Jenna Kingsley

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Jenna Kingsley
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Kingsley playing for Western Sydney Wanderers in 2013
Personal information
Full name Jenna Kingsley
Date of birth (1992-03-24) 24 March 1992 (age 29)
Place of birth Penrith, Australia
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Emu Plains (NSW)
Penrith RSL (NSW)
Penrith SC (NSW)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2010 Central Coast Mariners 39 (16)
2012–2014 Western Sydney Wanderers 55 (38)
2015–2020 Newcastle Jets 194 (135)
National team‡
2007–2008 Australia U17 7 (1)
2007- Australia 74 (51)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league onlyand correct as of 11 December 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:52, 3 November 2020 (UTC)

Jenna Kingsley (born 24 March 1992) is a retired Australian soccer player, who played for Central Coast Mariners, Western Sydney Wanderers, and Newcastle Jets in the Australian W-League.

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Early life

Kingsley was born in Penrith and grew up in Cambridge Park. She is a cousin of English footballer Kyle Bartley. [1] [2] [3]

Club career

Junior football

Kingsley played her junior football in Western Sydney for Emu Plains, Penrith RSL and Penrith SC. [4]

Central Coast Mariners

Kingsley made her debut for Central Coast Mariners against Newcastle Jets on Saturday, 29 November 2008 after being substituted on for teammate Britt Simmons. [5] She then made her scoring debut in round 7 against Adelaide United scoring a double and assisting the team to a record 6–0 win away from home. [6] Kingsley then scored her third goal in the last round of her first season against Melbourne Victory assisting the team to a 2–0 win at home which knocked Melbourne out of the finals. [7]

Western Sydney Wanderers

In 2012, Kingsley joined new expansion club Western Sydney Wanderers for their inaugural season. [8]

Newcastle Jets

Kingsley joined Newcastle Jets ahead of the 2015–16 W-League season. [9] [10]

International career

Kingsley made her first appearance for the Australia women's national soccer team against Hong Kong in an Olympic Games qualifier as a second-half substitute for Caitlin Cooper. She then scored the final goal of the match in the 83rd minute to make the score 8–1. Her debut game featured seven other, then-fellow Mariners' teammates Rachael Doyle, Lyndsay Glohe, Teresa Polias, Renee Rollason, Ellyse Perry, Kyah Simon and Caitlin Cooper. [11] to this day she has made 74 appearances scoring 51 goals for the Australian women's national team.

Retirement

In November 2020, Kingsley retired from football after making 288 appearances, and scoring 189 goals in the W-League. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "J. Kingsley". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  2. ↑ Georgakopoulos, Chris (21 November 2012). "Western Sydney Wanderers: Football in Jenna Kingsley's blood". Penrith Press. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  3. ↑ Tarbert, Kristine (22 December 2013). "Wanderer is coming home". Penrith Press. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  4. ↑ "Jenna Kingsley". Football Federation Australia. 27 May 2011. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  5. ↑ "Jets continue strong form". A-League.com.au. Football Federation Australia. 30 November 2008. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  6. ↑ "Mariners snap losing streak". A-League.com.au. Football Federation Australia. 7 December 2008. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  7. ↑ "Mariners dent Victory's finals hopes". A-League.com.au. Football Federation Australia. 28 December 2008. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  8. ↑ "Wanderers Women Revealed". The Women's Game. 4 October 2012.
  9. ↑ "Deans Boosts Squad With Mix Of Youth And Experience". Northern NSW Football. 7 October 2015.
  10. ↑ "Westfield W-League season preview: Newcastle Jets". W-League.com.au. Football Federation Australia. 13 October 2015.
  11. ↑ "Youthful Matildas too strong for Hong Kong". MyFootball. Football Federation Australia. 5 August 2007. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  12. ↑ "W-League: Stalwart Jet, Kingsley announces retirement". Newcastle Jets. 3 November 2020.
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