Ashleigh Shim | |
Fullname: | Ashleigh Jerise Shim[1] |
Birth Date: | 1993 11, df=yes[2] |
Birth Place: | Kingston, Jamaica |
Height: | 1.63 m |
Position: | Forward |
Collegeyears1: | 2011–2014 |
Collegecaps1: | 81 |
Collegegoals1: | 17 |
Years1: | 2016 |
Caps1: | 11 |
Goals1: | 6 |
Years2: | 2016 |
Goals2: | 3 |
Nationalyears1: | 2009 |
Nationalteam1: | Cayman Islands U-17 |
Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
Nationalgoals1: | 5 |
Nationalyears2: | 2015–2019 |
Nationalteam2: | Jamaica |
Nationalcaps2: | 13 |
Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
Nationalteam-Update: | 04:00, 12 June 2019 |
Ashleigh Jerise Shim (born 11 November 1993) is a Jamaican footballer who plays as a forward for the Jamaica national team. She also holds British citizenship of the Cayman Islands.
Shim played as a forward with FIU Panthers during 2011–2014. During her time there, she scored 17 goals and made 13 assists.[3]
In 2016, Shim played for VfL Sindelfingen and FC Djursholm.
Shim, who is of Caymanian descent through her grandmother,[4] represented Cayman Islands at the 2009 Caribbean Football Union Women's Under-17 Tournament.
Shim switched allegiance to Jamaica in 2015 and competed at the 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification and the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship qualification.[4] Shim made her debut with the Jamaica national team on August 25, 2015, versus the Dominican Republic.
Shim was selected for Jamaica's 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup squad. She never made her World Cup debut. Shim retired in September 2019 with an announcement made via her Instagram story.
Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first