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Jonelle Filigno

Jonelle Filigno
Personal information
Full name Jonelle Filigno[1]
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)[2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, forward
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 63 (33)
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)
International career
2006–2008 Canada U-20 8 (5)
2008–2015 Canada 71 (11)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of December 20, 2015

Jonelle Filigno (born September 24, 1990) is a retired 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

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College

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Filigno attended Rutgers University, where she is the all-time leading scorer of game-winning goals, with 17.[3] She joined Rutgers on the advice of her former teammate Karina Leblanc, who at that time served as an assistant coach with the Scarlet Knights.[4] In 2020, she was inducted into the Rutgers Athletics Hall of Fame, with the school describing her as "one of the most accomplished players in school history."[5]

Clubs

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Sky Blue FC

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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.[6] She scored her first professional goal in a 3–3 draw against the Washington Spirit on May 21, 2014, at Maryland SoccerPlex.

International

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Filigno won gold with Canada in the 2008 CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Championship.[7] She made her senior debut for Canada on January 16, 2008, at an age of 17, playing in a 4-0 loss against the United States in the Four Nations Tournament.[8] She was part of the squad which won gold at the 2008 Cyprus Women's Cup.[7] She played for Canada at the 2008 Olympics and 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.[9] She was described in the media in the lead up to the 2011 World Cup as "Possessing a keen attacking sense, fearlessness in taking on defenders and strong movement off the ball".[10] 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.[11] The medal was Canada's first in women's soccer at the Olympics.[12] 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, being honoured at a match alongside Josée Bélanger, Robyn Gayle, Kaylyn Kyle, and Lauren Sesselmann.[13]

International goals

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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 parentheses; the match was tied at the end of extra-time
Green background color – exhibition or closed door international friendly match
Red background color – Olympic women's football qualification match
Light-blue background color – FIFA women's world cup qualification match
Orange background color – Continental Games or regional tournament
Pink 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[m 1] Ciudad Juarez  Trinidad and Tobago Start 1.1 21 5250.02005

2–0

5650.06005

6–0

Olympic Qualifier
2
 2010-10-31[m 2] Cancún  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[m 3] Cancún  Mexico 37.

on 54' (off Tancredi)

1.1 67 5350.03005

3–0

5350.03005

3–0

World Cup Qualifier
5
 2010-11-05[m 4] Cancún  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[m 5] Nicosia  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[m 6] Paralimni  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[m 7] Rome  North Korea 45.

off 45' (on Scott)

1.1 40 5250.02005

2–0

5250.02005

2–0

Friendly
9
 2012-08-03[m 8] Coventry  Great Britain 61.

off 61' (on Kyle)

1.1 12 5150.01005

1–0

5250.02005

2–0

Olympic Tournament
10
 2013-03-08[m 9] Nicosia  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[m 10] Los Angeles  Sweden 80.

off 80' (on Baxter)

1.1 44 5150.01005

1–0

5150.01005

1–0

Friendly (closed door)

Honours

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International

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CONCACAF Women's Championship: 2010

Cyprus Women's Cup: 2008

Individual

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Rutgers Athletics Hall of Fame: 2020[5]

Canada U-20 Player of the Year: 2008, 2010[7]

Personal

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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.

References

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  1. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 – List of Players: Canada" (PDF). FIFA. July 6, 2015. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 8, 2019. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  2. ^ 2015 World Cup
  3. ^ "Sky Blue unveils its roster for NWSL season". bigapplesoccer. Archived from the original on April 29, 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
  4. ^ "The Players: Jonelle Filigno - Canada Soccer". Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Jonelle Filigno-Hopkins (2020) - Rutgers Athletics Hall of Fame". Rutgers University Athletics. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  6. ^ "Boston Breakers vs. Sky Blue FC". nwslsoccer. Archived from the original on May 27, 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
  7. ^ a b c "Profile - Canada Soccer". January 28, 2020. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  8. ^ "Jonelle Filigno". CBC Sports. July 15, 2008. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  9. ^ "Jonelle Filigno". Sports-Reference. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved August 26, 2011.
  10. ^ Molinaro, John F. (June 22, 2011). "Jonelle Filigno: Canada's next great goal scorer". CBC. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  11. ^ "Canada makes history with Olympic bronze victory vs. France". National Post. Archived from the original on August 9, 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
  12. ^ "Hall of Fame Focus: Honoring A Storied Career". Rutgers University Athletics. July 11, 2025. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  13. ^ "Canada Soccer to honour five retiring Women's National team players & Hall of Fame inductee at match in Toronto". Canada Soccer. June 7, 2017. Archived from the original on March 3, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
Match reports
  1. ^ "Canada vs Trinidad and Tobago – 2008-04-02". Canada Soccer Association. November 21, 2019.
  2. ^ "Canada vs Guyana – 2010-10-31". Canada Soccer Association. November 21, 2019.
  3. ^ "Canada vs Mexico – 2010-11-02". Canada Soccer Association. November 21, 2019.
  4. ^ "Canada vs Costa Rica – 2010-11-05". Canada Soccer Association. November 21, 2019.
  5. ^ "Canada vs Italy – 2011-03-04". Canada Soccer Association. November 21, 2019.
  6. ^ "Canada vs Netherland – 2011-03-09". Canada Soccer Association. November 21, 2019.
  7. ^ "Canada vs Korea DPR – 2011-06-14". Canada Soccer Association. November 21, 2019.
  8. ^ "Canada vs Great Britain – 2012-08-03". Canada Soccer Association. November 21, 2019.
  9. ^ "Canada vs Finland – 2013-03-08". Canada Soccer Association. November 21, 2019.
  10. ^ "Canada vs Sweden – 2014-11-24". Canada Soccer Association. November 21, 2019.
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