Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jessica Lee Waterhouse | ||
Date of birth | 7 February 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Australia | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
SASI | |||
FFSA NTC | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2014 | Adelaide United | 14 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
Australia U-17 | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 February 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 February 2014 |
Jessica Waterhouse | |||
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Personal information | |||
Original team(s) | Happy Valley / Christies Beach (Adelaide Footy League) | ||
Draft | 2022 free agency | ||
Debut | Round 5, 2022 (S7), Adelaide vs. Greater Western Sydney, at Unley Oval | ||
Height | 157 cm (5 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Adelaide | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2022 (S7) | Adelaide | 14 (5) | |
Total | 14 (5) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 4, 2024. | |||
Source: AustralianFootball |
Jessica Lee Waterhouse (born 7 February 1997) is an Australian rules footballer and former professional soccer player who played for Adelaide in the AFL Women's. [1] As a soccer player, they [a] played for Adelaide United in the Australian W-League. [3] They played there for three seasons. [4]
In 2017, Waterhouse shifted to Australian rules football, signing with the Christies Beach Football Club in the Adelaide Footy League competition, and played in the Division 2 Premiership team that season. [5] They later played for the Happy Valley Football Club in the Adelaide Footy League during their draft year. They were recruited by Adelaide as a free agent in 2022 as a replacement player for Jasmyn Hewett who was unavailable due to work commitments. [6]
Waterhouse made their AFL Women's debut in the round 5 thrashing of Greater Western Sydney at Unley Oval. They kicked a goal on debut. [7] Waterhouse played their best game to date in 2023 when they kicked two goals in a semi-final against Sydney as a pressure small forward at Norwood Oval. [8] [1]
Waterhouse uses they/them pronouns. [2]
They are the niece of former Fremantle player Clive Waterhouse. [4]