Jeneva Hernandez Gray

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Jeneva Hernandez Gray
Personal information
Full name Jeneva Ann Hernandez Gray
Date of birth (2006-10-05) October 5, 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth Coquitlam, British Columbia, Candada
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Vancouver Whitecaps Girls Elite
Youth career
Port Coquitlam Euro-Rite FC
TSS FC Rovers
Mountain United FC
2019– Vancouver Whitecaps Girls Elite
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022– Vancouver Whitecaps Girls Elite 30 (12)
International career‡
2021–2022 Canada U17 11 (0)
2023– Canada U20 12 (2)
2024– Canada 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 23, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of December 3, 2024

Jeneva Ann Hernandez Gray (born October 5, 2006) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for the Vancouver Whitecaps Girls Elite in League1 British Columbia.

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Early life

Hernandez Gray began playing soccer at age five with Port Coquitlam Euro-Rite FC. [1] She then spent some time with TSS FC Rovers. [2] She later played with Mountain United FC, before joining the Vancouver Whitecaps Girls Elite program in August 2019. [3] In 2023, she was named the Whitecaps Most Promising Female Player and the Academy Female Player of the year. [4] She played with Team British Columbia at the 2022 Canada Summer Games. [5]

In 2023, she committed to attend Auburn University in the fall of 2024 to play for the women's soccer team, but later deferred her enrollment to January 2025, due to her national team commitments. [6] [7]

Club career

In 2022, she began playing with the Vancouver Whitecaps Girls Elite in League1 British Columbia. In 2022, she scored the winning goal in the League1 BC Championship final, and assisted the winner in 2023 final. [8] In 2023, she helped the team win five trophies. [9] On July 15, 2023, she scored a brace in a 5–4 victory over Unity FC which sealed the League1 BC regular-season title. [10] [11]

Hernandez Gray led the Whitecaps to regular-season and playoff titles in the 2024 League1 British Columbia season and defended Inter-Provincial Championship. She was named the league's Top Midfielder, Young Player of the Year, and Player of the Year. She also started all four of the Whitecaps' matches in the inaugural edition of the 2024–25 CONCACAF W Champions Cup. [12]

International career

In December 2021, Hernandez Gray made her debut in the Canadian national program attending a camp with the Canada U17 team. [1] [13] She won a bronze medal at the 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship [1] and subsequently played for the team at the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. [14] She also played with the Canada U20 team at the 2023 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship and the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. [15] [16]

In November 2023, she was called up to the Canada senior team for the first time, ahead of a pair of friendlies in December against Australia. [17] On December 3, 2024, she earned her first cap at senior level, in a friendly against South Korea. [18]

Career statistics

As of August 4, 2024
ClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffsDomestic CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Whitecaps FC Girls Elite 2022 League1 British Columbia 11111———122
2023 [19] 9320——2 [a] 1134
2024 [19] 10821—402 [a] 0169
Career total3012520040414314

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References

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  5. ↑ "Jeneva Hernandez Gray Canada Summer Games profile". Canada Summer Games .
  6. ↑ "Signing Day: Girls Elite announce Class of 2024". Vancouver Whitecaps FC . November 8, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Pair of Tigers to compete in FIFA U-20 World Cup". Auburn Tigers. August 30, 2024. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
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  9. ↑ "Hernandez Gray earns first call-up to Canada WNT from Girls Elite Academy". Vancouver Whitecaps FC . November 23, 2023.
  10. ↑ "League1 BC: Regular season champs!". Vancouver Whitecaps FC . July 15, 2023.
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  14. ↑ "Nine Whitecaps FC Girls Elite players named to Canada U-17 World Cup roster". Vancouver Whitecaps FC . September 26, 2023.
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