Jazmine Wilkinson

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Jazmine Wilkinson
Personal information
Full name Jazmine Tamara Wilkinson
Date of birth (2002-03-08) March 8, 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth Chicago, Illinois, United States
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Ottawa Rapid FC
Number 9
Youth career
Harbour City FC
Vancouver Island Wave
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2022 Arizona State Sun Devils 53 (5)
2023–2024 Texas A&M Aggies 40 (13)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023–2024 Harbourside FC 14 (2)
2025– Ottawa Rapid FC 1 (0)
International career
2018 Canada U17 1 (0)
2020 Canada U20 5 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 10, 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 4, 2020

Jazmine Tamara Wilkinson (born March 8, 2002) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Ottawa Rapid FC in the Northern Super League.

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Early life

Born in the United States, Wilkinson was adopted by a Canadian family before she was a month old. [1] Wilkinson began playing youth soccer at age four with Harbour City FC (now part of Nanaimo United FC). [1] She later played youth soccer with the Vancouver Island Wave, before joining the Whitecaps FC Girls Elite in August 2018. [2]

College career

In November 2019, Wilkinson committed to attend Arizona State University in the fall of 2020 to play for the women's soccer team. [3] [4] On April 2, 2021, she scored her first collegiate goal in a match against the California Golden Bears. [5] She scored again in the next match two days later on April 4 against the Stanford Cardinal. [6] At the end of her first season, she was named to the Pac-12 Conference All-Freshman Team. [7] She was also named to the Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll in both 2021 and 2022. [8] [9]

In 2023, she transferred to Texas A&M University to play for the women's soccer team. [10] On September 7, 2023, she scored her first goals, netting a brace in an 8-0 victory over the [11] On October 22, 2023, she scored a hat trick in a 4-3 victory over the Tennessee Volunteers, [12] which earned her SEC Offensive Player of the Week honours. [13] [14] [15] At the end of the 2023 season, she was named the Team Offensive MVP, after finishing as the team's leading scorer with 10 goals. [16] On October 4, 2024, she scored two goals and added an assist in a 4-1 victory over the Ole Miss Rebels. [17] [18] She was named to the Academic All-District team in both 2023 and 2024. [19]

Club career

In 2023 and 2024, Wilkinson played with Harbourside FC in League1 British Columbia. [20]

In January 2025, she signed a professional contract with Northern Super League club Ottawa Rapid FC. [21] [22] [23] She made her debut on July 10, 2025, in a substitute appearance against AFC Toronto. [24]

International career

In November 2018, Wilkinson debuted in the Canadian national program, attending a camp with the Canada U17. [1] She was then named to the roster for the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. [25]

In 2020, she was named to the Canada U20 for the 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship. [1] [26] In November 2020, she was nominated for the Canada Soccer Youth Player of the Year. [27] In January 2022, she was called up to a training camp with the U20s. [28]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Jazmine Wilkinson at the Canadian Soccer Association
  2. "Jazmine Wilkinson Whitecaps profile". Vancouver Whitecaps FC .
  3. "Sun Devil Soccer Welcomes Jazmine Wilkinson". Arizona State Sun Devils . November 14, 2019.
  4. "Jazmine Wilkinson Arizona State profile". Arizona State Sun Devils .
  5. Salas, Marco (April 2, 2021). "ASU Outplayed but Couldn't Outlast Cal in 2OT". Arizona State Sun Devils .
  6. "Jazmine Wilkinson credits Arizona State 'working hard the entire time' in a 2-0 win over Stanford". Yahoo! . April 4, 2021.
  7. "Four Named to Soccer Pac-12 All-Conference Team". Arizona State Sun Devils . April 21, 2021.
  8. "Sun Devil Athletics Well Represented On Pac-12 2021 Fall Academic Honor Roll". Arizona State Sun Devils . February 3, 2022.
  9. "Sun Devil Student-Athletes Named To The Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll". Arizona State Sun Devils . February 9, 2023.
  10. Dick, Thomas (January 6, 2023). "Aggies Sign Transfer Jazmine Wilkinson for 2023 Campaign". Texas A&M Aggies .
  11. Green, McKinzie (September 7, 2023). "Aggies Scramble Grambling, 8-0". Texas A&M Aggies .
  12. Dick, Thomas (October 22, 2023). "Wilkinson Hat Trick Propels Aggies to Triumph over Tennessee". Texas A&M Aggies .
  13. Dick, Thomas (October 23, 2023). "Wilkinson Named SEC Offensive Player of the Week". Texas A&M Aggies .
  14. Stoner, Kylie (October 23, 2023). "Jazmine Wilkinson awarded SEC Offensive Player of the Week". The Battalion .
  15. Johnson, Jarrett (October 24, 2023). "SEC names Aggie junior Jazmine Wilkinson as Player of the Week". USA Today .
  16. Dick, Thomas (February 28, 2024). "Becerra, Calzada and Wilkinson Claim Team MVP Accolades". Texas A&M Aggies .
  17. Dick, Thomas (October 4, 2024). "Wilkinson Keys 4-1 Win at Ole Miss". Texas A&M Aggies .
  18. Ruiz, Noah (October 5, 2024). "A&M, Jazmine Wilkinson overwhelm Ole Miss with 4-1 triumph to spoil Senior Night". The Battalion .
  19. "Jazmine Wilkinson Texas A&M profile". Texas A&M Aggies .
  20. "Jazmine Wilkinson L1BC Stats". League1 British Columbia .
  21. Dick, Thomas (January 20, 2025). "Wilkinson Signs with New Canadian League". Texas A&M Aggies .
  22. "Nanaimo player inks contract for new national women's professional soccer league". CHWF-FM . January 28, 2025.
  23. "Welcome Home Jazmine". One Pro Sports Management. January 15, 2025.
  24. "July 10: AFC Toronto vs Ottawa Rapid FC". Ottawa Rapid FC . July 11, 2025.
  25. Dheensaw, Cleve (October 30, 2018). "Nanaimo's Jazmine Wilkinson to play for Canada at U-17 soccer World Cup". Times Colonist .
  26. Coates, Elise (June 29, 2024). "Spotlight Series: Jazmine Wilkinson's Experiences Playing with the National Team". Harbourside FC .
  27. "Canada Soccer Player Awards: 'Caps past and present nominated". Vancouver Whitecaps FC . November 25, 2020.
  28. "Four recent 'Caps grads called up to Canada U-20 WNT". Vancouver Whitecaps FC . January 7, 2022.