Jordan Fusco
American soccer player (born 2003)
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Jordan Michelle Fusco (born September 11, 2003) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for San Diego Wave FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for the Tennessee Volunteers and the Penn State Nittany Lions.
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Fusco with the San Diego Wave in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jordan Michelle Fusco[1] | ||
| Date of birth | September 11, 2003[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | San Diego Wave | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Tennessee Volunteers | 61 | (14) |
| 2024 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 25 | (3) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | San Diego Wave | 7 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → Tampa Bay Sun (loan) | 4 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of February 22, 2026 | |||
Early life
Fusco grew up in Olmsted Township, Ohio, the oldest of two children born to Janae and Scott Fusco.[1][2] She attended Olmsted Falls High School, where she played two seasons of high school soccer, earning all-state honors.[1] She played club soccer for Internationals SC alongside future Tennessee teammate Taylor Huff, earning ECNL All-American honors in 2021.[1][3] She committed to Tennessee as a junior.[4]
College career
Tennessee Volunteers
Fusco appeared in 23 games, 15 as a starter, in her freshman season with the Tennessee Volunteers in 2021, scoring 4 goals and adding 5 assists. She helped Tennessee win the SEC tournament, defeating top-seeded Arkansas in the final. She scored Tennessee's NCAA tournament opener as they made the second round.[1] She started all 19 games as a sophomore in 2022, scoring 4 goals with 1 assist and helping Tennessee top the SEC East standings.[1] She scored 6 goals with 4 assists in 19 games as a junior in 2023, earning first-team All-SEC honors.[1]
Penn State Nittany Lions
Fusco transferred to the Penn State Nittany Lions for her senior season in 2024; Brian Pensky, the coach who had recruited her to Tennessee, had left for Florida State in 2022.[5] She started all 25 games, scored 3 goals, and provided a career-high 12 assists, the most by a Nittany Lion since Sam Coffey's 12 assists in 2020. She earned second-team All-Big Ten honors and helped Penn State reach the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament.[2][6]
Club career
After being invited as a non-roster trialist in the preseason, Fusco signed her first professional contract with San Diego Wave FC on March 12, 2025, agreeing to a short-term deal through June.[7] She made her professional debut on April 19, coming on as a stoppage-time substitute for Kenza Dali in a 4–1 win over Racing Louisville.[8] On June 20, the Wave signed her through the end of the season.[9] She totaled seven regular-season appearances as a rookie.[10] In the playoffs, she replaced an injured Gia Corley to play both extra time periods in a 1–0 loss to the Portland Thorns in the quarterfinals.[11]
On December 17, 2025, Fusco signed a two-year contract extension with the Wave through 2027.[12] The same day, she joined Tampa Bay Sun on loan for the rest of the USL Super League season.[13] She scored her first professional goal in her Tampa Bay debut three days later in a 3–1 loss to Sporting JAX.[14] On March 9, 2026, she was recalled to her parent club before the NWSL season opener, having scored 2 goals in 4 games on loan.[15]
Career statistics
Club
- As of February 21, 2026[16]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| San Diego Wave FC | 2025 | NWSL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Sun FC | 2025–26 | USLS | 4 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | |
| Career total | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | ||
Honors and awards
Tennessee Volunteers
Individual
