Jordyn Bugg
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jordyn Nishai Bugg[1] | ||
| Date of birth | August 11, 2006 | ||
| Position(s) | Center back, fullback | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Seattle Reign | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2024 | San Diego Surf SC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Seattle Reign | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | United States U-16 | ||
| 2022 | United States U-17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2023 | United States U-19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2024– | United States U-20 | 4 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 16, 2024 | |||
Jordyn Nishai Bugg (born August 11, 2006) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Seattle Reign FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the United States national under-20 team. She was signed by the Reign at the age of 17 in 2024.
Early life
[edit]Bugg was raised in El Cajon, California, the oldest of five siblings. Her parents attended Eastern Kentucky University, where her father played college football and her mother played basketball. She is a cousin of NFL cornerback Terrion Arnold.[2] Bugg attended Christian Junior/Senior High School and played club soccer for San Diego Surf SC, which won the ECNL national championship in 2024.[3][4]
Club career
[edit]Bugg was signed by Seattle Reign FC on July 19, 2024, having begun training with the team the previous month.[5] Her contract, under the NWSL's Under-18 Entry Mechanism, was guaranteed through 2026 with an option for an additional year, which was applied.[4][6] She had previously committed to play collegiately for the Florida State Seminoles.[2] She debuted for the Reign on July 28 in a defeat to Club Tijuana in the group stage of the 2024 NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup.[7]
International career
[edit]Bugg played in friendlies for the United States national under-16 team in 2022.[8] She represented her country on the under-17 team at the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in India.[4] She won bronze with the under-19 team at the 2023 Pan American Games, where she was the only U.S. player to start all five games.[4] She then trained with the under-20 team and was selected to the roster for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[9][10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Squad List: FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup India 2022" (PDF). FIFA. October 4, 2022. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
- ^ a b "Soccer Adds Jordyn Bugg to 2024 Roster". Florida State Seminoles. April 17, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
- ^ "Jordyn Bugg – 2024 – Women's Soccer". Florida State Seminoles. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Seattle Reign FC Signs Defender Jordyn Bugg and Midfielder Ainsley McCammon". Seattle Reign FC. July 19, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
- ^ Rantz, Susie (July 19, 2024). "Seattle Reign sign two U-18 players to long-term contracts". Sounder at Heart. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
- ^ "Match Recap: Seattle Reign FC Falls to Club Tijuana". Seattle Reign FC. July 28, 2024. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
- ^ Haynie, Alli (July 28, 2024). "Second-half rally comes up short as Reign fall to Tijuana". Sounder at Heart. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
- ^ Clark, Travis (May 31, 2022). "U16 GNT Enjoys Successful Trip to Europe". TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
- ^ "U20 WNT Roster for Germany Training Camp". United States Soccer Federation. March 29, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024 – via TopDrawerSoccer.
- ^ "U.S. U-20 WYNT Head Coach Tracey Kevins Names 21-Player Roster for 2024 FIFA Under-20 Women's World Cup in Colombia". United States Soccer Federation. August 8, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Jordyn Bugg at Soccerway
- Living people
- 2006 births
- Soccer players from California
- Sportspeople from El Cajon, California
- American women's soccer players
- Women's association football defenders
- United States women's youth international soccer players
- United States women's under-20 international soccer players
- Seattle Reign FC players