Jilly Shimkin

Jilly Shimkin
Shimkin with Texas in 2024
Personal information
Full name Jillian Alexandra Shimkin[1]
Date of birth (2003-02-21) February 21, 2003[1]
Place of birth Rockville Centre, New York, U.S.
Height 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Position(s) Midfielder, forward
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021 Penn State Nittany Lions 19 (0)
2022–2024 Texas Longhorns 69 (15)
International career
2017–2018 United States U15
2017 United States U16
2019 United States U17

Jillian Alexandra Shimkin (born February 21, 2003) is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder or forward. She played college soccer for the Penn State Nittany Lions and the Texas Longhorns.

Early life

Shimkin was born in Rockville Centre, New York, one of four children born to Jodie and Pete Shimkin.[1][2] Her younger sister Chloe played with her at Texas for one season.[3] Shimkin began playing soccer at age four.[4] She attended South Side High School but did not play high school soccer.[2] She played club soccer for Albertson Fury and New York Soccer Club, earning United Soccer Coaches All-American honors three times.[2] She was ranked by TopDrawerSoccer as the seventh-best recruit of the 2021 class.[2] She committed to Penn State as a freshman.[5]

College career

Shimkin played one season for the Penn State Nittany Lions in 2021, starting in 15 games.[1] She then transferred to the Texas Longhorns in 2022. She started all 22 games and scored 7 goals with 7 assists, earning second-team All-Big 12 Conference honors. She opened scoring in the game that clinched the Big 12 regular-season title for Texas and did the same in the first round of the NCAA tournament.[2] In her junior season in 2023, she recorded 12 assists and added 4 goals in 24 games. She assisted Lexi Missimo's winning goal to advance to the third round of the NCAA tournament, where they lost to eventual champions Florida State.[2][4] She finished her senior season in 2024 with 4 goals and 6 assists in 23 games, winning the SEC tournament in Texas's first season in the conference and assisting in both of the team's games in the NCAA tournament.[2][6]

Club career

Shimkin was invited to train as a non-roster invitee with the North Carolina Courage in the 2025 preseason.[7] In June, she played for Austin Rise FC at the Soccer Tournament 2025.[8]

International career

Shimkin began training with the United States youth national team at the under-14 level.[9] She appeared in friendlies for the under-15, under-16, and under-17 teams between 2017 and 2019.[10] She played for the under-23 team against NWSL teams in the 2023 preseason.[9]

In 2024, Shimkin tried out for the United States national futsal team in advance of the inaugural 2025 FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Jilly Shimkin". Penn State Nittany Lions. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Jilly Shimkin". Texas Longhorns. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  3. ^ Manliguez, Alistair (February 26, 2024). "Shimkin sisters look forward to finally playing together". The Daily Texan. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  4. ^ a b c Francis, Andrew (August 2, 2024). "Shimkin sisters of Rockville Centre will both play for the University of Texas". Long Island Herald. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  5. ^ Clark, Travis (July 24, 2017). "Recruiting Roundup: July 24–30". TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  6. ^ Hygh, John (November 10, 2024). "Women's soccer becomes first UT Austin athletic program to win SEC championship". KTBC. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  7. ^ North Carolina Courage [@thenccourage]; (February 19, 2025). "Our non-roster invitees taking note 🗒️". Retrieved February 19, 2025 – via Instagram.
  8. ^ Lloyd-Hughes, Theo (June 6, 2025). "How Austin Rise FC is making a splash at TST". Squad Depth. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
  9. ^ a b Gehlich, Clare; Offner, Daniel (June 25, 2023). "Women's soccer star Jilly Shimkin of Rockville Centre rises to the top". Long Island Herald. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  10. ^ "Under-16 GNT Downs Croatia 4-0 to Open Tournament in Belgium". United States Soccer Federation. May 12, 2017. Archived from the original on July 9, 2017.
    "Aidan McConnell plays for U15's as U15's beat Japan". Michigan Wolves Soccer Club. August 25, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
    "U-17 WNT Opens UEFA Development Tournament in Portugal with 4-0 Victory Against Mexico". United States Soccer Federation. May 14, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
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