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Jordyn Huitema
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Huitema with her 2020 Olympic gold medal in 2021
Personal information
Full name Jordyn Pamela Huitema
Date of birth (2001-05-08) May 8, 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
Height 1.83 m
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club OL Reign
Number 9
Youth career
2005–2011 Chilliwack FC
2012–2014 Surrey United
2015–2018 Vancouver Whitecaps
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 TSS FC Rovers
2019–2022 Paris Saint-Germain 45 (6)
2022– OL Reign 30 (7)
National team
2014–2016 Canada U15 11 (8)
2016–2018 Canada U17 18 (7)
2018 Canada U20 5 (5)
2017– Canada 73 (18)
Honours
Women's football
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Gold 2020 Team
CONCACAF W Championship
Runner-up 2018
Runner-up 2022
CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship
Third 2016
Third 2018
CONCACAF Girls' Under-15 Championship
Winner 2014
Runner-up 2016
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 15, 2023.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 5, 2023

Jordyn Pamela Huitema (IPA: [ˈhaɪɾɨmə] hy-TIM; born May 8, 2001) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for National Women's Soccer League club OL Reign and the Canada national team.

Huitema made her senior national team debut at age 15 and scored her first international goal at 16, drawing headlines as a potential future star. She was a member of the Canada squad that won the nation's first gold in women's soccer at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Early life

Huitema was born in Chilliwack, British Columbia, 100 kilometres (60 mi) east of Vancouver. She began playing soccer at four years of age with Chilliwack FC. She attended middle school at Rosedale Middle School in Chilliwack. She attended Burnaby Central Secondary as part of the Whitecaps FC Girls Elite REX program. While in the program she befriended future Canadian national teammate Julia Grosso. Her brother, Brody, was a member of the Vancouver Whitecaps Residency program and played for Duke University. Her second brother, Trent, played ice hockey in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League for the Humboldt Broncos.

Club career

Early career

Huitema would sign with TSS FC Rovers of the Women's Premier Soccer League for the 2018 season.

Paris Saint-Germain

Huitema first came to the notice of officials with Paris Saint-Germain Féminine when playing at the 2017 Algarve Cup with the Canadian national team. At the time, national teammate Ashley Lawrence played for PSG at the club level, and as a result the team's general manager was in attendance at the event for games where Huitema "just happened to get a lot of minutes and played well."

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 contract with the team, allowing her to maintain college eligibility, as she was at the time also weighing offers to play for Stanford University or UCLA in the NCAA. She started for PSG during their pre-season friendly against Manchester City Women on July 24, at the University of Portland. Huitema was also in the starting lineup for PSG's semi-final match in the International Champions Cup, they lost 2–1 to the North Carolina Courage. On January 24, 2019, Huitema announced that she would forgo college and begin her professional career. On May 17, 2019, PSG confirmed Huitema had signed a four-year contract with the club.

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 first league title for the club. Overall she appeared in 16 games in her second season with the club, scoring three goals and two assists in sixteen games. Huitema became the top Canadian scorer in the UEFA Women's Champions League before she turned 20, a record subsequently surpassed by Cloé Lacasse.

Following her third season with PSG, Huitema contemplated making a move in order to obtain more starts and playing time than were available to her with PSG.

OL Reign

On June 18, 2022, Huitema transferred to American club OL Reign and signed a two-year contract. In the final of the 2022 edition of The Women's Cup, she scored her first goal for the team to give the Reign a 2–1 lead over Racing Louisville FC, ultimately proving to be the game-winning goal. She scored two goals in the remainder of the regular season, the second in the season-ending match with the Orlando Pride that saw the Reign clinch the NWSL Shield.

International career

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Huitema playing for Canada in 2017

Youth

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. The Canadians would go on to win the inaugural edition of the tournament in a penalty shoot-out, with Huitema scoring the winning shoot-out goal. 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 win against Guatemala. Huitema also played in the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. There, she scored her first goal in FIFA competition in a 3–2 win over Cameroon. She made 7 more appearances for the under-17 team. On July 6, 2017, Huitema made her first appearance for the under-20 team, scoring a goal in a 4–1 win over the United States. After scoring in a 3–1 loss 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. 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 year.

On January 12, 2018, Huitema was named to Canada's squad for the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship in Trinidad and Tobago. In the first game of the tournament, Huitema scored twice in a 3–1 win over Costa Rica. In the second game, Huitema scored a hat-trick in a 4–1 win over hosts Trinidad & Tobago, which clinched Canada's progress into the semi-finals. She would play 66 minutes in a 4–0 victory over Haiti which resulted in Canada winning their group. 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 attempt saved. Canada would require a win over Haiti in the third place match to qualify for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in France later in the year. Canada would lose the match by a score of 1–0 and fail to qualify for the World Cup. Huitema was the tournament's top scorer with five goals and was named to the Best XI of the championship.

Senior

Huitema's senior national team debut came on March 8, 2017, in the final of the 2017 Algarve Cup versus Spain. The cap made her the third youngest player to appear in a match for the senior national team. Her first goal for the senior team came on June 11, 2017, in a friendly against Costa Rica at BMO Field in Toronto. The tally made her the second youngest goal scorer in the history of the national team. She would score a second goal less than a minute later. Huitema received a call-up to the national team for a two-game friendly series against the United States on November 9 and 12, 2017. She came into the first game as a substitute in the 90th minute for Janine Beckie at BC Place in Vancouver. In February 2018, Huitema was called into Canada's squad for the 2018 Algarve Cup by new coach Kenneth Heiner-Møller. Huitema would start the second match for Canada against Russia, drawing a first half penalty which was converted by captain Christine Sinclair, the lone goal in a 1–0 victory.

