_176_(Nighswonger).jpg) Nighswonger with NJ/NY Gotham FC in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Jenna Gray Nighswonger[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | November 28, 2000[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Huntington Beach, California, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Left back[4][5] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | NJ/NY Gotham FC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2018 | Slammers FC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| College career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Florida State Seminoles | 86 | (19) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | LA Galaxy OC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 36 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | United States U14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | United States U16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | United States U19 | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | United States U20 | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | United States U23 | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | United States | 17 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 6, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 27, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Jenna Gray Nighswonger (/ˈnaɪswɒŋɡər/ NYE-swong-gər; born November 28, 2000)[6] is an American professional soccer player who plays as a left back for NJ/NY Gotham FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the United States women's national team. She played college soccer for the Florida State Seminoles, winning the NCAA championship in 2021. Drafted in 2023, she was named the NWSL Rookie of the Year and lifted the NWSL Championship trophy with Gotham in her first season.
Nighswonger debuted for the United States senior national team in 2023. She won the gold medal with the United States at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
- ^ "College of Business: Bachelor of Science With Major In" (PDF). Fall Commencement 2022. Tallahassee, Florida: Florida State University. December 9, 2022. p. 13. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 25, 2023. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
- ^ "Jenna Nighswonger". ESPN. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
- ^ "#32 | JENNA NIGHSWONGER". www.gothamfc.com. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
- ^ Tonelli, Jenna (October 20, 2023). "From position change to potential ROTY, Jenna Nighswonger reflects on her rookie season". The Equalizer. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
- ^ French, Scott (March 14, 2024). "Jenna Nighswonger has gone from Huntington Beach to soccer's world stage". Daily Pilot. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
- ^ "NIGHSWONGER Jenna". 2024. Retrieved August 11, 2024.