Jonelle Filigno

Jonelle Filigno
Personal information
Full nameJonelle Filigno
Date of birth24 September 1990
Place of birthMississauga, Ontario, Canada
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Playing positionAttacking midfielder, forward
Club information
Current team
Sky Blue FC
Number16
Youth career
2009–2013Rutgers University
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–Sky Blue FC17(1)
National team
2006–2008Canada U-208(5)
2008–Canada57(10)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 July 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 May 2014

Jonelle Filigno (born 24 September 1990) is a Canadian soccer player for Sky Blue FC in the NWSL. She is also a member of the Canadian national team, with whom she won Olympic bronze at London 2012.

Playing career

Clubs

Sky Blue FC

After finishing her collegiate career at Rutgers University, Filigno was allocated to NWSL side Sky Blue FC. She made her debut on 27 April 2014, as a second-half substitute in a 3–2 road defeat to the Boston Breakers at Harvard Stadium.[1] She scored her first professional goal in a 3–3 draw against the Washington Spirit on 21 May 2014, at Maryland SoccerPlex.

International

Filigno made her senior debut for Canada on 16 January 2008, at an age of 17. She played for Canada at the 2008 Olympics and 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.[2] At the 2012 Olympics, Filigno scored the winning goal against Great Britain in the knockout stage of the tournament, a stunning volley from a Sophie Schmidt corner kick. She was subsequently awarded an Olympic bronze medal after Canada defeated France in the Third Place match.[3]

International goals

Date Location Opponent Lineup # Min Score Result Competition
1
2008-04-02[m 1] MexicoCiudad Juarez  Trinidad and Tobago 90.Start 1.1 21

2–0

6–0

Olympic Qualifier
2
2010-10-31[m 2] MexicoCancún  Guyana

on 39' (off Julien)

2.1 47

3–0

8–0

World Cup Qualifier
3
2.2 76

7–0

4
2010-11-02[m 3] MexicoCancún  Mexico

on 54' (off Tancredi)

1.1 67

3–0

3–0

World Cup Qualifier
5
2010-11-05[m 4] MexicoCancún  Costa Rica

off 80' (on Lang)

1.1 72

2–0

4–0

World Cup Qualifier
6
2011-03-04[m 5] CyprusNicosia  Italy

off 86' (on Julien)

1.1 26

1–0

1–0

Cyprus Women’s Cup
7
2011-03-09[m 6] CyprusParalimni  Netherlands

off 107' (on Julien)

1.1 20

1–0

2–1 aet

Cyprus Women’s Cup
8
2011-06-14[m 7] ItalyRome  North Korea

off 45' (on Scott)

1.1 40

2–0

2–0

Friendly
9
2012-08-03[m 8] United KingdomCoventry  Great Britain

off 61' (on Kyle)

1.1 12

1–0

2–0

Olympic Tournament
10
2013-03-08[m 9] CyprusNicosia  Finland

off 61' (on Timko)

1.1 30

1–1

2–1

Cyprus Women’s Cup
11
2014-11-24[m 10] United StatesLos Angeles  Sweden

off 80' (on Baxter)

1.1 44

1–0

1–0

Friendly (closed door)

Personal

Filigno attended Rutgers University, where she is the all-time leading scorer of game-winning goals, with 17.[4] Jonelle's father was born in Etobicoke, Ontario while her mother is from Georgetown, Guyana. Jonelle was four years old when she started playing soccer in north Mississauga; grew up participating in soccer, basketball, volleyball, and cross-country running.

References

  1. "Boston Breakers vs. Sky Blue FC". nwslsoccer. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  2. "Jonelle Filigno". Sports-Reference. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  3. "Canada makes history with Olympic bronze victory vs. France". National Post. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  4. "Sky Blue unveils its roster for NWSL season". bigapplesoccer. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
Match reports
  1. "Canada vs Trinidad and Tobago - 2008-04-02". Canada Soccer Association.
  2. "Canada vs Guyana - 2010-10-31". Canada Soccer Association.
  3. "Canada vs Mexico - 2010-11-02". Canada Soccer Association.
  4. "Canada vs Costa Rica - 2010-11-05". Canada Soccer Association.
  5. "Canada vs Italy - 2011-03-04". Canada Soccer Association.
  6. "Canada vs Netherland - 2011-03-09". Canada Soccer Association.
  7. "Canada vs Korea DPR - 2011-06-14". Canada Soccer Association.
  8. "Canada vs Great Britain - 2012-08-03". Canada Soccer Association.
  9. "Canada vs Finland - 2013-03-08". Canada Soccer Association.
  10. "Canada vs Sweden - 2014-11-24". Canada Soccer Association.

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