Jessica Lynne O'Rourke Çarmıklı (; born 3 January 1986) is a professional

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and former

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who played as a

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and a defender. Born in the United States, she represented

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internationally.

Early life

O'Rourke was raised in the Marlton section of

Evesham Township, New Jersey Evesham Township is a township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is a suburb of Philadelphia. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the township's population was 46,826, an increase of 1,288 from the 2010 census count of 45,538, ...

, and attended Cherokee High School.

Club career

Jessica started her professional career in 2008 with the only professional team in the US at that time, the F.C. Indiana Lionesses. She played a significant role as a defensive midfielder for F.C. Indiana as they won USL W-League Central Conference in 2008; advancing to the Championship Finals where she tallied the only goal for the Lionesses in the 47'. On January 16, 2009, she was drafted by the

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( WPS) with the 2nd pick of the 9th Round (58th overall). In 2009, she competed in the

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' W-League as team Vice Captain for the

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; then played in the Spanish

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with the Club Cajasol

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. For the 2010/2011 season, she joined the club Zvezda-2005 in the

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league and the

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. In November 2016, Jessica signed with the Istanbul-based club

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to play in the Turkish Women's First Football League. After an 18-month absence for maternity, she returned with Beşiktaş J.K. and took part in the first appearance of the club in the 2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League - Group 9 matches; scoring her first goal in Champions League play against Alashkert in the 87th minute. On September 3, 2021, Fenerbahçe announced technical staff, with Jessica Çarmıklı being announced as administrative manager. On January 8, 2022, Fenerbahçe announced that she would be on the field as a footballer for the club for the rest of the season.

International career

By September 2020, O'Rourke Çarmıklı was called up to the

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to play at the

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matches. She wore the Turkish national jersey for the first time as she was naturalized through her marriage to a Turkish person. She played at the away match against

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on 23 October 2020.

Career statistics

Honours

;

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:: Winners (1):

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::''Runners-up'' (1): 2016–17

Personal life

O'Rourke has resided in Turkey since 2010 and has settled in Istanbul. She is married to Turkish businessman Oğuzhan Çarmıklı. They have two children.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Orourke, Jessica 1986 births Living people Cherokee High School (New Jersey) alumni People from Evesham Township, New Jersey Soccer players from Burlington County, New Jersey American women's soccer players Women's association football defenders Women's association football midfielders NC State Wolfpack women's soccer players F.C. Indiana players Chicago Red Stars players Sporting de Huelva players Zvezda 2005 Perm players USL W-League (1995–2015) players American expatriate women's soccer players American expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate women's footballers in Russia American expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate women's footballers in Spain American emigrants to Turkey Naturalized citizens of Turkey Turkish women's footballers Beşiktaş J.K. (women's football) players Fenerbahçe S.K. (women's football) players Turkish Women's Football Super League players Turkey women's international footballers Turkish people of American descent