Jordyn Rhodes

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Jordyn Rhodes
Personal information
Full name Jordyn Lee Rhodes
Date of birth (2000-09-12) September 12, 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth South Lebanon, Ohio, United States
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
Halifax Tides FC
Youth career
Cincinnati United SC
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2023 Kentucky Wildcats 85 (45)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022 Kings Hammer FC 9 (0)
2023 Racing Louisville FC B 7 (4)
2024 Tindastóll 21 (12)
2025 Valur 23 (9)
2026– Halifax Tides FC 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of December 31, 2025

Jordyn Lee Rhodes (born September 12, 2000) is an American soccer player who plays for Halifax Tides FC in the Northern Super League.

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Early life

Rhodes played youth soccer with Cincinnati United SC. [1]

College career

In October 2016, she committed to attend Indiana University Bloomington to play for the women's soccer team beginning in September 2019 and signed her National Letter of Intent in November 2018. [2] However, in the spring of 2019, she was informed by the program's new coach that she would not be part of the women's soccer team, so she re-entered the recruiting process. [2] [3] [4]

In 2019, Rhodes began attending the University of Kentucky, where she played for the women's soccer team. [5] She scored two goals in the first match of the 2019 season, in a 3-3 draw against the Bowling Green Falcons. [6] She was named to the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll in her first year. [1]

Ahead of her sophomore season, she was named to the SEC Preseason Watch List. [1] In November 2020, she was named the SEC Offensive Player of the Week. [7] On November 13, 2020, she scored her first career hat trick in a 6-5 loss to the Florida Gators in the first round of the SEC Tournament. [8] At the end of the season, she was named to the All-SEC First Team, the All-Southeast Region Third Team, and the SEC Academic Honor Roll. [9] [1]

She was again named to the SEC Preseason Watch List in 2021. [1] On August 21, 2021, she scored a hat trick in a 3-0 victory over the Marshall Thundering Herd. [10] At the end of the season she was named to the All-SEC Second Team and the All-Southeast Region Second Team. [11] [12] She also earned SEC Academic Honor Roll recognition for the third time. [1]

Ahead of her senior season in 2022, she was again named to the SEC Preseason Watch List, and also once again earned SEC Academic Honor Roll. [1]

She returned for a fifth season in 2023 and was named a team captain. [1] She earned SEC Offensive Player of the Year honors twice. [13] [14] On September 29, 2023, she scored her 45th goal for the school to become the program's all-time leading scorer. [15] [16] [17] At the end of the season, she was named to the All-SEC First Team, All-Southeast Region First Team, and a Second Team Scholar All-America. [18] [19] [1]

Club career

In 2022, Rhodes played with Kings Hammer FC in the USL W League. [20]

In 2023, she played with Racing Louisville FC B in the USL W League. [21]

In January 2024, Rhodes signed with Icelandic first tier Besta deild kvenna club Tindastóll. [22] [23] After some initial paperwork issues, she was finally cleared to play for the team in April. [24] She was named the league's Player of the Month for June 2024. [25] At the end of the season, she was named to the league's Team of the Season. [26]

In March 2025, she signed with Valur in the Icelandic first tier. [27] On August 13, 2025, she scored a hat trick in a 4-2 victory over Stjarnan. [28] [29]

In January 2026, she signed with Canadian club Halifax Tides FC in the Northern Super League. [30] [31]

Career statistics

As of December 31, 2025
ClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffsDomestic CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kings Hammer FC 2022 [20] USL W League 9090
Racing Louisville FC B 2023 USL W League 7474
Tindastóll 2024 [32] Besta deild kvenna 2112112213
Valur 2025 [32] Besta deild kvenna 239311 [a] 02710
Career total60250042106527

