Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | April 10, 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | ||
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | AFC Toronto | ||
Youth career | |||
Flamborough Flames SC | |||
Georgetown SC | |||
Oakville SC | |||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012 | LSU Tigers | 17 | (3) |
2015–2016 | Fanshawe Falcons | 20 | (49) |
2018–2019 | Fanshawe Falcons | 19 | (54) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2014 | Toronto Lady Lynx | ||
2016 | FC London | 16 | (26) |
2017 | Győri ETO FC | ||
2017–2018 | FC London | 30 | (58) |
2019 | Roma CF | 11 | (8) |
2019–2021 | FC London | 22 | (37) |
2023 | Vaughan Azzurri | 1 | (3) |
2024 | North Toronto Nitros | 16 | (16) |
2025– | AFC Toronto | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2010 | Canada U17 | 6 | (1) |
2012 | Canada U20 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 4, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 20, 2012 |
Jade Kovacevic (born April 10, 1994) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for AFC Toronto in the Northern Super League. She is the all-time leading goal-scorer in both League1 Ontario and the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association.
Kovacevic was born in Hamilton, Ontario, and raised in Flamborough until she was 10, when her family moved to Georgetown. [1] She began playing youth soccer with the Flamborough Flames, later joining Georgetown SC and then Oakville SC. [2] [3] She also played at the district, regional, and Ontario provincial programs, from the age of 14. [2]
In February 2012, Kovacevic committed to attend Louisiana State University in the fall of 2012, where she played for the women's soccer team. [4] Her debut was delayed, as she began the 2012 season with the Canada U20 team. [5] She made her debut on September 2 against the Houston Cougars, also scoring her first goal in the match. [6] [7] In October, she was named the SEC Freshman of the Week. [8] She was named to the All-SEC Second Team and the All-SEC Freshman Team, [9] as well as the Louisiana All-State Second Team, [10] and was named one of the Top 100 Freshmen by TopDrawerSoccer.com. [11] After one semester, she decided to leave LSU. [12]
She began attending Fanshawe College in London, Ontario, where she played for the women's soccer team in 2015 (after being a student the previous year). [13] [14] In her first season, she helped the team win the OCAA West title, in a season where she broke the Fanshawe and OCAA records for goals in a single season, and also tied the Fanshawe record for career goals for the school with 26 goals. [15] [16] [17] She was named Fanshawe’s Female Athlete of the Year and was named the OCAA Women’s Soccer Player of the Year. [18]
On September 14, 2016, she became Fanshawe's all-time scoring leader after scoring six goals in a 10-0 victory over the Redeemer Royals, which also set the record for most goals in a single game by a Fanshawe player (a record she would later break again). [18] After leading the league in scoring for the second consecutive year, she was again named the OCAA Women's Soccer Player of the Year, as well as being named an OCAA All-Star and a CCAA All-Canadian. [19]
She did not play in the 2017 season, returning to the team in 2018. [20] [21] In the first game of the season on September 8, 2018, she broke the single-game OCAA scoring record, scoring nine goals in a 16-0 victory over the Lambton Lions. [22] [23] [24] For the 2018-19 season, in addition to being named Fanshawe's Athlete of the Year, [25] she was named an OCAA All-Star, a CCAA All-Canadian for the third time, and the OCAA Women's Soccer Player of the Year, after finishing as the league scoring champion with 30 goals, [26] [27] breaking the OCAA single-season regular season goals record, [28] [29] as well as being named the CCAA Women’s Soccer Player of the Year. [30] [31] [32] She was also named the OCAA Female Athlete of the Year, becoming the first Fanshawe woman to win the honour. [33] [34] [35] With Fanshawe, she helped them win their first OCAA championship title in nine years, earning Tournament MVP honours, [36] as well as helping them win bronze at the CCAA nationals. [37]
She played her fourth and final season with Fanshawe in 2019. [38] On September 21, she became the OCAA all-time leading scorer, after scoring her 84th in a 5-0 victory over the Mohawk Mountaineers, in which she scored four goals. [39] [40] [41] On October 7, she became the first player to score 100 career OCAA goals. [42] She led the team to their second consecutive OCAA title, once again earning Tournament MVP honours. [43] She was named the OCAA player of the year for the fourth time in her four seasons (2015, 2016, 2018, and 2019), [44] [45] also being named the CCAA Player of the Year for the second consecutive season. [46] She finished her OCAA career with 103 regular season goals (not including playoff championship matches). [47]
In 2012, she began playing with the Toronto Lady Lynx in the USL W-League as a defender. In June 2012, she was named to the W-League Team of the Week. [48]