Huitema was selected to make her FIFA Women's World Cup debut after being named to the Canadian squad for the 2019 edition in France. She remarked that while this had been her goal since the fourth grade, "until honestly a few months ago, I never thought that it would be really there for me." Huitema made one on-field appearance during the tournament, starting in Canada's 2–1 loss to the Netherlands in the group stage and playing the full 90 minutes. The event ended in disappointment for the Canadians, who were eliminated in the Round of 16 by Sweden.

The 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship proved to be a major showcase for Huitema, who lead the whole tournament in scoring with seven goals, including five goals in the group stage game against Jamaica and the lone goal in Canada's 1–0 semi-final victory over Costa Rica that resulted in Canada qualifying for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Shortly afterward, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic delayed the Tokyo Olympics by a year. Huitema was named to the Canadian Olympic team. In the women's tournament Canada advanced to the Olympic final for the first time in its history, winning the gold medal. Huitema substituted Christine Sinclair at the 86 minute mark, playing 36 minutes in the championship game.

While Huitema's junior career and early debut with the national team had drawn widespread hopes that she would serve as a long-term replacement for Sinclair as Canada's elite striker, her lack of production against top opponents in the years immediately following the Tokyo Olympics began to generate discussion. A twelve-game goalless streak that spanned much of 2022 and 2023 ended on April 12, 2023 when she scored Canada's lone goal in a 2–1 loss to France. Named to her second World Cup team in advance of the 2023 edition in Australia and New Zealand, sports channel TSN noted "there is a lot of pressure on Huitema to take the next step forward." Canada would ultimately fail to advance past the group stage in Australia, scoring only two goals in three matches, which renewed discussions about the team's lack of offensive ability. Huitema recorded no goals or assists in the tournament, with assessments of her performance being mixed overall, disagreeing as to whether other attributes were sufficient given the lack of finishing ability shown.

Following the team's disappointment at the World Cup, coach Bev Priestman made a number of changes to the team's deployment for their next games, the CONCACAF Olympic qualification playoff against Jamaica, which included using Huitema as a substitute rather than a starter in both legs. She scored the game-winning goal of the second match.

Personal life

Huitema was in a long-term relationship with Bayern Munich player and fellow Canadian Alphonso Davies from 2017 to 2022. On May 22, 2022, Davies confirmed on social media that the two had separated. On November 1, 2022, it was confirmed that Huitema is dating Seattle Mariners baseball player Julio Rodríguez.

Career statistics

Club

Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Paris Saint-Germain 2019–20 D1F 11 1 3 0 4 4 1 0 19 5
2020–21 D1F 16 3 1 0 6 2 23 5
2021–22 D1F 18 2 4 0 7 6 29 8
Total 45 6 8 0 17 12 1 0 71 18
OL Reign 2022 NWSL 10 2 3 1 13 3
2023 20 5 3 2 0 0 2 0 25 7
Total 30 7 3 2 0 0 5 1 38 10
Career total 75 13 11 2 17 12 6 1 109 28

International

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
2022 15 1
2023 13 3
Total 73 18

Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Huitema goal.

List of international goals scored by Jordyn Huitema
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 June 11, 2017 BMO Field, Toronto, Canada Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica

5950.09005 5–0

6050.10005 6–0

Friendly
2

5950.09005 6–0

3 October 8, 2018 H-E-B Park, Edinburg Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba

5950.09005 2–0

6050.10005 12–0

2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship
4

5950.09005 5–0

5

5950.09005 6–0

6

5950.09005 11–0

7 January 29, 2020 H-E-B Park, Edinburg Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Saint Kitts and Nevis

5950.09005 10–0

5950.09005 11–0

2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship
8 February 1, 2020 H-E-B Park, Edinburg Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica

5950.09005 1–0

6050.10005 9–0

2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship
9

5950.09005 5–0

10

5950.09005 6–0

11

5950.09005 8–0

12

5950.09005 9–0

13 February 7, 2020 Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica

5950.09005 1–0

6050.10005 1–0

2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship
14 November 27, 2021 Centro de Alto Rendimiento, Mexico City Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico

5950.09005 2–1

6050.10005 2–1

Friendly
15 July 5, 2022 Estadio BBVA, Guadalupe, Nuevo León Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago

5950.09005 6–0

6050.10005 6–0

2022 CONCACAF W Championship
16 April 11, 2023 Stade Marie-Marvingt, Le Mans Flag of France.svg France

5950.09005 1–2

6050.10005 1–2

Friendly
17 September 26, 2023 BMO Field, Toronto Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica

5950.09005 2–1

6050.10005 2–1

CONCACAF Olympic play-off
18 October 31, 2023 Wanderers Grounds, Halifax Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil

5950.09005 1–0

6050.10005 2–0

Friendly

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain

  • Division 1 Féminine: 2020–21
  • Coupe de France féminine: 2021–22; runner-up: 2019–20

OL Reign

  • NWSL Shield: 2022
  • The Women's Cup: 2022

Canada

Individual

  • Canada U-20 Female Player of the Year: 2018
  • Canada U-17 Female Player of the Year: 2017
  • CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Best XI: 2020
  • CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Golden Boot: 2020
  • CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship Best XI: 2018
  • CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship Golden Boot: 2018
  • CONCACAF Girls' Under-15 Championship Best XI: 2016
  • Vancouver Whitecaps FC Most Promising Player–Female: 2017

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