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Jordyn Rhodes Kentucky profile". Kentucky Wildcats .
  2. 1 2 Drummond, Cameron (September 18, 2021). "IU had her. Now she's UK's. How SEC's top scorer made the 'best decision of my life.'". Lexington Herald-Leader .
  3. Drummond, Cameron (August 29, 2023). "Jordyn Rhodes wasn't supposed to be at UK. Now, she's closing in on career scoring record". Lexington Herald-Leader .
  4. Brown, Jo-Anna (October 17, 2023). "Jordyn Rhodes Looking to Add Team Success to Individual Accolades". Kentucky Wildcats .
  5. Vaught, Larry (October 13, 2023). "Jordyn Rhodes still trying to 'soak in' being UK's all-time leading scorer". The State Journal .
  6. Scott, Tommy; Warren, Allyson (August 22, 2019). "Kentucky Draws 3-3 With Bowling Green to Open 2019 Season". Kentucky Wildcats .
  7. Moore, Cami (November 10, 2020). "Jordyn Rhodes Named SEC Offensive Player of the Week". Kentucky Wildcats .
  8. Moore, Cami (November 12, 2020). "No. 12 Kentucky Battles Late into the Night, Loses to No. 13 Florida, 6-5". Kentucky Wildcats .
  9. Moore, Cami (November 12, 2020). "Rhodes Named All-SEC First Team, Olsen Named SEC All-Freshman Team". Kentucky Wildcats .
  10. Brandes, Chandler (August 22, 2021). "Rhodes' Hat Trick Leads Kentucky Past Marshall, 3-0, in Home Opener". Kentucky Wildcats .
  11. Brandes, Chandler (October 31, 2021). "Jordyn Rhodes Earns Second Team All-SEC Honors". Kentucky Wildcats .
  12. Brandes, Chandler (November 29, 2021). "Jordyn Rhodes Selected to United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region Team". Kentucky Wildcats .
  13. Welsh, Greg (September 4, 2023). "SEC Names Jordyn Rhodes Offensive Player of the Week". Kentucky Wildcats .
  14. Welsh, Greg (October 2, 2023). "Jordyn Rhodes Collects SEC Offensive Player of the Week Honors". Kentucky Wildcats .
  15. Drummond, Cameron (September 30, 2023). "She's now scored the most goals ever for Kentucky women's soccer. 'I just wanted to win.'". Lexington Herald-Leader .
  16. Dunlap, Michaela (October 1, 2023). "Kentucky women's soccer's Jordyn Rhodes becomes all-time program leading scorer". The Kentucky Kernel .
  17. Slack, Ben (September 29, 2023). "Jordyn Rhodes, Kentucky, Make History in Win Over No. 9 Alabama". Kentucky Wildcats .
  18. Welsh, Greg (October 29, 2023). "Rhodes, Phillpotts, Strickland Tabbed All-SEC Awardees". Kentucky Wildcats .
  19. Welsh, Greg (November 30, 2023). "Rhodes, Phillpotts Nab Spots on United Soccer Coaches All-Region Teams". Kentucky Wildcats .
  20. 1 2 "Jordyn Rhodes 2022 USL W League Stats". USL W League .
  21. "Racing announces W League team roster ahead of 2023 campaign". Racing Louisville FC . May 8, 2023.
  22. "Jordyn Rhodes er spennandi framherji" [Jordyn Rhodes is an exciting forward]. Feykir (in Icelandic). January 28, 2024.
  23. Welsh, Greg (January 30, 2024). "Jordyn Rhodes Signs with Iceland's Tindastóll". Kentucky Wildcats .
  24. "Jordyn Rhodes komin með leikheimild" [Jordyn Rhodes has been cleared to play]. Feykir (in Icelandic). April 18, 2024.
  25. "Jordyn Rhodes best í Bestu deildinni í júní" [Jordyn Rhodes best in the Best League in June]. Feykir (in Icelandic). July 4, 2024.
  26. "Elísa Bríet valin efnilegust í Bestu deildinni af Fótbolti.net" [Elísa Bríet chosen as the most promising player in the Best League by Fótbolti.net]. Feykir (in Icelandic). October 8, 2024.
  27. Trausti Þórhallsson, Runólfur (March 17, 2025). "Frá Króknum á Hlíðarenda" [From Krókn to Hlíðarenda]. Vísir (in Icelandic).
  28. Ósk Gunnarsdóttir, Sesselja (August 13, 2025). "Uppgjörið: Valur - Stjarnan 4-2 - Rhodes með þrennu í seinni hálfleik" [The result: Valur - Stjarnan 4-2 - Rhodes with a hat trick in the second half]. Vísir (in Icelandic).
  29. Þór Sæmundsson, Ingvi (August 14, 2025). "Sjáðu eitt af mörkum ársins og þrennu Jordyn Rhodes" [See one of the goals of the year and Jordyn Rhodes' hat trick]. Vísir (in Icelandic).
  30. "Tides Sign Forward Jordyn Rhodes". Halifax Tides FC . January 23, 2026.
  31. Healey, Josh (January 23, 2026). "Tides add American forward Jordyn Rhodes". HFX Football Post.
  32. 1 2 Jordyn Rhodes at KSÍ (in Icelandic)