Jesse Shugg

Jesse Anne Villanueva Shugg[1] (born May 2, 1992[2]) is a Canadian-Filipino international football player who last played for Fylkir of the Icelandic second-tier league 1. deild kvenna.

Jesse Shugg
Shugg in 2013
Personal information
Full name Jesse Anne Villanueva Shugg
Date of birth (1992-05-02) 2 May 1992
Place of birth Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Fylkir
Youth career
2008–2009 Notre Dame Catholic Secondary
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Florida Atlantic Owls
2012–2013 Miami Hurricanes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 K-W United FC
2016 UMF Tindastóll
2016–2017 Fylkir
National team‡
2013– Philippines 8 (3)
Teams managed
2014– PBA Sailfish (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of May 6, 2015[1]

Education

She studied at the Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School in Burlington where she was a four-sport athlete and competed internationally. She later attended at the Florida Atlantic University. She graduated from the University of Miami and attained a bachelor's degree of Science of Exercise Physiology.[3][4]

Football career

Youth

Shugg played for the Miami Hurricanes, the collegiate team of University of Miami from 2012-2013. She also has played with Florida Atlantic University Owls for two seasons from 2010-2011 before her stint with the hurricanes. She was team captain as a sophomore during the 2011 season.[3][4]

Senior

Shugg was part of K-W United FC in 2014.[5] In 2016, Shugg was signed to play for UMF Tindastóll of the Icelandic 1. deild kvenna.[6][7] In November 2016, Shugg was signed with Fylkir, another top division Icelandic club. She is set to play with the club in the upcoming season in 2017.[8]

International

Shugg has trained with the Canadian U-20 national team. She first played with the Philippines women's national football team at the 2012 LA Vikings Cup where she scored five goals in an 8-1 win against side Leon. Her first international cap for the national team was against Iran at the 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualifiers where she scored a brace helping the team make its 6-0 win against the Iranians.[1] The national team failed to qualify for the 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup.

She is also part of the squad that played at the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup[9]

International goals
Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.21 May 2013Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka Iran
3–0
6–0
2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
2.
6–0
3.2 May 2015Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City Malaysia
1–0
3–0
2015 AFF Women's Championship
4.12 April 2018King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman Thailand
1–3
1–3
2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup

Coaching

Shugg worked with the PBA Sailfish women's soccer team as an assistant coach in 2014.

Personal life

Shugg's parents is Theresa Villanueva[9] and Glen Shugg and has three siblings, one brother and two sisters.[3] Her mother, Theresa is from the Santa Ana, Manila.[9]

References
  1. "Jesse Shugg". Pilipinas Futbol. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  2. "Philippines - AFC Women's Asian Cup Jordan 2018 - Playing Squad". AFC Women's Asian Cup Jordan 2018 Press Kit. Asian Football Confederation. p. 9.
  3. "Player Bio:Jesse Shugg". University of Miami Hurricanes. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  4. "W. Soccer: Jesse Shugg". Palm Beach Atlantic University Athletics. Palm Beach Atlantic University. Archived from the original on 8 March 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  5. "2014 Women's Soccer Roster". K-W United F.C. K-W United F.C. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  6. "Jesse Shugg". K-W United F.C. K-W United F.C. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  7. https://twitter.com/PSANorthAmerica/status/747062406212288512%5B%5D
  8. Montayre, Mia (9 November 2016). "Filipina ace Jesse Shugg signs with top flight Icelandic club". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  9. "Quinley Quezada And Jesse Shugg Amazed By Stadium Atmosphere In Jordan". Philippine Football Federation. 9 April 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.


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