Jamia Fields

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Jamia Fields
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Personal information
Full name Jamia Ayanna Fields [1]
Date of birth (1993-09-24) September 24, 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Alta Loma, California, United States
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Forward
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2014 Florida State Seminoles 103 (14)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015 Western New York Flash 10 (1)
2016–2017 Orlando Pride 28 (0)
2018 Arna-Bjørnar 8 (0)
2018 Avaldsnes IL 8 (1)
2019–2021 Houston Dash 24 (0)
2022 Washington Spirit 1 (0)
International career
2010 United States U17
2011 United States U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 21, 2019

Jamia Ayanna Fields (born September 24, 1993) is an American soccer forward.

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Early life

She was born in Alta Loma, California. She attended Florida State University, where she was part of the Florida State Seminoles team that won the 2014 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament. [2]

Club career

Fields was drafted by the Boston Breakers with the 14th pick in the 2015 NWSL College Draft. After spending pre-season with the Breakers, Fields would sign with the Western New York Flash for the 2015 season. [2] She was selected by the Orlando Pride in the 2015 Expansion Draft. [3] In two seasons with the Orlando Pride, Fields made 28 appearances with the club. She was released by the Pride before the 2018 season. [4]

On March 28, 2018, Fields announced she was joining Arna-Bjørnar in the Toppserien in Norway. On July 8 it was announced that her contract had been mutually terminated by the club. She had appeared in 8 games for Arna-Bjørnar. [5] [6]

Fields signed with Avaldsnes IL on July 28, 2018. [7]

After attending preseason camp with the Houston Dash as a non-roster invitee, Fields was signed by the Dash for the 2019 NWSL season. [8]

Personal life

Her hobbies includes horseback riding, hiking and playing tennis. [2]

Honors

Houston Dash

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References

  1. ↑ Jamia Fields at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian) OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 3 "Featured Player: Jamia Fields" . Retrieved September 15, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Orlando Pride continue building roster through NWSL expansion draft". November 5, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Orlando Pride Waives Forward Jamia Fields". February 12, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  5. ↑ "@JamiaFields4". March 28, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Arna-Bjørnar og Jamia Fields er blitt enige om å terminere spillerens kontrakt". Facebook . July 8, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Jamia Fields til Avaldsnes". July 28, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Houston Dash sign six players for 2019 NWSL season". April 13, 2019. Retrieved April 13, 2019.


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