Jourdan Ziff

Jourdan Ziff

Personal information
Full name	Jourdan Kenna Ziff
Date of birth	(1997-12-17) December 17, 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth	Temecula, California, United States
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Whitecaps FC Elite
Number	21
Youth career
	TVSA Hawks
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2018	Loyola Greyhounds	48	(36)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019	NJS	16	(19)
2021–2022	Puerto Rico Sol	25	(21)
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.

Early life

A native of Temecula, California, Ziff played youth soccer with the TVSA Hawks. ^[1]

She has Brazilian roots from her maternal grandmother, who was born in Rio de Janeiro. ^{[2] [3]}

College career

In 2015, Ziff began attending Loyola University Maryland, where she played for the women's soccer team. ^[1] On September 26, 2015, she recorded her first collegiate point with an assist against the Navy Midshipmen, subsequently earning Patriot League Rookie of the Week honors. ^{[1] [4]} On November 3, she scored her first collegiate goal against the Colgate Raiders, for which she was again awarded Patriot League Rookie of the Week honors. ^{[1] [5]} She scored braces on September 28, 2016 against the American Eagles and on September 6, 2018 against the Towson Tigers. ^{[6] [7]} Ahead of her junior season in 2017, she was named a team co-captain. ^[1] At the end of the 2018 season, she was named to the All-Patriot League Second Team. ^[8] She was named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll three times from 2016 to 2018, including 4.0 GPAs during the fall of 2017 and 2018. ^{[1] [9] [10]}

Club career

In 2019, she played with Finnish side Nurmijärven Jalkapalloseura, playing in the third tier Naisten Kakkonen.^{[ citation needed ]} She made her debut on May 28, 2019 against TPV 2, scoring her first goal. ^[11]

In 2021, Ziff joined Puerto Rico Sol FC in the Liga Puerto Rico,^{[ citation needed ]} and helped the side to win the 2021 Clausura tournament by scoring a brace. ^[12]

In January 2023, she signed with Santos in the Campeonato Brasileiro. ^{[13] [14]} She was given the number 9 jersey. ^[15] However, her debut was delayed due to visa issues, ^[16] with the issue finally being resolved in late March. ^[17] She made her debut for the club on April 1, starting in a 1–0 away loss against Grêmio.^{[ citation needed ]} She scored her first goal on April 23, scoring the winner in a 1–0 away victory over São Paulo, ^[18] becoming the first American to score a goal in the Brazilian Women's Championship. ^[19] Mainly used as a backup to Cristiane, Ziff departed Santos in December 2023, after the club opted to not renew her contract. ^[20]

In July 2024, she joined the Whitecaps FC Girls Elite in League1 British Columbia, making her debut on July 20 against Rivers FC. ^[21]

References

1. "Jourdan Ziff Loyola profile". Loyola Greyhounds .
2. "Gringa das Serias! Jourdan Ziff, do Santos, projeta semifinal do Brasileirão contra o Corinthians e revela aprendizado com Cristiane" [Siren's Gringa! Santos' Jourdan Ziff previews the Brazilian Championship semifinal against Corinthians and reveals what he learned from Cristiane]. Lance! (in Portuguese). August 16, 2023.
3. "Sereias da Vila anunciam reforços internacionais: Luciana Ortega e Jourdan Ziff" [Sereias da Vila announce international reinforcements: Luciana Ortega and Jourdan Ziff]. Mulheres em Campo (in Portuguese). January 31, 2023.
4. "Ziff Named Corvias Patriot League Women's Soccer Rookie Of The Week". Loyola Greyhounds . September 28, 2015.
5. "Ziff Earns Corvias Patriot League Rookie Of The Week Honors". Loyola Greyhounds . October 26, 2015.
6. "Ziff Scores Two Goals In Women's Soccer Draw With American". Loyola Greyhounds . September 28, 2016.
7. "Ziff Scores Twice In Second Half, But Tigers Get OT Winner". Loyola Greyhounds . September 6, 2018.
8. "Four Greyhounds Earn All-Patriot League Women's Soccer Honors". Loyola Greyhounds. October 29, 2018.
9. "Soccer Student-Athletes Receive Patriot League Academic Honor Roll Recognition". Loyola Greyhounds . February 1, 2018.
10. "Soccer Student-Athletes Receive Patriot League Academic Honor Roll Recognition". Loyola Greyhounds . January 30, 2019.
11. "Jenkit herättivät NJS:n taisteluun – TPV kaatui" [The Yankees roused NJS to fight - TPV fell]. Nurmijärven Uutiset (in Finnish). May 28, 2019.
12. "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.
13. Maestre, Tiago (January 31, 2023). "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 Portuguese). Santos FC.
14. Marcello, Laura (January 31, 2023). "Santos anuncia a contratação da atacante americana Jourdan Ziff como nova camisa 9 das Sereias" [Santos announces the signing of American striker Jourdan Ziff as the new number 9 for the Sirens]. Diário do Peixe (in Portuguese).
15. Marcello, Laura (February 16, 2023). "Camisa 9 das Sereias, Jourdan Ziff quer trazer experiência do exterior para o Santos" [Number 9 of the Mermaids, Jourdan Ziff wants to bring experience from abroad to Santos]. Diário do Peixe (in Portuguese).
16. Marcello, Laura (March 23, 2023). "Entenda a demora na regularização da atacante Jourdan Ziff, das Sereias da Vila" [Understand the delay in regularizing striker Jourdan Ziff, from Sereias da Vila]. Diário do Peixe (in Portuguese).
17. Marcello, Laura (March 23, 2023). "Depois de dois meses, Jourdan é regularizada no BID e poderá estrear pelas Sereias" [After two months, Jourdan is regularized in the BID and will be able to debut for the Sirens]. Diário do Peixe (in Portuguese).
18. Maestre, Tiago (April 23, 2023). "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 Portuguese). Santos FC.
19. "Depois decidir clássico contra o São Paulo, Jourdan Ziff fala em motivação das Sereias da Vila para receber o Internacional neste domingo (30)" [After deciding the classic against São Paulo, Jourdan Ziff talks about the motivation of the Sereias da Vila to receive Internacional this Sunday (30)]. OneFootball (in Portuguese). April 29, 2023.
20. Barros, Lucas (December 14, 2023). "De saída: Santos não renovará com a centroavante norte-americana Jourdan Ziff" [Leaving: Santos will not renew with American centre-forward Jourdan Ziff] (in Portuguese). Diário do Peixe.
21. "Whitecaps FC add six experienced players to League1 BC women's roster". Vancouver Whitecaps FC . July 22, 2024.

External links

• Jourdan Ziff at Soccerway
• Jourdan Ziff Finland stats