Jessie Fleming Net Worth 2022, Age, Partner, Height, Boyfriend, Husband, Family, Parents

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Introduction

Jessie Fleming is a Canadian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for FA Women’s Super League club Chelsea and the Canada national team.

Fleming previously played collegiate soccer in the United States at UCLA from 2016 to 2019. She is a member of the Olympic gold medal-winning side of Canada during the 2020 Summer Olympics, scoring the team’s only regular time goal on a penalty kick during the Olympic final and the first goal of the final’s shoot-out.

Early life

Name	Jessie Fleming
Net Worth	$3 million
Occupation	Football player
Height	1.64m
Age	23 years
Partner/Boyfriend	Single

Jessie Fleming net worth 2022

Jessie Alexandra Fleming was born on March 11, 1998 (age 23 years) in London, Ontario, Canada. She is the daughter of Michaele Fleming and John Fleming, who are both originally from Toronto. She has an older brother, Tristan, and a younger sister, Elysse. Growing up, she competed in soccer, hockey (including in a full-contact boys’ league), track and field, and cross-country. She started playing soccer at the age of three for the London-based Nor’West Optimist Soccer Club, where she remained until 2016.

Fleming attended Ryerson Public School for elementary school, where she remained undefeated in cross-country throughout her entire elementary school career. She went on to attend London Central Secondary School from Grade 9 to Grade 10, where she competed in OFSAA track and field and cross-country. In 2012, she won the novice girls’ 4000m race at the OFSAA Cross Country Championships. The following year, she competed at the OFSAA Track and Field Championships and won both the midget women’s 1500m and midget women’s 3000m competitions.

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She still holds the record for the 1500m in the midget women’s category. In 2014, she competed again at the OFSAA Track and Field Championships, winning a gold medal in the junior women’s 3000m race and a silver medal in the junior women’s 1500m race. She switched to H. B. Beal Secondary School for Grades 11 and 12 and graduated in 2016.

College career

Jessie Fleming verbally committed to UCLA in December 2014 and joined the Bruins in August 2016. She played her first game on August 28, less than ten days after helping Canada win a bronze medal at the Olympic Games, scoring twice in a 4–3 loss to Florida. Her goalscoring tear continued as she netted 7 goals in her first 6 games as a college player.

Fleming appeared in 19 games, making 16 starts, and finished as the leading scorer on the team with 11 goals and 5 assists, for a total of 27 points. Fleming was one of just two freshmen to receive All-America honors in 2016, being selected to the NSCAA All-America third team. She was selected the Top Drawer Soccer Freshman of the Year, and also earned first-team NSCAA All-Pacific Region, All-Pac-12, and All-Freshman acclaim.

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As a sophomore, Fleming scored 6 goals, including three game-winners, and recorded 8 assists, for a total of 20 points. She earned first-team All-America honors and received first-team All-West Region and All-Pac-12 honors for the second-straight year. After helping UCLA reach the College Cup final and scoring a goal in the championship match, she was selected as a finalist for the Hermann Trophy and chosen as one of four nominees for the Class of 2018 Honda Sports Award for soccer.

Although she missed nearly half of her junior season while on national team duty, Fleming still earned first-team All-Pac-12 honors for the third year in a row and was a second-team All-West Region honouree after scoring 15 points on 5 goals and 5 assists.

As a senior, Fleming played in a defensive midfield role, finishing the season with 3 goals and 4 assists in 22 appearances, for a total of 10 points. She was chosen as one of three finalists for the Hermann Trophy and one of four finalists for the Honda Sports Award. She was also one of ten finalists for the Senior CLASS Award. She graduated from UCLA in 2021, with a major in materials engineering and a minor in environmental science.

Club career

Jessie Fleming signed for FA WSL champions Chelsea on a three-year deal on July 22, 2020. On August 29, she made her debut for the Blues as a substitute against Manchester City in the 2020 Women’s FA Community Shield at Wembley. On December 9, she made her UEFA Women’s Champions League debut in a 5–0 away win over Benfica.

Fleming made her first start against the same opposition a week later and helped her team to a 3–0 victory at Kingsmeadow. On January 27, 2021, she made her first league start in a 4–0 away win over Aston Villa at Banks’s Stadium.

On March 14, she played the full 90 minutes as the Blues won the 2021 FA Women’s League Cup Final against Bristol City at Vicarage Road. In her first season at Chelsea, she made a total of 26 appearances across all competitions and won the 2020–21 FA WSL title. She was an unused substitute in the 2021 UEFA Women’s Champions League Final.

On September 26, 2021, Fleming scored her first goal for Chelsea in a 6–1 victory against Manchester United at Leigh Sports Village. Three days later, she got her first assist for the club in the 2020–21 Women’s FA Cup quarter-final against Birmingham City, setting up Fran Kirby in the 72nd minute.