In 2016, she began playing for FC London in FC London. In her first match on May 14, she scored both goals in a 2-1 victory over Vaughan Azzurri. [49] She was named to the league mid-season all-star team to play against the all-stars from the PLSQ. [50] On August 27, she scored five goals in a 6-0 victory over the Sanjaxx Lions. [51] In her first season, she captained the team to the league championship won the Golden Boot with 26 goals, [52] was named league MVP, and was named to the mid-season and year-end First Team All-Star. [53] [54]
In early 2017, she joined Hungarian club Győri ETO FC in the Női NB I. [55] [56]
Later in 2017, she returned to FC London, where she scored 40 goals in 20 league matches, [57] as London won the league championship again, also winning the league cup title; [58] while earning league MVP, First Team All-Star, and Golden Boot honours for the second consecutive season. [59] [60] [61] In 2018, she scored 18 league goals in 10 league matches, leading the league in scoring again, despite missing a month-and-a-half due to injury. [62] For the third consecutive year, she was named league MVP, a First Team All-Star, in addition to winning the Golden Boot. [63] [64] [65]
In 2019, she signed with Italian club Roma CF, in the Serie B, [66] [67] [68] an affiliate club of A.S. Roma. [69] She scored eight goals in 11 matches. [70]
After her stint in Italy, she returned to FC London. [71] In 2019, she scored 21 goals in 12 league matches and scored another 8 in five playoff games. [72] She scored the winning goal in the 2019 final to win the league championship in a 1-0 victory over Oakville Blue Devils FC. [73] [74] She was once again named league MVP, as well as winning the Golden Boot and being named a First Team All-Star. [75] [76] [77] After the 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Kovacevic returned to the team in 2021, despite holding a full-time job in Toronto, two hours away. [78] [79] In September, she scored back-to-back hat tricks. [80] In 2021, she scored 16 goals in 10 league matches, while also playing in one playoff match. [81] She won her fifth consecutive Golden Boot and First Team All-Star selection. [82] She departed the club after the 2021 season. [83]
In 2023, she returned to League1 Ontario, joining Vaughan Azzurri. In her debut, on May 7, she scored a hat trick against Hamilton United. [84] However, she suffered a ruptured Achilles in the match, ending her season. [55] [85]
In 2024, she joined the North Toronto Nitros. [86] She scored 21 goals in 20 games for the club, across all competitions. [87] At the end of the season, she was named a league First Team All-Star. [88]
In October 2024, Kovacevic signed with AFC Toronto in the Northern Super League for the inaugural 2025 season, [89] [90] becoming the first official signing in club and league history. [91] [92]
Born in Canada to a Serbian father and a Canadian mother, she applied for her Italian citizenship and passport in 2016. [93]
She first joined the Canada program in 2010 at age 16, being invited to a Canada U17 camp. [94] She played in three friendlies with the Canada U17 in June 2010, [95] scoring against Japan on June 10. [96] She also played three games at the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. [94]
In July 2012, she was invited to a camp with the Canada U20 squad. [97] The following month she was named to the squad for the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup. [98] [99]
In 2013, she was called to her first Canada senior team camp. [100]
In 2017, she served as an assistant coach with Fanshawe College, before returning to play for the team in 2018. [101] While playing with FC London, she also was a coach with the side's U21 team, winning the provincial title in 2018. [102] She also spent time coaching the club's U16 team in 2018 and with the London Mini-Stars house league program. [103]
In October 2023, she joined the North Toronto Nitros, where she would serve as a coach with their women's League2 Ontario and Reserve programs. [2]
Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
FC London | 2016 [104] | League1 Ontario | 16 | 26 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 18 | 29 | ||
2017 [57] | 20 | 40 | — | — | 4 | 5 | 24 | 45 | ||||
2018 [105] | 10 | 18 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 12 | 19 | |||
Total | 46 | 84 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 54 | 93 | ||
Roma CF | 2018–19 | Serie B | 11 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 8 | ||
FC London | 2019 [72] | League1 Ontario | 12 | 21 | 5 | 8 | — | — | 17 | 29 | ||
2021 [81] | 10 | 16 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 16 | ||||
Total | 22 | 37 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 45 | ||
Vaughan Azzurri | 2023 [106] | League1 Ontario | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 3 | ||
North Toronto Nitros | 2024 [107] | League1 Ontario | 16 | 16 | — | — | 4 | 5 | 20 | 21 | ||
Career total | 96 | 148 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 114 | 170 |
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