Jazmine Wilkinson
Canadian soccer player
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Jazmine Tamara Wilkinson (born March 8, 2002) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Ottawa Rapid FC in the Northern Super League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jazmine Tamara Wilkinson | ||
| Date of birth | March 8, 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Chicago, Illinois, United States | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ottawa Rapid FC | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Harbour City FC | |||
| Vancouver Island Wave | |||
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Arizona State Sun Devils | 53 | (5) |
| 2023–2024 | Texas A&M Aggies | 40 | (13) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2024 | Harbourside FC | 14 | (2) |
| 2025– | Ottawa Rapid FC | 7 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Canada U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2020 | Canada U20 | 5 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of October 17, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of March 4, 2020 | |||
Early life
Born in the United States, Wilkinson was adopted by a Canadian family before she was a month old.[1] Wilkinson began playing youth soccer at age four with Harbour City FC (now part of Nanaimo United FC).[1] She later played youth soccer with the Vancouver Island Wave, before joining the Whitecaps FC Girls Elite in August 2018.[2]
College career
In November 2019, Wilkinson committed to attend Arizona State University in the fall of 2020 to play for the women's soccer team.[3][4] On April 2, 2021, she scored her first collegiate goal in a match against the California Golden Bears.[5] She scored again in the next match two days later on April 4 against the Stanford Cardinal.[6] At the end of her first season, she was named to the Pac-12 Conference All-Freshman Team.[7] She was also named to the Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll in both 2021 and 2022.[8][9]
In 2023, she transferred to Texas A&M University to play for the women's soccer team.[10] On September 7, 2023, she scored her first goals, netting a brace in an 8-0 victory over the [11] On October 22, 2023, she scored a hat trick in a 4-3 victory over the Tennessee Volunteers,[12] which earned her SEC Offensive Player of the Week honours.[13][14][15] At the end of the 2023 season, she was named the Team Offensive MVP, after finishing as the team's leading scorer with 10 goals.[16] On October 4, 2024, she scored two goals and added an assist in a 4-1 victory over the Ole Miss Rebels.[17][18] She was named to the Academic All-District team in both 2023 and 2024.[19]
Club career
In 2023 and 2024, Wilkinson played with Harbourside FC in League1 British Columbia.[20]
In January 2025, she signed a professional contract with Northern Super League club Ottawa Rapid FC.[21][22][23] She made her debut on July 10, 2025, in a substitute appearance against AFC Toronto.[24] She scored her first goal for the Rapid on September 20, 2025, scoring the last of Ottawa's goals in a 3–0 win over the Vancouver Rise.[25]
International career
In November 2018, Wilkinson debuted in the Canadian national program, attending a camp with the Canada U17.[1] She was then named to the roster for the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[26]
In 2020, she was named to the Canada U20 for the 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.[1][27] In November 2020, she was nominated for the Canada Soccer Youth Player of the Year.[28] In January 2022, she was called up to a training camp with the U20s.[29]