Jessie Fleming


Jessie Alexandra Fleming is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Chelsea of the English FA WSL and the Canada women's national soccer team.
Fleming previously played collegiate soccer for UCLA Bruins from 2016 to 2019. She made her senior international debut at age 15 years 278 days.

College career

Fleming committed to UCLA in 2014 and joined the Bruins in 2016. She played her first game on August 28, less than 10 days after helping Canada win a bronze medal at the Olympic Games, scoring twice in a 4–3 loss to Florida. Her goalscoring tear continued as she netted 7 goals in her first 6 games as a college player. She appeared in 19 games, making 16 starts, and finished as the leading scorer on the team with 11 goals and 5 assists, for a total of 27 points. Fleming was one of just two freshmen to receive All-America honours in 2016, being selected to the NSCAA All-America third team. She was selected the Top Drawer Soccer Freshman of the Year, and also earned first-team NSCAA All-Pacific Region, All-Pac-12 and All-Freshman acclaim.
As a sophomore, Fleming scored 6 goals, including three game-winners, and recorded 8 assists, for a total of 20 points. She earned first-team All-America honours and received first-team All-West Region and All-Pac-12 honours for the second-straight year. After helping UCLA reach the College Cup final and scoring a goal in the championship match, she was selected as a finalist for the Hermann Trophy and chosen as one of four nominees for the Class of 2018 Honda Sports Award for soccer.
Although she missed nearly half of her junior season while on national team duty, Fleming still earned first-team All-Pac-12 honours for the third year in a row and was a second-team All-West Region honouree after scoring 15 points on 5 goals and 5 assists.

Club career

On July 22, 2020, Fleming signed for Chelsea of the English FA WSL on a three-year deal.

International career

Fleming captained Canada U-17 to a silver medal at the 2013 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, resulting in qualification to the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, where she navigated Canada out of the group of death.
Fleming made her senior debut at age 15 in Brazil on December 15, 2013 at the Torneio Internacional de Brasília tournament, when she entered as a second-half substitute against Chile in a 0–1 defeat and became the second-youngest player to ever play for Canada. She scored her first goal against Scotland on March 4, 2015 in a 2–0 win at the 2015 Cyprus Cup.
Fleming was named as a member of the Canada 2015 World Cup squad. On June 15, 2015, she started Canada's final group stage match of the World Cup against Netherlands in front of 45,420 fans at Olympic Stadium. The match ended 1–1, which was enough for Canada to win Group A.
Fleming was named to Canada's 2016 Summer Olympics squad, which defeated the home team Brazil to win a bronze medal. She had a secondary assist on the winning goal, scored by Christine Sinclair.
Fleming made her 50th appearance on March 7, 2018, scoring her 5th international goal in a 3–0 win over South Korea at the 2018 Algarve Cup.
On May 25, 2019 she was named to the roster for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.

International goals


Goal		DateLocationOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.March 4, 2015GSP Stadium
2015 Cyprus Cup
2.February 14, 2016BBVA Compass Stadium
CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifier
3.July 20, 2016Stade Sébastien Charléty
Friendly
4.June 8, 2017Investors Group Field
Friendly
5.March 5, 2018Estádio Municipal de Albufeira
2018 Algarve Cup
6.June 10, 2018Tim Hortons Field
Friendly
7.October 14, 2018Toyota Stadium
2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship Semi-final
8.March 25, 2019BMO Field
Friendly
9.June 15, 2019Stade des Alpes
2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group Stage
10.January 29, 2020H-E-B Park
2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship

Honours

International

College

Both of Flemings' parents are originally from Toronto. She grew up and played soccer in London, Ontario. Fleming attended Ryerson Public School for elementary school, where she remained undefeated in cross country throughout her entire elementary school career. She went on to attend London Central Secondary School from grade 9 to grade 10, and H. B. Beal Secondary School for grade 12.
In 2013, Fleming won two gold medals at the OFSAA track and field championships in the midget women 1500m and the midget women 3000m.
The following year, she won another gold medal in the junior women 3000m. Fleming also played hockey as a child, including in a full-contact boys' league.