Jessica Fischer

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Jessica Fischer
Personal information
Date of birth (1974-11-16) November 16, 1974 (age 48) [1]
Place of birth San Diego, United States
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) [1]
Position(s) Sweeper [2]
Youth career
0000–1992 Mira Mesa Marauders
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1992–1995 Stanford Cardinal 82 (23)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2001 San Diego Spirit 0 (0)
International career
1993 United States 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jessica Fischer (born November 16, 1974) is an American former soccer player who played as a sweeper, making two appearances for the United States women's national team.

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Career

Fischer played for the Mira Mesa Marauders in high school. [3] In college, she played for the Stanford Cardinal from 1992 to 1995. [4] She was an NSCAA, Soccer America , and Soccer News First-Team All-American in 1994 and 1995, as well as a Soccer News Second-Team All-American in 1993. She was included in the NSCAA All-West Region second team in 1992 and first team in 1994 and 1995, as well as the Soccer News All-West Region first team in 1993, where she was the defensive MVP. Fischer was included in the All-Pac-10 first team in 1995. In total, she scored 23 goals and recorded 13 assists in 82 appearances for Stanford. [5]

Fischer made her international debut for the United States on June 12, 1993 in a friendly match against Canada. She earned her second and final cap for the U.S. on June 21, 1993 in another friendly against Canada. [1]

Fischer was included on the San Diego Spirit roster during the 2001 WUSA season, but did not make an appearance. [6] In 2007, she was inducted into the Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame. [7] In 2015, she was named to the Pac-12 All-Century Reserve Women's Soccer Team. [8]

Personal life

Fischer grew up in the Mira Mesa neighborhood of San Diego. [3]

Career statistics

International

United States [1]
YearAppsGoals
199320
Total20

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