Jourdan Ziff

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Jourdan Ziff
Personal information
Full name Jourdan Kenna Ziff
Date of birth (1997-12-17) December 17, 1997 (age 26)
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Whitecaps FC Elite
Youth career
2014 TVSA Hawks
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2018 Loyola Greyhounds 48 (36)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2022 Puerto Rico Sol 25 (21)
2022 NJS
2023 Santos 8 (2)
2024– Whitecaps FC Elite 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 20, 2024

Jourdan Kenna Ziff (born December 17, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Whitecaps FC Elite in the League1 British Columbia.

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Early life and amateur career

A native of Temecula, California, Ziff attended Temecula Valley High School, where she was a member of the soccer team. [1] She also played club soccer for the TVSA Hawks. [1] Ziff played college soccer for Loyola Greyhounds, where she earned second-team All-Patriot League honors in 2018. [2]

Club career

In 2021, Ziff joined Puerto Rico Sol FC, and helped the side to win the 2021 Clausura tournament of the Liga Puerto Rico by scoring a brace. [3] In 2022, she moved to Finnish side Nurmijärven Jalkapalloseura, playing in the Naisten Ykkönen. [4]

On January 31, 2023, Ziff was announced at Brazilian club Santos. [5] She made her debut for the club on April 1, starting in a 1–0 away loss against Grêmio, and scored her first goal on April 23, scoring the winner in a 1–0 away victory over São Paulo, [6] becoming the first American to score a goal in the Brazilian Women's Championship. Mainly used as a backup to Cristiane, Ziff departed Santos on December 14, 2023, after the club opted to not renew her contract. [7]

In July 2024, she joined the Whitecaps FC Girls Elite in League1 British Columbia, making her debut on July 20 against Rivers FC. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Jourdan Ziff". Loyola Greyhounds. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Four Greyhounds Earn All-Patriot League Women's Soccer Honors". Loyola Greyhounds. October 29, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Puerto Rico Sol se coronan campeonas de la LPR" [Puerto Rico Sol are champions of the LPR] (in Spanish). Liga Puerto Rico. December 18, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  4. ↑ "TPV Naiset - NJS 0 - 0" (in Finnish). TPV. September 1, 2022. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Jourdan Ziff é reforço internacional para o ataque e vestirá a camisa 9 das Sereias da Vila" [Jourdan Ziff is an international addition for the attack and will wear the number 9 jersey of the Sereias da Vila] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. January 31, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Com gol de Jourdan Ziff nos acréscimos, Sereias da Vila vencem São Paulo fora de casa pelo Brasileirão Feminino" [With a goal from Jourdan Ziff in the stoppage time, Sereias da Vila defeat São Paulo away from home for the Brasileirão Feminino] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. April 23, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  7. ↑ "De saída: Santos não renovará com a centroavante norte-americana Jourdan Ziff" [Leaving: Santos will not renew with American centre-forward Jourdan Ziff] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário do Peixe. December 14, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Whitecaps FC add six experienced players to League1 BC women's roster". Vancouver Whitecaps FC . July 22, 2024.
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