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Jessica O'Rourke Personal information Full name Jessica Lynne O'Rourke Date of birth January 3, 1986 Place of birth Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Playing position Midfielder/Defender Club information Current club Zvezda 2005 Perm Number 6 Youth career 2001-2004 New Jersey State ODP Team 2000-2003 Cherokee High School Lady Chiefs 1999-2004 Medford Strikers Scream Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2010 Zvezda 2005 Perm 13 (2) 2009 Sporting de Huelva 16 (0) 2009 Buffalo Flash 16 (3) 2009 Chicago Red Stars 0 (0) 2008 F.C. Indiana 12 (1) 2004-2007 NC State Wolfpack 70 (10) 2007 New Jersey Wildcats 7 (2) 2005 Carolina Dynamo 5 (1) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Jessica Lynne O'Rourke (born January 3, 1986) is an American professional soccer player from Marlton, New Jersey. She is currently playing internationally for the club Zvezda-2005 in the Russian Women's Football Championship league and the UEFA Women's Champions League for the 2010/2011 season.
In 2009, she competed in the United Soccer Leagues' W-League as team Vice Captain for the Buffalo Flash; then played in the Spanish Superliga Femenina with the Club Cajasol Sporting de Huelva.
On January 16, 2009, she was drafted by the Chicago Red Stars of Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) with the 2nd pick of the 9th Round (58th overall).
Jessica started her professional career in 2008 with the only professional team in the US at that time, the F.C. Indiana Lionesses. She played a significant role as a defensive midfielder for F.C. Indiana as they won USL W-League Central Conference in 2008 and then advanced to the Championship Finals.
References
- The Official Zvezda-2005 Womens Football Club Website
- The Official Cajasol Sporting Website
- The Official Buffalo Flash Website
Categories:- Chicago Red Stars players
- Living people
- 1986 births
- American women's soccer players
- Expatriate footballers in Russia
- People from Evesham Township, New Jersey
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- NC State Wolfpack women's soccer players
- United States women's soccer biography stubs
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