Jessika Nash

Jessika Jayne Nash (born 5 October 2004) is an Australian soccer player who plays for Canberra United in the W-League.[2]

Jessika Nash
Personal information
Full name Jessika Jayne Nash[1]
Date of birth (2004-10-05) 5 October 2004
Place of birth Australia
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Canberra United
Number 15
Youth career
FNSW Institute
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Canberra United 3 (0)
National team‡
2018– Australia U17 11 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 January 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 March 2020

Early life

Nash grew up in New South Wales and played for FNSW Institute. Nash started playing football at the age of four. Nash's family was supportive of her career choice from a young age. Three generations of her family travelled to watch her play at the 2019 AFC U-16 Women's Championship.[3] Nash's father, John, was a cricketer for NSW Blues.[4]

Club

On 19 October 2020, Nash signed for Canberra United for the 2020–21 W-League season. On 30 December 2020, Nash made her W-League debut against Adelaide United in a 4–3 victory for Canberra. Nash started the match playing the full 90 minutes, with Adelaide taking a 2–0 lead during the match, only for Canberra to strike back courtesy of a Michelle Heyman hat trick and a Laura Hughes stoppage time winner.[5] Heyman praised Nash for her performance.[6]

International career

Although the youngest member of the squad, Nash was selected as captain of the Junior Matildas, resulting in Nash being a pivotal part of the team during both 2019 AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification and final tournament. Nash made her Junior Matildas debut on 17 September 2018, playing 90 minutes in an 11–0 victory against Palestine. She featured during six matches of qualification and she started all five games in the final tournament, playing 424 minutes.[7][8]

References
  1. "Jessika Nash – Soccerway". Soccerway. 12 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  2. "Jessika Nash signs for Canberra United". W-League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  3. "Football a family affair for Australia's Nash". the-afc.com. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  4. Houghton, Nick (25 September 2015). "Junior Sport Star Jessika Nash a natural champion". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  5. "Heyman's hat-trick heroics as Canberra edge Adelaide in seven-goal thriller". W-League. 30 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  6. Bertoldo, Lucie; Helmers, Caden (2 January 2021). "Michelle Heyman praises Canberra United debutant Jessika Nash". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  7. "Rae Dower selects Junior Matildas squad for qualifiers". Beyond 90. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  8. "AFC U-16 Women's Championship - Junior Matildas Squad". Matildas.com.au. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.


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