Jessica O'Rourke

Jessica Lynne O'Rourke Çarmıklı (born Jessica Lynne O'Rourke on January 3, 1986) is an American-Turkish professional soccer player from Marlton, New Jersey. She is currently playing internationally for the Istanbul-based club Beşiktaş J.K. in the Turkish Women's First Football League. She is a member of the Turkey women's national football team.

Jessica Lynne O'Rourke Çarmıklı
Jessica O'Rourke (2016–17 season)
Personal information
Full name Jessica Lynne O'Rourke Çarmıklı
Birth name Jessica Lynne O'Rourke
Date of birth (1986-01-03) 3 January 1986
Place of birth Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder/Defender
Club information
Current team
 Beşiktaş J.K.
Number 6
Youth career
1999–2004 Medford Strikers Scream
2000–2003 Cherokee High School Lady Chiefs
2001–2004 New Jersey State ODP Team
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2007 NC State Wolfpack
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005 Carolina Dynamo 5 (1)
2007 New Jersey Wildcats 7 (2)
2008 F.C. Indiana 12 (3)
2009 Chicago Red Stars 0 (0)
2009 Buffalo Flash 16 (3)
2009 Sporting de Huelva 16 (0)
2010 Zvezda 2005 Perm 18 (1)
2016–2017 Beşiktaş J.K. 19 (2)
2019– Beşiktaş J.K. 10 (2)
National team‡
2020– Turkey 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 March 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 September 2020
Jessica O'Rourke playing for beşiktaş J.K. in the 2016–17 season's play-off home match against 1207 Antalya Döşemealtı Belediyespor.

Private life

O'Rourke has resided in Turkey since 2010 and has settled in Istanbul.[1] She is married to Turkish businessman Oğuzhan Çarmıklı. They have two children.[2][3]

Sports career

Club

In November 2016, Jessica signed with the Istanbul-based club Beşiktaş J.K. to play in the Turkish Women's First Football League.[4] After an 18-month absence for maternity, she returned with Beşiktaş J.K. and took part in the first appearance of the club in the 2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League - Group 9 matches; scoring her first goal in Champions League play against Alashkert in the 87th minute.[5]

For the 2010/2011 season, she joined the club Zvezda-2005 in the Russian Women's Football Championship league and the UEFA Women's Champions League.

In 2009, she competed in the United Soccer Leagues' W-League as team Vice Captain for the Buffalo Flash; then played in the Spanish Superliga Femenina with the Club Cajasol Sporting de Huelva.

On January 16, 2009, she was drafted by the Chicago Red Stars of Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) with the 2nd pick of the 9th Round (58th overall).[6]

Jessica started her professional career in 2008 with the only professional team in the US at that time, the F.C. Indiana Lionesses. She played a significant role as a defensive midfielder for F.C. Indiana as they won USL W-League Central Conference in 2008; advancing to the Championship Finals where she tallied the only goal for the Lionesses in the 47'.[7]

International

By September 2020, O'Rourke Çarmıklı was called up to the Turkey women's national football team to play at the UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying Group A matches.[8] She wore the Turkish national jersey for the first time at the away match against Slovenia in Kranj on 18 September 2020.[9][10]

Career statistics
As of match played 1 March 2020.[4]
Club Season League Continental National Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Beşiktaş J.K. 2016–17Turkish First League 192––192
2019–20First League 10210--112
Total 29410--304

Honours
Turkish Women's First Football League
Beşiktaş J.K.
Runners-up (1): 2016–17

References
  1. Kadın Futbolcumuz Jessica O'Rourke Türkiye'nin tanıtım elçisi oldu. YouTube. 2017-04-27. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
  2. "Beşiktaş'lı kadın futbolcu hamile". Haber Kara Kartal (in Turkish). 2017-09-10. Archived from the original on 2018-08-15. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
  3. "Beşiktaş'ın sürprix transferi; Jessica O'Rourke Çarmıklı". SporX (in Turkish). 3 April 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  4. "Oyuncular – Futbolcular: Jessica Lynne O'Rourke" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
  5. "Alashkert (ARM) 0-3 Beşiktaş (TUR)". UEFA. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  6. "2009 WPS Draft".
  7. "2008 USL W-League Season results".
  8. "Kadın A Milli Takımı, Slovenya maçı hazırlıklarına devam ediyor" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  9. "Slovenia 3-1 Turkey". UEFA Women's Euro 2022 England. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  10. "Kadın A Milli Takımı, Slovenya'ya 3-1 yenildi" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
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