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Jonelle Filigno
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Personal information
Full name Jonelle Filigno
Date of birth (1990-09-24) September 24, 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder, forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 (2)
2010 Toronto Lady Lynx 6 (1)
2014–2015 Sky Blue FC 22 (1)
National team
2006–2008 Canada U-20 8 (5)
2008–2015 Canada 71 (11)
Honours
Olympic Games
Bronze 2012 London Team
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 20, 2015.
† Appearances (Goals).

Jonelle Filigno (born September 24, 1990) is a Canadian soccer player who last played for Sky Blue FC in the National Women's Soccer League. She played for the Canadian national team, with whom she won an Olympic bronze medal at London 2012.

Playing career

Clubs

Sky Blue FC

After finishing her collegiate career at Rutgers University, Filigno was allocated to NWSL side Sky Blue FC. She made her debut on April 27, 2014, as a second-half substitute in a 3–2 road defeat to the Boston Breakers at Harvard Stadium. She scored her first professional goal in a 3–3 draw against the Washington Spirit on May 21, 2014, at Maryland SoccerPlex.

International

Filigno made her senior debut for Canada on January 16, 2008, at an age of 17. She played for Canada at the 2008 Olympics and 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. At the 2012 Olympics, Filigno scored the winning goal against Great Britain in the knockout stage of the tournament, a stunning volley from a Sophie Schmidt corner kick. She was subsequently awarded an Olympic bronze medal after Canada defeated France in the Third Place match. Filigno made her last appearance for the national team at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup and officially retired from international soccer in 2017.

International goals

Key (expand for notes on “international goals” and sorting)
Location Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred
Sorted by country name first, then by city name
Lineup Start – played entire match
on minute (off player) – substituted on at the minute indicated, and player was substituted off at the same time

off minute (on player) – substituted off at the minute indicated, and player was substituted on at the same time
(c) – captain
Sorted by minutes played

Goal in match Goal of total goals by the player in the match
Sorted by total goals followed by goal number
# NumberOfGoals.goalNumber scored by the player in the match (alternate notation to Goal in match)
Min The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal.
Assist/pass The ball was passed by the player, which assisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information.
penalty or pk Goal scored on penalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.)
Score The match score after the goal was scored.
Sorted by goal difference, then by goal scored by the player's team
Result The final score.

Sorted by goal difference in the match, then by goal difference in penalty-shoot-out if it is taken, followed by goal scored by the player's team in the match, then by goal scored in the penalty-shoot-out. For matches with identical final scores, match ending in extra-time without penalty-shoot-out is a tougher match, therefore precede matches that ended in regulation

aet The score at the end of extra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation
pso Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parenthesis; the match was tied at the end of extra-time
Light-purple background colorexhibition or closed door international friendly match
Light-orange background color – Olympic women's football qualification match
Light-blue background color – FIFA women's world cup qualification match
Pink background color – Continental Games or regional tournament
Orange background color – Olympic women's football tournament
NOTE on background colors: Continental Games or regional tournament are sometimes also qualifier for World Cup or Olympics; information depends on the source such as the player's federation.

NOTE: some keys may not apply for a particular football player

Date Location Opponent Lineup # Min Score Result Competition
1
2008-04-02 Ciudad Juarez Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago Start 1.1 21

5250.02005 2–0

5650.06005 6–0

Olympic Qualifier
2
2010-10-31 Cancún Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana 52.

on 39' (off Julien)

2.1 47

5350.03005 3–0

5850.08005 8–0

World Cup Qualifier
3
2.2 76

5750.07005 7–0

4
2010-11-02 Cancún Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 37.

on 54' (off Tancredi)

1.1 67

5350.03005 3–0

5350.03005 3–0

World Cup Qualifier
5
2010-11-05 Cancún Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica 80.

off 80' (on Lang)

1.1 72

5250.02005 2–0

5450.04005 4–0

World Cup Qualifier
6
2011-03-04 Nicosia Flag of Italy.svg Italy 86.

off 86' (on Julien)

1.1 26

5150.01005 1–0

5150.01005 1–0

Cyprus Women's Cup
7
2011-03-09 Paralimni Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 107.

off 107' (on Julien)

1.1 20

5150.01005 1–0

5150.02005 2–1 aet

Cyprus Women's Cup
8
2011-06-14 Rome Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea 45.

off 45' (on Scott)

1.1 40

5250.02005 2–0

5250.02005 2–0

Friendly
9
2012-08-03 Coventry Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 61.

off 61' (on Kyle)

1.1 12

5150.01005 1–0

5250.02005 2–0

Olympic Tournament
10
2013-03-08 Nicosia Flag of Finland.svg Finland 61.

off 61' (on Timko)

1.1 30

5050.01005 1–1

5150.02005 2–1

Cyprus Women's Cup
11
2014-11-24 Los Angeles Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 80.

off 80' (on Baxter)

1.1 44

5150.01005 1–0

5150.01005 1–0

Friendly (closed door)

Honor

International

CONCACAF Women's Championship: 2010

Personal

Filigno attended Rutgers University, where she is the all-time leading scorer of game-winning goals, with 17. Jonelle's father was born in Etobicoke, Ontario while her mother is from Georgetown, Guyana. Jonelle was four years old when she started playing soccer in north Mississauga. She grew up participating in soccer, basketball, volleyball, and cross-country running.

See also

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