Laura Elaine Jackson (born January 17, 1991) is a former professional

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and coach. Born in England, she played as a

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for the Jamaica women's national team.

Club career

Jackson is a product of

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and

Leyton Orient FC Leyton Orient Football Club is a professional football club based in Leyton, East London, England, who compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They are the second oldest football club in London to play at a profession ...

. She made her debut for

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in 2007.

College career

Jackson attended

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and

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, both in the United States.

International career

Jackson made her debut in a 1–0 friendly win against Chile on 28 February 2019.

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* 1991 births Living people Jamaican women's footballers Women's association football midfielders Women's association football central defenders Syracuse Orange women's soccer players Iona Gaels women's soccer players Jamaica women's international footballers Jamaican people of British descent Jamaican expatriate women's footballers Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States Jamaican football managers Jamaican expatriate football managers Expatriate soccer coaches in the United States Footballers from London English women's footballers Black British sportswomen English people of Jamaican descent Sportspeople of Jamaican descent English expatriate women's footballers English expatriate sportspeople in the United States English women's football managers English expatriate football managers {{Jamaica-women-footy-bio-stub