa Rapid FC | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Canada U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2020 | Canada U20 | 5 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 9, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 4, 2020 | |||
Jazmine Tamara Wilkinson (born March 8, 2002) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Ottawa Rapid FC in the Northern Super League.
Early life
Born in the United States, Wilkinson was adopted by a Canadian family before she was a month old.[1] Wilkinson began playing youth soccer at age four with Harbour City FC (now part of Nanaimo United FC).[1] She later played youth soccer with the Vancouver Island Wave, before joining the Whitecaps FC Girls Elite in August 2018.[2]
College career
In November 2019, Wilkinson committed to attend Arizona State University in the fall of 2020 to play for the women's soccer team.[3][4] On April 2, 2021, she scored her first collegiate goal in a match against the California Golden Bears.[5] She scored again in the next match two days later on April 4 against the Stanford Cardinal.[6] At the end of her first season, she was named to the Pac-12 Conference All-Freshman Team.[7] She was also named to the Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll in both 2021 and 2022.[8][9]
In 2023, she transferred to Texas A&M University to play for the women's soccer team.[10] On September 7, 2023, she scored her first goals, netting a brace in an 8-0 victory over the [11] On October 22, 2023, she scored a hat trick in a 4-3 victory over the Tennessee Volunteers,[12] which earned her SEC Offensive Player of the Week honours.[13][14][15] At the end of the 2023 season, she was named the Team Offensive MVP, after finishing as the team's leading scorer with 10 goals.[16] On October 4, 2024, she scored two goals and added an assist in a 4-1 victory over the Ole Miss Rebels.[17][18] She was named to the Academic All-District team in both 2023 and 2024.[19]
Club career
In 2023 and 2024, Wilkinson played with Harbourside FC in League1 British Columbia.[20]
In January 2025, she signed a professional contract with Northern Super League club Ottawa Rapid FC.[21][22][23]
International career
In November 2018, Wilkinson debuted in the Canadian national program, attending a camp with the Canada U17.[1] She was then named to the roster for the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[24]
In 2020, she was named to the Canada U20 for the 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.[1][25] In November 2020, she was nominated for the Canada Soccer Youth Player of the Year.[26] In January 2022, she was called up to a training camp with the U20s.[27]
References
- ^ a b c d Jazmine Wilkinson at the Canadian Soccer Association
- ^ "Jazmine Wilkinson Whitecaps profile". Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
- ^ "Sun Devil Soccer Welcomes Jazmine Wilkinson". Arizona State Sun Devils. November 14, 2019.
- ^ "Jazmine Wilkinson Arizona State profile". Arizona State Sun Devils.
- ^ Salas, Marco (April 2, 2021). "ASU Outplayed but Couldn't Outlast Cal in 2OT". Arizona State Sun Devils.
- ^ "Jazmine Wilkinson credits Arizona State 'working hard the entire time' in a 2-0 win over Stanford". Yahoo!. April 4, 2021.
- ^ "Four Named to Soccer Pac-12 All-Conference Team". Arizona State Sun Devils. April 21, 2021.
- ^ "Sun Devil Athletics Well Represented On Pac-12 2021 Fall Academic Honor Roll". Arizona State Sun Devils. February 3, 2022.
- ^ "Sun Devil Student-Athletes Named To The Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll". Arizona State Sun Devils. February 9, 2023.
- ^ Dick, Thomas (January 6, 2023). "Aggies Sign Transfer Jazmine Wilkinson for 2023 Campaign". Texas A&M Aggies.
- ^ Green, McKinzie (September 7, 2023). "Aggies Scramble Grambling, 8-0". Texas A&M Aggies.
- ^ Dick, Thomas (October 22, 2023). "Wilkinson Hat Trick Propels Aggies to Triumph over Tennessee". Texas A&M Aggies.
- ^ Dick, Thomas (October 23, 2023). "Wilkinson Named SEC Offensive Player of the Week". Texas A&M Aggies.
- ^ Stoner, Kylie (October 23, 2023). "Jazmine Wilkinson awarded SEC Offensive Player of the Week". The Battalion.
- ^ Johnson, Jarrett (October 24, 2023). "SEC names Aggie junior Jazmine Wilkinson as Player of the Week". USA Today.
- ^ Dick, Thomas (February 28, 2024). "Becerra, Calzada and Wilkinson Claim Team MVP Accolades". Texas A&M Aggies.
- ^ Dick, Thomas (October 4, 2024). "Wilkinson Keys 4-1 Win at Ole Miss". Texas A&M Aggies.
- ^ Ruiz, Noah (October 5, 2024). "A&M, Jazmine Wilkinson overwhelm Ole Miss with 4-1 triumph to spoil Senior Night". The Battalion.
- ^ "Jazmine Wilkinson Texas A&M profile". Texas A&M Aggies.
- ^ "Jazmine Wilkinson L1BC Stats". League1 British Columbia.
- ^ Dick, Thomas (January 20, 2025). "Wilkinson Signs with New Canadian League". Texas A&M Aggies.
- ^ "Nanaimo player inks contract for new national women's professional soccer league". CHWF-FM. January 28, 2025.
- ^ "Welcome Home Jazmine". One Pro Sports Management. January 15, 2025.
- ^ Dheensaw, Cleve (October 30, 2018). "Nanaimo's Jazmine Wilkinson to play for Canada at U-17 soccer World Cup". Times Colonist.
- ^ Coates, Elise (June 29, 2024). "Spotlight Series: Jazmine Wilkinson's Experiences Playing with the National Team". Harbourside FC.
- ^ "Canada Soccer Player Awards: 'Caps past and present nominated". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. November 25, 2020.
- ^ "Four recent 'Caps grads called up to Canada U-20 WNT". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. January 7, 2022.