Jazmin Wardlow

Jazmin Wardlow
Personal information
Full name Jazmin Nichole Wardlow
Birth name Jazmin Nichole Jackmon
Date of birth (1997-10-30) October 30, 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Pasadena, California, U.S.
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Galatasaray
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Santa Clara 39 (0)
2017–2018 Oregon 38 (1)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Houston Dash 0 (0)
2021 Spartak Subotica 2 (0)
2022–2023 Fiorentina 21 (1)
2023–2024 Central Coast Mariners 25 (0)
2024– Galatasaray 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2024

Jazmin Nichole Wardlow (née Jackmon; born October 30, 1997) is an American soccer player who plays as a defender for Galatasaray.

Early life

Wardlow was raised in Pasadena, California,[2] and attended South Pasadena High School, where she competed in track and field and soccer.[3][4]

Collegiate career

Wardlow attended Santa Clara University in 2015 and 2016, playing for the Santa Clara Broncos women's soccer team, which reached the quarterfinals of the 2016 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.[2]

Wardlow then attended the University of Oregon and played on the Oregon Ducks women's soccer team in 2017 and 2018, appearing in 38 matches and starting 36. She played primarily at left outside defensive back, and also as a center back.[5] She scored her first collegiate goal on October 18, 2018, against UCLA.[2]

Club career

Wardlow considered her decision to register for the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) 2019 College Draft to be "nervewracking" due to the risk of potentially going undrafted.[6] Houston Dash selected her 21st overall in the draft,[6] making Wardlow the first Oregon Ducks player ever drafted into the NWSL.[2][7]

Houston Dash (2019)

Wardlow made her first professional appearance in October 2019, as a substitute in a club friendly match between the Dash and Tigres UANL played in Estadio Universitario.[1] However, she did not make a regular-season appearance for the club, and the Dash waived her after the season on January 22, 2020.[1]

ŽFK Spartak Subotica (2021)

Wardlow joined Serbian SuperLiga champions ŽFK Spartak Subotica in 2021, where she made her first competitive appearances as a professional footballer in the 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League. Wardlow was one of three new transfers to the club for the campaign.[8] Wardlow started in the 5–2 victory against Peamount United in the Champions Path tournament 9 qualifying semi-finals[9] and played in the finals loss against FC Twente, in which Spartak held a 3–0 lead in the 73rd minute but lost 3–5.[10]

She did not play for Spartak after November 2021, after filing a claim to FIFA.[11]

ACF Fiorentina (2022–2023)

On August 2, 2022, Wardlow joined Serie A club ACF Fiorentina.[12][13][14][15][16]

Wardlow signed a contract through the end of the Serie A season upon joining Fiorentina.[17] She scored her first professional goal, a header from a free kick, against F.C. Como on September 11, 2022, in a 2–1 victory.[18][19]

Central Coast Mariners (2023–2024)

In August 2023, Wardlow joined Australian club Central Coast Mariners.[20] In July 2024, the club announced that Wardlow departed the club.[21]

Galatasaray (2024–)

On 23 August 2024, Wardlow signed a one-year contract with Turkish Super League club Galatasaray.[22]

Personal life

Wardlow's father Marvin played gridiron football as a linebacker for Northern Arizona, and was rostered with the National Football League's San Francisco 49ers in 1985.[3][23] Her brother Jordan Jackmon also played collegiate soccer, for Cal Poly Pomona.[24] She is the granddaughter of artist Marvin X.[25]

She married Evan Wardlow in June 2023.[26]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Dash Waive Defenders Lindsay Agnew and Jazmin Jackmon". OurSportsCentral (Press release). Houston Dash. January 22, 2020. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "JACKMON BECOMES FIRST DUCK DRAFTED INTO THE NWSL". Oregon Ducks (Press release). January 19, 2019. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Jazmin Jackmon – Women's Soccer". Oregon Ducks.
  4. ^ Gonzalez, Rich (May 6, 2012). "CIF-SS Division 3 Performance List". ESPN. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  5. ^ Medow, Shawn (January 10, 2019). "Oregon soccer's Jazmin Jackmon selected by Houston Dash in NWSL Draft". Daily Emerald. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  6. ^ a b Yang, Stephanie (January 12, 2019). "2019 NWSL draft class goes all in on a dream". The Athletic. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  7. ^ Danzer, Paul (January 15, 2019). "Timbers make moves as camp draws close". Portland Tribune. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  8. ^ Leahy, Ed (August 18, 2021). "Peamount begin Champions League campaign against Serbian champions in Enschede". RTÉ. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  9. ^ "Tijana Filipovic's four-goal salvo ends Peamount's Champions League dreams". The Irish Times. August 18, 2021. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  10. ^ Grainey, Tim (August 30, 2021). "The Week in Women's Football: UCL Round 1 Review; Format changes; Petkov interview". Tribal Football. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  11. ^ "Jazmin Jackmon on Instagram". Instagram.
  12. ^ Stynes, Trevor (September 21, 2022). "Focus on Fiorentina Femminile". Viola Nation. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  13. ^ "WELCOME JAZMIN!". ACF Fiorentina.
  14. ^ "Jazmin Jackmon nuovo arrivo per la difesa della Fiorentina" [Jazmin Jackmon new arrival for the Fiorentina defense] (in Italian). August 3, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  15. ^ "Dash select six players in 2019 NWSL College Draft". Houston Dynamo. January 10, 2019. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  16. ^ "Jazmin Nichole Jackmon è una nuova calciatrice della Fiorentina". LFootball (in Italian). August 3, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  17. ^ "Fiorentina sign Jazmin Jackmon". Footbalada. August 3, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  18. ^ "Viola Win at Home against Como" (Press release). ACF Fiorentina. September 11, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  19. ^ ACF Fiorentina Femminile [@ACF_Womens] (September 13, 2022). "𝒫𝓇𝒾𝓂𝑜 goal viola per Jaz Jackmon!⚽🇺🇸" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  20. ^ "American defender Jazmin Wardlow joins Mariners from Fiorentina". Central Coast Mariners. August 26, 2023.
  21. ^ "American duo Jazmin Wardlow and Rola Badawiya depart Central Coast Mariners". Central Coast Mariners. July 10, 2024.
  22. ^ "Jazmin Wardlow Galatasaray Petrol Ofisi'nde!". Galatasaray S.K. August 23, 2024. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  23. ^ "Transactions". Santa Cruz Sentinel. July 30, 1985. SAN FRANCISCO 49ers—Waived ... Vyn Goodman, Marvin Jackmon, and Raymond Morris, linebackers.
  24. ^ Lair, Keith (February 5, 2015). "Sense of relief when San Gabriel Valley athletes sign letters of intent". San Gabriel Valley Tribune. Pasadena Star-News. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  25. ^ "Photo essay: Marvin X's grandchildren graduate high school and head to college". Black Bird Press News & Review. May 31, 2015. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  26. ^ https://www.instagram.com/p/CuDwhiNvh9F/?img_index=9