On October 10, she registered her first league assist in a 2–0 win against Leicester City. On October 31, she assisted Bethany England in a 3–0 victory against Manchester City at the Academy Stadium, helping Chelsea reach the 2021 FA Women’s Cup Final. On 9 November, she scored her first Champions League goal in a 7–0 win away to Servette.

International career

Jessie Fleming started playing for the Canadian youth national teams in 2012, at the age of 14. The following year, she captained Canada at the 2013 CONCACAF Women’s U-17 Championship in Jamaica, leading the team to a silver medal. During the tournament, she scored three goals (two in the group stage and one in the semi-final against Jamaica) and was named Player of the Match in two of Canada’s five matches. As a result, she was named to the Best XI and awarded the Golden Ball as the tournament’s Most Valuable Player (MVP). In December 2013, she was chosen as one of six nominees for the Canadian U-17 Players of the Year award.

At the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica, Fleming navigated Canada out of the group of death (which included Germany, North Korea, and Ghana). She played in all four of Canada’s games, scoring one goal in the 2–2 draw with Germany. She also recorded an assist in the quarter-final loss to Venezuela.

Jessie Fleming was a member of the team that reached the quarter-finals of the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Canada. At 16, she was the second-youngest player on the Canadian roster. She made two appearances (against Ghana and Finland) in the group stage of the tournament, before playing all 90 minutes in the quarter-final against Germany. In December 2014, she was named Canadian U-17 Player of the Year.

Fleming also represented Canada at the 2015 Pan American Games, where the Canadian Soccer Association fielded an Olympic Developmental under-23 squad. She played every minute of the tournament, scoring an 88th-minute penalty in the bronze medal match against Mexico, which Canada lost 2–1. In December 2015, she was named Canadian U-20 Player of the Year.

Senior

In December 2013, following her performances at the CONCACAF Women’s U-17 Championship, Fleming received her first call-up to the senior national team, ahead of the 2013 Torneio Internacional de Brasília. On December 15, she made her senior international debut at the age of 15 years and 278 days, when she replaced Brittany Baxter in the 72nd minute of a 1–0 defeat to Chile at the Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha.

Fifteen minutes into her debut, Jessie Fleming received her first yellow card. At the time, she was the second-youngest player to ever play for the national team; as of 2021, she is the third-youngest, after Olivia Smith and Kara Lang. A week later, she made her first start in a 1–0 win over Scotland and was replaced at half-time by Kaylyn Kyle. In 2014, Fleming made six more appearances – three as a starter and three as a substitute – for the senior national team, all in friendly matches.

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In early 2015, Fleming moved to Vancouver to train full-time with the national team ahead of the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup. In January, she started all three matches at the 2015 Four Nations Tournament in China, which Canada won. On March 4, 2015, Fleming scored her first senior international goal in a 2–0 win over Scotland at the 2015 Cyprus Cup.

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On April 27, 2015, Fleming was named to the roster for the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup; at the age of 17, she was the youngest player on the Canadian team. On May 14, she scored the only goal in a behind-closed-doors friendly against Mexico, which Canada won 1–0. On June 15, she started Canada’s final group stage match of the World Cup against the Netherlands in front of 45,420 fans at Olympic Stadium. The match ended 1–1, which was enough for Canada to win Group A.

At the CONCACAF Olympic Qualifiers, Fleming made three appearances in the group stage and scored her second international goal against Trinidad and Tobago on February 14, helping Canada win Group A. However, she did not feature in the semi-final win over Costa Rica or in the final loss to the United States.

On July 20, she scored her third international goal in a friendly win over China at the Stade Sébastien Charléty. She was named to Canada’s 2016 Summer Olympics squad, which defeated the home team Brazil to win a bronze medal. She had a secondary assist on the winning goal, scored by Christine Sinclair.

Fleming made her 50th senior appearance on March 7, 2018, scoring her fifth international goal in a 3–0 win over South Korea at the 2018 Algarve Cup. On May 25, 2019, Fleming was named to the roster for the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup, where she played every minute of the tournament. On June 15, she scored her first World Cup goal in the 2–0 group stage victory over New Zealand and was chosen Player of the Match.

Summer Olympics

Jessie Fleming was named part of the Canadian team for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, participating in her second Olympic women’s tournament. In the August 2, 2021 semi-final match with the United States, she scored the only goal via a penalty kick, resulting in a 1–0 win that sent Canada to its first-ever Olympic final.

Fleming repeated her performance during the gold medal match, scoring on a penalty kick against Sweden. She later scored the first goal in the shoot-out at the end of the game, which resulted in Canada winning the gold medal.

Partner

Jessie Fleming is currently single. She does not have a partner or boyfriend. However, in 2021, Fleming was named Player of the Month three times by the Canadian Soccer Association, in the months of March, October, and November. She was also named Canadian Player of the Year for the first time.