Jordyn Huitema


Jordyn Pamela Huitema is a Canadian professional footballer who plays as a forward for French Division 1 Féminine club Paris Saint-Germain and the Canada national team.

Early life

Huitema was born in Chilliwack, British Columbia. She began playing football at four years old with Chilliwack FC. She attended middle school at Rosedale Middle School in Chilliwack. Her brother Brody was a member of the Vancouver Whitecaps Residency program and played for Duke University. Her brother Trent Huitema played ice hockey in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League for the Humboldt Broncos.

Playing career

Club

Huitema would sign with TSS FC Rovers of the Women's Premier Soccer League for the 2018 season.
On July 23, 2018 it was announced that Huitema would play with PSG Féminines during the 2018 Women's International Champions Cup. She did not sign a professional contract with the team, allowing her to maintain college eligibility. She started for PSG during their pre season friendly against Manchester City Women on July 24 in Portland. Huitema was also in the starting lineup for PSG's semi-final match in the International Champions Cup, they lost 2–1 to the North Carolina Courage.
On January 24, 2019, Huitema announced that she would forgo college and turn pro. On May 17, 2019, PSG confirmed Huitema had signed a four-year contract with the club.

International

Youth teams

Huitema made her first junior appearance for Canada with the national under-15 team on August 7, 2014 against Puerto Rico in a 5–0 victory at the CONCACAF Girls Under-15 Championship. The Canadians would go on to win the inaugural edition of the tournament in a penalty shoot-out, with Huitema scoring the winning shoot-out goal. She would go on to make 10 more appearances for the under-15 squad. Huitema's debut for the under-17 team came on March 3, 2016 at the CONCACAF Women's Under-17 Championship in a 3–0 win against Guatemala. Huitema played in the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. There, she scored her first goal in FIFA competition in a 3–2 win over Cameroon. She made 7 more appearances for the under-17 team. On July 6, 2017, Huitema made her first appearance for the under-20 team, scoring a goal in a 4–1 win over the United States. After scoring in a 3–1 loss to China in an under 17 match on July 12, 2017, Huitema became the first Canadian to score for the under 17, under 20 and senior national team in the same calendar year. In 2017, she was named the Canada U17 Female Player of the Year for her performances with the U-17, U-20 and senior teams throughout the year. On January 12, 2018, Huitema was named to Canada's squad for the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship in Trinidad & Tobago. In the first game of the tournament, Huitema scored twice in a 3–1 win over Costa Rica. In the second game, Huitema scored a hat-trick in a 4–1 win over hosts Trinidad & Tobago, which clinched Canada's progress into the semi-finals. She would play 66 minutes in a 4–0 victory over Haiti which resulted in Canada winning their group. In the semi-finals against Mexico, Huitema played the full game in a 1–1 draw. Canada would lose the match 4–3 on penalty kicks in which Huitema saw her attempt saved. Canada would require a win over Haiti in the third place match to qualify for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in France later in the year. Canada would lose the match by a score of 1–0 and fail to qualify for the U-20 World Cup. Huitema was the tournament's top scorer with five goals and was named to the Best XI of the championship.

Senior team

Her senior national team debut came on March 8, 2017 in the final of the 2017 Algarve Cup versus Spain. The cap made her the third youngest player to appear in a match for the senior national team. Her first goal for the senior team came on June 11, 2017 in a friendly against Costa Rica at BMO Field in Toronto. The tally made her the second youngest goal scorer in the history of the national team. She would score a second goal less than a minute later. Huitema received a call-up to the national team for a two game friendly series against the United States on November 9 and 12, 2017. She came into the first game as a substitute in the 90th minute for Janine Beckie at BC Place in Vancouver. In February 2018, Huitema was called into Canada's squad for the 2018 Algarve Cup by new coach Kenneth Heiner-Møller. Huitema would start the second match for Canada against Russia, drawing a first half penalty which was converted by captain Christine Sinclair, the lone goal in a 1–0 victory.
On May 25, 2019 she was named In the squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals


Goal		DateLocationOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.June 11, 2017BMO Field, Toronto, CanadaFriendly
2.June 11, 2017BMO Field, Toronto, CanadaFriendly
3.October 8, 2018H-E-B Park, Edinburg2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship
4.October 8, 2018H-E-B Park, Edinburg2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship
5.October 8, 2018H-E-B Park, Edinburg2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship
6.October 8, 2018H-E-B Park, Edinburg2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship
7.January 29, 2020H-E-B Park, Edinburg2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship
8.February 1, 2020H-E-B Park, Edinburg2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship
9.February 1, 2020H-E-B Park, Edinburg2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship
10.February 1, 2020H-E-B Park, Edinburg2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship
11.February 1, 2020H-E-B Park, Edinburg2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship
12.February 1, 2020H-E-B Park, Edinburg2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship

Personal Life

She is currently in a relationship with fellow Canadian left back Alphonso Davies of FC Bayern Munich.

Honours

Individual