| Intro | Canadian soccer player |
| A.K.A. | Jordyn Pamela Huitema |
| Is |
Athlete Football player Association football player |
| From | Canada |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | female |
| Birth | 8 May 2001, Chilliwack, Canada |
| Age: | 19 years |
| Star sign | Taurus |
Jordyn Pamela Huitema (born May 8, 2001) is a Canadian professional footballer who plays as a forward for French Division 1 Féminine club Paris Saint-Germain and the Canada national team.
Early life
Huitema was born in Chilliwack, British Columbia. She began playing football at four years old with Chilliwack FC. She attended middle school at Rosedale Middle School in Chilliwack. Her brother Brody was a member of the Vancouver Whitecaps Residency program and played for Duke University. Her brother Trent Huitema played ice hockey in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League for the Humboldt Broncos.
Playing career
Club
Huitema would sign with TSS FC Rovers of the Women’s Premier Soccer League for the 2018 season.
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. She started for PSG during their pre season friendly against Manchester City Women on July 24 in 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 turn pro. On May 17, 2019, PSG confirmed Huitema had signed a four-year contract with the club.
International
Youth teams
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 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 U17 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 & 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 U-20 World Cup. Huitema was the tournament’s top scorer with five goals and was named to the Best XI of the championship.
Senior team
Her 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.
On May 25, 2019 she was named In the squad for the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 18 January 2020
| Club | League | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Paris Saint-Germain | D1 Féminine | 2019-20 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5 |
| Career total | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5 | ||
International
- As of 2 February 2020
| Canada national team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Caps | Goals | |
| 2017 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 8 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 7 | |
| Total | 29 | 13 | |
International goals
| Key (expand for notes on “international goals” and sorting) | |
|---|---|
| Location | Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred Sorted by country name first, then by city name |
| Lineup | Start – played entire match on minute (off player) – substituted on at the minute indicated, and player was substituted off at the same time off minute (on player) – substituted off at the minute indicated, and player was substituted on at the same time |
| # | NumberOfGoals.goalNumber scored by the player in the match (alternate notation to Goal in match) |
| Min | The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal. |
| Assist/pass | The ball was passed by the player, which assisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information. |
| penalty or pk | Goal scored on penalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.) |
| Score | The match score after the goal was scored. Sorted by goal difference, then by goal scored by the player’s team |
| Result | The final score.
Sorted by goal difference in the match, then by goal difference in penalty-shoot-out if it is taken, followed by goal scored by the player’s team in the match, then by goal scored in the penalty-shoot-out. For matches with identical final scores, match ending in extra-time without penalty-shoot-out is a tougher match, therefore precede matches that ended in regulation |
| aet | The score at the end of extra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90′ regulation |
| pso | Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parenthesis; the match was tied at the end of extra-time |
| Light-purple background color – exhibition or closed door international friendly match | |
| Light-yellow background color – match at an invitational tournament | |
| Light-orange background color – Olympic women’s football qualification match | |
| Light-blue background color – FIFA women’s world cup qualification match | |
| Orange background color – Olympic women’s football tournament | |
| Blue background color – FIFA women’s world cup final tournament | |
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Goal |
Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | June 11, 2017 | BMO Field, Toronto, Canada | Costa Rica |
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| 2. |
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| 3. | October 8, 2018 | H-E-B Park, Edinburg | Cuba |
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2018 CONCACAF Women’s Championship |
| 4. |
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| 5. |
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| 6. |
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| 7. | January 29, 2020 | H-E-B Park, Edinburg | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
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2020 CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying Championship |
| 8. | February 1, 2020 | H-E-B Park, Edinburg | Jamaica |
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2020 CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying Championship |
| 9. |
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| 10. |
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| 11. |
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| 12. |
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Honours
Individual
- Best XI at the CONCACAF Girls’ Under-15 Championship: 2016
- Canada U17 Female Player of the Year: 2017
- Vancouver Whitecaps FC Most Promising Player–Female: 2017
- Best XI at the CONCACAF Women’s U-20 Championship: 2018
- Golden Boot at the CONCACAF Women’s U-20 Championship: 2018