Jessica Anne Fishlock MBE is a Welsh professional footballer and coach who plays as a midfielder for Seattle Reign FC and the Wales national team. She has played for clubs across six countries, including England, the Netherlands, Germany, Australia, and the U.S.
In 2018, she was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) "for services to women's football and the LGBT community".
She is Wales's all-time leading goal scorer and first player to earn 150 international caps.
In 2017, she became the first player-coach to win the W-League title, scoring in the Grand Final for Melbourne City.
She has coached professionally, including as head coach of Melbourne City and first team coach at Cardiff City.
She married fellow footballer Tziarra King in 2023 after announcing their engagement in 2022.
She has written for BBC Sport and spoken out against homophobia in sports.
She described high school as “hell on earth” due to bullying and discrimination over her sexuality.
Born in Cardiff, Wales, Jess began playing football with her sister before joining Cardiff City Ladies F.C. at age 7.
As a child, she played various sports, including hockey, baseball, cricket, and rugby, before focusing on football in her early teens.
There are only two spots left in the quarterfinals, but there are three teams in Group D that want to fight their way into it. Even Wales, whose chances of advancing are slim, is not giving up and will want to bow out of the tournament with dignity. All teams will give their all on the pitch today. Which players to watch?
England - Alessia Russo
Last season's top WSL scorer Alessia Russo has had some bad luck in front of goal at Euro so far. She has scored two goals, one in each game, but neither was counted due to offside. Â Even so, she earned the title of player of the match in the last game when she managed to assist three times. Today, she can break her bad luck and add a goal to her assists.
Wales - Jess Fishlock
The scorer of Wales' first ever goal in an international tournament. But that's not the only title Fishlock can boast – she is also Wales' all-time leading scorer. It would be a nice way to bid farewell to the tournament if she could improve on that scoring record, as this is likely to be her last major tournament.
The Netherlands - Jill Roord
One of the biggest stars of the Dutch national team has not yet made her mark, but she has hit the crossbar several times. After two seasons at Manchester City, she is returning to the club where she developed most as a player, Twente. The fact that the Dutch club has a very valuable reinforcement in her may be confirmed by her improved scoring record.
France - Grace Geyoro
She made history at the last Euro in 2022 when she became the first player ever to score a hattrick. And she did it in the first half. It was a match against Italy, which France won 5-1. Geyoro has also had a decent season at PSG, scoring six times in twenty games. She is definitely a player that the Dutch defense needs to watch out for.
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The Women's Cup | 1× |
NWSL Shield | 3× |
UEFA Champions League | 2× |
Division 1 FĂ©minine | 1× |
Coupe de France | 1× |
NWSL Championship runner-up | 3× |
W-League Premiership | 2× |
W-League Championship | 4× |
W-League Championship runner-up | 1× |
FA Cup runner-up | 1× |
Eredivisie | 2× |
Year | Club | AP | GL |
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2020
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2021
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Reading (loan) | 22 | 2 |
2018
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2019
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Olympique Lyonnais (loan) | 21 | 1 |
2015
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2018
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Melbourne City (loan) | 38 | 17 |
2014
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2015
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FFC Frankfurt (loan) | 26 | 2 |
2012
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2014
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Melbourne Victory (loan) | 18 | 5 |
2013
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present
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Seattle Reign FC | 227 | 44 |
2011
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2012
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Bristol Academy | 32 | 9 |
2008
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2010
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AZ | 36 | 6 |
2007
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2008
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Bristol Academy | ||
2002
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2007
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Cardiff City | ||
International Stats | |||
2006
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Wales | 156 | 46 |