Jonelle Filigno

Jonelle Filigno
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-09-24) September 24, 1990
Place of birth Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Playing position Attacking midfielder, forward
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Rutgers University 63 (33)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 (2)
2010 Toronto Lady Lynx 6 (1)
2014–2015 Sky Blue FC 22 (1)
National team
2006–2008 Canada U-20 8 (5)
2008– Canada 71 (11)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 20, 2015.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 13, 2015

Jonelle Filigno (born September 24, 1990) is a Canadian soccer player for 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 April 27, 2014, as a second-half substitute in a 3–2 road defeat to the Boston Breakers at Harvard Stadium.[2] She scored her first professional goal in a 3–3 draw against the Washington Spirit on May 21, 2014, at Maryland SoccerPlex.

International

Filigno made her senior debut for Canada on January 16, 2008, at an age of 17. She played for Canada at the 2008 Olympics and 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.[3] 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.[4]

International goals

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

5250.02005 2–0

5650.06005 6–0

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

on 39' (off Julien)

2.1 47

5350.03005 3–0

5850.08005 8–0

World Cup Qualifier
3
2.2 76

5750.07005 7–0

4
2010-11-02[m 3] Cancún  Mexico

on 54' (off Tancredi)

1.1 67

5350.03005 3–0

5350.03005 3–0

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

off 80' (on Lang)

1.1 72

5250.02005 2–0

5450.04005 4–0

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

off 86' (on Julien)

1.1 26

5150.01005 1–0

5150.01005 1–0

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

off 107' (on Julien)

1.1 20

5150.01005 1–0

5150.02005 2–1 aet

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

off 45' (on Scott)

1.1 40

5250.02005 2–0

5250.02005 2–0

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

off 61' (on Kyle)

1.1 12

5150.01005 1–0

5250.02005 2–0

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

off 61' (on Timko)

1.1 30

5050.01005 1–1

5150.02005 2–1

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

off 80' (on Baxter)

1.1 44

5150.01005 1–0

5150.01005 1–0

Friendly (closed door)

Honor

International

CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup : 2010

Personal

Filigno attended Rutgers University, where she is the all-time leading scorer of game-winning goals, with 17.[5] 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. She grew up participating in soccer, basketball, volleyball, and cross-country running.

References

  1. 2015 World Cup
  2. "Boston Breakers vs. Sky Blue FC". nwslsoccer. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
  3. "Jonelle Filigno". Sports-Reference. Retrieved August 26, 2011.
  4. "Canada makes history with Olympic bronze victory vs. France". National Post. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
  5. "Sky Blue unveils its roster for NWSL season". bigapplesoccer. Retrieved April 28, 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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