Jordyn Pamela Huitema ( ; born May 8, 2001) is a Canadian professional

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player who plays as a forward for National Women's Soccer League club OL Reign and the Canada national team. She scored her first national team goal at the age of 16, became the top Canadian scorer in the UEFA Women's Champions League before she turned 20 and has been named as a potential heir to Canadian legend Christine Sinclair.

Early life

Huitema was born in Chilliwack,

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. She began playing soccer at four years of age with Chilliwack FC. She attended middle school at Rosedale Middle School in Chilliwack. She attended Burnaby Central Secondary as part of the Whitecaps FC Girls Elite REX program. Her brother, Brody, was a member of the

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program and played for

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. Her second brother, Trent, played ice hockey in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League for the Humboldt Broncos.

Club career

Early career

Huitema would sign with

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of the Women's Premier Soccer League for the 2018 season.

Paris Saint-Germain

On July 23, 2018, it was announced that Huitema would play with PSG Féminines during the

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(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, at the University of 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. On June 4, 2021, Huitema scored a header in the final minutes of a 3–0 victory over

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to seal the

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title for Paris Saint-Germain, the first league title for the club.

OL Reign

On June 18, 2022, Huitema transferred to American club OL Reign and signed a two-year contract. In the final of the 2022 edition of

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, she scored her first goal for the team to give the Reign a 2–1 lead over Racing Louisville FC, ultimately proving to be the game-winning goal. She scored two goals in the remainder of the regular season, the second in the season-ending match with the Orlando Pride that saw the Reign clinch the

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International career

Youth

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 also played in the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. There, she scored her first goal in

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competition in a 3–2 win over

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. 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

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. After scoring in a 3–1 loss to

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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 U-17 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

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in Trinidad and 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

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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

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which resulted in Canada winning their group. In the semi-finals against

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, 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

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in France later in the year. Canada would lose the match by a score of 1–0 and fail to qualify for the World Cup. Huitema was the tournament's top scorer with five goals and was named to the Best XI of the championship.

Senior

Her senior national team debut came on March 8, 2017, in the

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of the

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versus

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. 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

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at BMO Field in

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. 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

on November 9 and 12, 2017. She came into the first game as a substitute in the 90th minute for

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at BC Place in

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. In February 2018, Huitema was called into Canada's squad for the

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by new coach

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. Huitema would start the second match for Canada against

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, drawing a first half penalty which was converted by captain Christine Sinclair, the lone goal in a 1–0 victory. Huitema was slated to make her FIFA Women's World Cup debut after being named to the Canadian squad for the 2019 edition in France. The event ended in disappointment for the Canadians, who were eliminated in the Round of 16 by

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. The 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship proved to be a major showcase for Huitema, who lead the whole tournament in scoring with seven goals, including five goals in the group stage game against

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and the lone goal in Canada's 1–0 semi-final victory over

that resulted in Canada qualifying for the

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. Shortly afterward, the onset of the

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delayed the Tokyo Olympics by a year. Huitema was named to the Canadian Olympic team. In the women's tournament Canada advanced to the Olympic final for the first time in its history, winning the gold medal. Huitema substituted Christine Sinclair at the 86 minute mark, playing 36 minutes in the championship game.

Personal life

Huitema was in a long-term relationship with Bayern Munich player and fellow Canadian Alphonso Davies from 2017 to 2022. On May 22, 2022, Davies confirmed on social media that the two had separated. On November 1, 2022, it was confirmed that Huitema is dating

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baseball player Julio Rodríguez.

Career statistics

Club

International

''Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Huitema goal''.

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain *

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* Coupe de France féminine: 2021–22; runner-up: 2019–20 OL Reign *

: 2022 *

: 2022 Canada *

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: 2021 Individual * Canada U-20 Female Player of the Year: 2018 * Canada U-17 Female Player of the Year: 2017 * CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Best XI: 2020 * CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Golden Boot: 2020 * CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship Best XI:

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* CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship Golden Boot:

* CONCACAF Girls' Under-15 Championship Best XI: 2016 * Vancouver Whitecaps FC Most Promising Player–Female: 2017

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Huitema, Jordyn 2001 births Living people Canadian people of Dutch descent People from Chilliwack Soccer people from British Columbia Canadian women's soccer players Women's association football forwards Paris Saint-Germain Féminine players Division 1 Féminine players Olympic soccer players of Canada Canada women's international soccer players 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Canadian expatriate soccer players Canadian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate women's footballers in France Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Canada National Women's Soccer League players