Jonelle Filigno Explained

Jonelle Filigno
Fullname:Jonelle Filigno[1]
Birth Date:24 September 1990
Birth Place:Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Height:[2]
Position:Attacking midfielder, forward
Collegeyears1:2010–2013
Collegecaps1:63
Collegegoals1:33
Clubs1:Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Years1:2008
Caps1:2
Goals1:2
Clubs2:Toronto Lady Lynx
Years2:2010
Caps2:6
Goals2:1
Clubs3:Sky Blue FC
Years3:2014–2015
Caps3:22
Goals3:1
Nationalteam1:Canada U-20
Nationalyears1:2006–2008
Nationalcaps1:8
Nationalgoals1:5
Nationalteam2:Canada
Nationalyears2:2008–2015
Nationalcaps2:71
Nationalgoals2:11
Pcupdate:December 20, 2015

Jonelle Filigno (born September 24, 1990) is a Canadian soccer player who last played for Sky Blue FC in the National Women's Soccer League.She played for the Canadian national team, with whom she won an Olympic bronze medal at London 2012.

Playing career

Clubs

Sky Blue FC

After finishing her collegiate career at Rutgers University, Filigno was allocated to NWSL side Sky Blue FC. She made her debut on April 27, 2014, as a second-half substitute in a 3–2 road defeat to the Boston Breakers at Harvard Stadium.[3] She scored her first professional goal in a 3–3 draw against the Washington Spirit on May 21, 2014, at Maryland SoccerPlex.

International

Filigno made her senior debut for Canada on January 16, 2008, at an age of 17. She played for Canada at the 2008 Olympics and 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.[4] At the 2012 Olympics, Filigno scored the winning goal against Great Britain in the knockout stage of the tournament, a stunning volley from a Sophie Schmidt corner kick. She was subsequently awarded an Olympic bronze medal after Canada defeated France in the Third Place match.[5] Filigno made her last appearance for the national team at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup and officially retired from international soccer in 2017.[6]

International goals

data-sort-type="number"DateLocationOpponentdata-sort-type="number"Lineupdata-sort-type="number"Mindata-sort-type="number"Scoredata-sort-type="number"ResultCompetition
2008-04-02[7] Ciudad JuarezStart1.121Olympic Qualifier
2010-10-31[8] Cancún2.147World Cup Qualifier
2.276
2010-11-02[9] Cancún1.167World Cup Qualifier
2010-11-05[10] Cancún1.172World Cup Qualifier
2011-03-04[11] Nicosia1.126Cyprus Women's Cup
2011-03-09[12] Paralimni1.120Cyprus Women's Cup
2011-06-14[13] Rome1.140Friendly
2012-08-03[14] Coventry1.112Olympic Tournament
2013-03-08[15] Nicosia1.130Cyprus Women's Cup
2014-11-24[16] Los Angeles1.144Friendly (closed door)

Honor

International

CONCACAF Women's Championship

2010

Personal

Filigno attended Rutgers University, where she is the all-time leading scorer of game-winning goals, with 17.[17] Jonelle's father was born in Etobicoke, Ontario while her mother is from Georgetown, Guyana. Jonelle was four years old when she started playing soccer in north Mississauga. She grew up participating in soccer, basketball, volleyball, and cross-country running.

References

Match reports

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 – List of Players: Canada . . 4 . 6 July 2015 . 27 December 2019 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190608175618/http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWWC/2015/pdf/FWWC_2015_SquadLists.pdf . 8 June 2019.
  2. http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWWC/2015/pdf/FWWC_2015_SquadLists.pdf 2015 World Cup
  3. Web site: Boston Breakers vs. Sky Blue FC. https://archive.today/20140527170754/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/scripts/runisa.dll?M2:gp::73928+Elements/Display+E+47107+Stats/+4437463. dead. May 27, 2014. nwslsoccer. April 28, 2014.
  4. Web site: Jonelle Filigno . Sports-Reference . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418063046/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fi/jonelle-filigno-1.html . dead . April 18, 2020 . August 26, 2011.
  5. Web site: Canada makes history with Olympic bronze victory vs. France. https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20120809195821/http://sports.nationalpost.com/2012/08/09/canada-makes-history-with-olympic-bronze-victory-vs-france/. dead. August 9, 2012. National Post. January 11, 2013. mdy-all.
  6. Web site: Canada Soccer to honour five retiring Women's National team players & Hall of Fame inductee at match in Toronto. Canada Soccer. June 7, 2017. June 11, 2017. March 3, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200303170135/https://canadasoccer.com/canada-soccer-to-honour-five-retiring-women-s-national-team-players-hall-of-fame-inductee-at-match-in-toronto-p160883. dead.
  7. Web site: Canada vs Trinidad and Tobago – 2008-04-02. November 21, 2019 . Canada Soccer Association.
  8. Web site: Canada vs Guyana – 2010-10-31. November 21, 2019 . Canada Soccer Association.
  9. Web site: Canada vs Mexico – 2010-11-02. November 21, 2019 . Canada Soccer Association.
  10. Web site: Canada vs Costa Rica – 2010-11-05. November 21, 2019 . Canada Soccer Association.
  11. Web site: Canada vs Italy – 2011-03-04. November 21, 2019 . Canada Soccer Association.
  12. Web site: Canada vs Netherland – 2011-03-09. November 21, 2019 . Canada Soccer Association.
  13. Web site: Canada vs Korea DPR – 2011-06-14. November 21, 2019 . Canada Soccer Association.
  14. Web site: Canada vs Great Britain – 2012-08-03. November 21, 2019 . Canada Soccer Association.
  15. Web site: Canada vs Finland – 2013-03-08. November 21, 2019 . Canada Soccer Association.
  16. Web site: Canada vs Sweden – 2014-11-24. November 21, 2019 . Canada Soccer Association.
  17. Web site: Sky Blue unveils its roster for NWSL season. bigapplesoccer. April 28, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140429050616/http://www.bigapplesoccer.com/teams/skyblue2.php?article_id=36638. April 29, 2014. dead. mdy-all.