_032.jpg) Fishlock with the Seattle Reign in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jessica Anne Fishlock[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 January 1987[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Cardiff, Wales | ||
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Seattle Reign FC | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cardiff City | |||
| Newport Strikers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2007 [3][4] | Cardiff City | ||
| 2007–2008 | Bristol Academy | ||
| 2008–2010 | AZ | 31 | (6) |
| 2011–2012 | Bristol Academy | 26 | (7) |
| 2012–2013 | Melbourne Victory | 18 | (5) |
| 2013– | Seattle Reign FC | 200 | (42) |
| 2013 | → Glasgow City (loan) | 6 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | → Melbourne Victory (loan) | 17 | (5) |
| 2014–2015 | → FFC Frankfurt (loan) | 17 | (2) |
| 2015–2018 | → Melbourne City (loan) | 38 | (17) |
| 2018–2019 | → Olympique Lyonnais (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | → Reading (loan) | 19 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Wales U-19 | |||
| 2006– | Wales | 156 | (46) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012 | Cardiff City Ladies (player-coach) | ||
| 2015–2016 | Melbourne City (player-assistant coach) | ||
| 2017 | Melbourne City (player-head coach) | ||
| 2017–2018 | Melbourne City (player-assistant coach) | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 April 2024[6] ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 October 2024[5] | |||
Jessica Anne Fishlock MBE (born 14 January 1987) is a Welsh professional footballer and coach who plays as a midfielder for Seattle Reign FC and the Wales national team.[7][8] She is Wales’s all-time record goal scorer.[9] She previously played for Bristol Academy in England's FA Women's Super League (FA WSL), AZ Alkmaar in the Dutch Eredivisie, Glasgow City in the Scottish Women's Premier League, Melbourne Victory and Melbourne City in Australia's W-League, as well as Bundesliga club FFC Frankfurt in Germany.
In February 2017, Fishlock coached Melbourne City to its second consecutive W-League Grand Final title.[10] She previously coached Cardiff City Ladies F.C.[11]
On 5 April 2017, Fishlock became the first Welsh player to earn 100 caps for the national team.[12] She was named Welsh Footballer of the Year in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2019. She has won multiple championships and regular season titles with the teams she has played for including the two consecutive Eredivisie championships, two W-League regular season titles, two W-League Grand Final championships, Scottish Women's Premier League and Scottish Women's Cup titles, and two consecutive NWSL Shield wins. Although Fishlock returned to Seattle prior to the 2015 UEFA Women's Champions League Final after playing on loan for FFC Frankfurt, her contributions to the team's journey to the title subsequently earned her a UEFA Women's Champions League medal. In 2021, she received the NWSL Most Valuable Player award with the Reign. Since scoring her 45th goal for Wales on 14 July 2024 she is the Welsh national team's all–time record goal scorer.
- ^ "RCD Espanyol 6–1 Bristol Academy WFC". International Women's Cup. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
- ^ Jess Fishlock – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "Five Reign FC players to watch this season". The Seattle Times. 14 April 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ Jackson-Gibson, Adele (21 March 2017). "Reign FC midfielder Jess Fishlock is set to become first Welsh player to hit 100 caps". Excelle Sports. Archived from the original on 27 April 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ "Wales 2-0 Kosovo: Jess Fishlock makes history as Wales beat Kosovo to seal top spot". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "W-League grand final: Melbourne City first club to win two titles in a row". ABC. 12 February 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
cardiff_srfcwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Jess Fishlock: Wales star had to play 'without pressure of 100 caps'". BBC Sport. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.