Khadija Shaw

Khadija Monifa "Bunny" Shaw (born 31 January 1997) is a Jamaican footballer who plays as a forward for Girondins de Bordeaux and the Jamaica women's national team.

Khadija Shaw
Personal information
Full name Khadija Monifa Shaw[1]
Date of birth (1997-01-31) 31 January 1997
Place of birth Spanish Town, Jamaica
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Girondins de Bordeaux
Number 9
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 EFSC Titans 21 (24)
2017–2018 Tennessee Volunteers 35 (27)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Florida Krush 1 (1)
2019– Bordeaux 28 (27)
National team‡
2011–2013 Jamaica U17 8 (2)
2011–2015 Jamaica U20 7 (0)
2015– Jamaica 30 (42)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 02:00, 12 May 2020 (UTC)

College career

Shaw played her first two years of junior college at Eastern Florida State College, earning NSCAA first-team National Junior College Athletic Association All-America honors in 2016.

In 2017, Shaw transferred to the University of Tennessee.[2] She was named to the All-SEC first team in both her seasons with Tennessee and was awarded SEC Offensive Player of the Year as a senior in 2018.[3] She decided against entering into the NWSL Draft after college in order to look at overseas options in Europe and Asia.[4]

Club career

In 2018, Shaw also played for WPSL semi-pro team Florida Krush.[5]

On June 7, 2019, D1 Féminine team Bordeaux announced they had signed Shaw on a two-year contract.[6][7]

Khadija made her professional debut on August 25, 2019 with Bordeaux against FC Fleury 91. On her debut game, she scored a brace that led to a 4–1 victory for the home team. She repeated her performance, at an away game this time against Dijon FCO, on her second game.

International career

Shaw has played internationally at the U-15, U-17, U-20 and senior levels for Jamaica,[8] debuting for the former aged 14.[9]

Shaw made her senior international debut on August 23, 2015,scoring twice in a 6–0 victory over the Dominican Republic in an Olympic qualifying game.[10] In 2019, Shaw was part of the Jamaica team that qualified for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. In doing so, they became the first Caribbean nation to ever qualify for a Women's World Cup.[11]

International goals

Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1
23 August 2015Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic Dominican Republic
1–0
6–0
2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification
2
3–0
3
25 August 2015 Dominica
13–0
4
9 May 2018Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti Guadeloupe
1–0
2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship qualification
5
4–0
6
5–0
7
7–0
8
9–0
9
11–0
10
11 May 2018 Martinique
3–0
3–0
11
13 May 2018 Haiti
2–2
2–2
12
19 July 2018Estadio Moderno Julio Torres, Barranquilla, Colombia Venezuela
1–0
1–2
2018 Central American and Caribbean Games
13
21 July 2018 Costa Rica
14
25 August 2018National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica Antigua and Barbuda
3–0
9–0
2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship qualification
15
5–0
16
6–0
17
27 August 2018 Bermuda
3–0
4–0
18
31 August 2018 Trinidad and Tobago
2–1
4–1
19
3–1
20
2 September 2018 Cuba
2–0
6–1
21
5–0
22
8 October 2018H-E-B Park, Edinburg, United States Costa Rica
1–0
1–0
2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship
23
11 October 2018 Cuba
9–0
24
17 October 2018Toyota Stadium, Frisco, United States Panama
2–2
25
3 March 2019Catherine Hall Sports Complex, Montego Bay, Jamaica Chile
1–1
3–2
Friendly
26
2–1
27
7 April 2019Moses Mabhida Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa South Africa
1–1
1–1
28
19 May 2019National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica Panama
1–0
3–1
29
2–0
30
28 May 2019Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland Scotland
1–0
2–3
31
2–2
32
4 October 2019National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica Barbados
7–0
7–0
2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification
33
6 October 2019 Saint Lucia
1–0
11–0
34
3–0
35
6–0
36
8 October 2019 U.S. Virgin Islands
1–0
7–0
37
3–0
38
4–0
39
5–0
40
7–0
41
4 February 2020H-E-B Park, Edinburg, United States Saint Kitts and Nevis
1–0
2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship
42
4–0

Honors

In 2018, Shaw was named Guardian Footballer of the Year, an award given to a footballer "who has done something truly remarkable, whether by overcoming adversity, helping others or setting a sporting example by acting with exceptional honesty."[12]

References
  1. Khadija Shaw at Soccerway
  2. Lesar, Al (4 October 2017). "Soccer allowed Tennessee's Khadija Shaw to escape gang violence in Jamaica". Knox News. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  3. "2018 SEC Soccer awards announced". secsports.com.
  4. "'Bunny' goes pro". Jamaica Observer.
  5. "Florida Krush - 2018 Regular Season - Roster". wpslsoccer.com.
  6. "Khadija Shaw rejoint Bordeaux". Girondins.com (in French). 7 June 2019.
  7. "Khadija Shaw signs two-year contract with French club". loopjamaica.com.
  8. "Khadija Shaw was born to roll the leather, says her mom". loopjamaica.com.
  9. "Jamaica Observer Limited". Jamaica Observer.
  10. "WOMEN'S OLYMPIC QUALIFIER: Reggae Girlz crush Dom Rep 6-0". jamaicaobserver.com.
  11. "Jamaica qualify for Women's World Cup with help from Bob Marley's daughter". BBC. 18 October 2018.
  12. Graham, Bryan Armen (28 December 2018). "The Guardian footballer of the year 2018: Khadija 'Bunny' Shaw" – via www.theguardian.com.
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