Konya Plummer

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Konya Plummer
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Personal information
Full name Konya Tajae Plummer [1]
Date of birth (1997-08-02) 2 August 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Epsom, Saint Mary, Jamaica
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
Rangers FC
Titchfield High School
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2017 Southeastern Fire 38 (19)
2018–2019 UCF Knights 26 (1)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2021 Orlando Pride 3 (0)
2021 → AIK (loan) 6 (0)
2023–2024 Tigres UANL 16 (2)
International career‡
Jamaica U-15
Jamaica U-17
Jamaica U-20
2015– Jamaica 31 (2)
Medal record
Representing Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
CONCACAF W Championship
Bronze medal icon.svg 2018 United States
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 November 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 June 2021

Konya Tajae Plummer (born 2 August 1997) is a Jamaican professional footballer who last played as a centre-back for Liga MX Femenil club Tigres UANL and the Jamaica national team. [2]

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Early life

Plummer's interest in football started while she was attending kindergarten, where she was exposed to the game by a relative who took her to the park in Annotto Bay to watch the sport. Plummer started playing for Rangers FC at age 11 with a boys' team in St Mary and two years later was captaining that team. Plummer then transferred to Titchfield High School in Portland with the help of vice-president of the Portland Football Association (PFA), Garfield Fuller, where she was able to participate in the Daryl Vaz-sponsored female football league. She represented the school for two years, winning the competition in both seasons. Based on her performance, she was recommended by the PFA to the national program. [3] [4] Plummer emigrated to the United States aged 16. [5]

College

Plummer played four seasons of college soccer as a student athlete. Between 2016 and 2017, she played as a forward at Southeastern University where she scored 19 goals and made 16 assists in her 38 appearances for the team. [6] As a freshman she led the team in assists with 10. On 7 October 2017, Plummer scored a career-high four goals in a match against Florida Memorial. [7] Ahead of the 2018 season, Plummer transferred to UCF Knights, making the switch to defender in the process. [8] In the 2019 season, Plummer was named AAC Defensive Player of the Year, having started 16 of 17 matches and only allowing seven goals, and was selected to the AAC First Team. [9] [10]

Club career

On 16 January 2020, Plummer was selected by Orlando Pride in the second round (10th overall) of the 2020 NWSL College Draft. She became the first Jamaica-born player drafted in NWSL history. [11] [12] Plummer signed a two-year contract with the team on 3 March. [13] Plummer made her professional debut on 11 October versus Houston Dash. [14] She appeared in two Fall Series matches in total for a combined 70 minutes. [15]

On 17 August 2021, Plummer was loaned to Swedish Damallsvenskan club AIK for the remainder of 2021 Damallsvenskan season. [16] She made six appearances, all as a starter, helping keep three shutouts as AIK finished 10th.

On 8 December 2021, Plummer had her Orlando Pride contract option declined and was released to the waiver wire. [17]

International career

In 2018, Plummer competed in 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship with Jamaica women's national team.

Plummer captained the Reggae Girlz at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France. It was the first time a Caribbean nation had qualified for the women's tournament. [18] She played every minute for Jamaica as the team was eliminated at the Group Stage after losing all three games against Brazil, Italy and Australia.

Personal life

Plummer has a son, born in July 2022. [19]

Career statistics

College

SchoolSeasonDivisionAppsGoals
Southeastern Fire 2016 NAIA Div. II 177
20172112
Total3819
UCF Knights 2018 NCAA Div. I 101
2019160
Total261
Career total6420

Club

As of match played 6 November 2021. [15]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupPlayoffsOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Orlando Pride 2020 NWSL ———2 [a] 020
2021 3020——50
Total3020002070
AIK (loan) 2021 Damallsvenskan 6000——60
Career total90200020130
  1. ↑ Includes the NWSL Fall Series

International goals

Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1
9 May 2018 Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti Flag of Guadeloupe (local).svg  Guadeloupe [note 1]
3–0
13–0
 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship qualification
2
27 August 2018 National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda
2–0
4–0
  1. ↑ CONCACAF member association that is not recognised by FIFA.

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References

  1. ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™ List of Players - Jamaica" (PDF). FIFA. 10 June 2019. p. 12. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "Jamaica´s Konya Plummer: " We are planning to make history this year in CWC "". www.concacaf.com. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  3. ↑ "Jamaica Observer Limited". Jamaica Observer. Archived from the original on 16 January 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  4. ↑ "The pride of Epson: The captain of the Reggae Girlz". jamaica-gleaner.com. 21 October 2018.
  5. ↑ McLeod, Sheri-Kae (17 January 2020). "Reggae Girlz Captain, Konya Plummer Drafted by Orlando Pride in NWSL". Caribbean News.
  6. ↑ "Konya Plummer - 2016". Southeastern University. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  7. ↑ "Florida Memorial University - Boxscore for Women's Soccer vs Southeastern University on 10/7/2017". fmuathletics.com.
  8. ↑ "Konya Plummer - 2018". UCF Knights. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  9. ↑ "Plummer Named Defensive Player of the Year". UCF Athletics. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  10. ↑ "The American Announces 2019 Women's Soccer Honors". theamerican.org. 19 November 2023.
  11. ↑ "NWSL release final list of players eligible for 2020 College Draft". www.nwslsoccer.com.
  12. ↑ "Orlando Pride Trades to No. 3 Overall, Selects Midfielder Taylor Kornieck in the 2020 NWSL College Draft". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  13. ↑ "Orlando Pride Signs 2020 NWSL Draft Selections Courtney Petersen & Konya Plummer". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  14. ↑ "Pride Fall 2-1 to Houston in Return to Orlando | Orlando City".
  15. 1 2 "Konya Plummer - Soccerway". soccerway.com.
  16. ↑ "Orlando Pride Defender Konya Plummer Loaned to AIK". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  17. ↑ "Orlando Pride Exercises Options on Nine Players Following 2021 Season". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  18. ↑ "Plummer: We want to do the Caribbean proud". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  19. ↑ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
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