Jessica Ayers | |
Full Name: | Jessica Kohm Ayers |
Birth Date: | 11 June 1993 |
Birth Place: | Seattle, Washington |
Position: | Midfielder |
Currentclub: | Vittsjö GIK |
Clubnumber: | 8 |
Collegeyears1: | 2011–2014 |
College1: | Colorado College Tigers |
Collegecaps1: | 83 |
Collegegoals1: | 32 |
Years1: | 2015 |
Clubs1: | Seattle Reign FC |
Caps1: | 0 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2016 |
Clubs2: | IK Myran |
Years3: | 2019 |
Clubs3: | IK Myran |
Caps3: | 6 |
Goals3: | 1 |
Years4: | 2020–2021 |
Clubs4: | FC Gintra |
Caps4: | 27 |
Goals4: | 42[1] |
Years5: | 2022–2023 |
Clubs5: | IFK Kalmar |
Caps5: | 38 |
Goals5: | 3 |
Years6: | 2023– |
Clubs6: | Vittsjö GIK |
Caps6: | 4 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2014 |
Nationalteam1: | United States U23 |
Jessica Kohm Ayers (born June 11, 1993) is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Vittsjö GIK.
Ayers grew up in Seattle. She is Jewish.[2] She regarded United States international Mia Hamm as her football idol.[3] Ayers played college soccer at Colorado College, earning first-team all-conference honors all four years.[4]
Ayers was drafted by FC Kansas City with the 26th pick in the 2015 NWSL College Draft.[4] She later played for Swedish side Vittsjö GIK.[5]
She was called up to the United States under-23 team in 2014.[6]
Ayers has been described as "connects the extremely hardworking and combative chain of defenders and forwards".[7]