Ashleigh Jerise Shim (born 11 November 1993) is a Jamaican

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who plays as a

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for the Jamaica national team. She also holds British citizenship of the Cayman Islands.

College career

Shim played as a forward with

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during 2011–2014. During her time there, she scored 17 goals and made 13 assists.

Club career

In 2016, Shim played for

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and FC Djursholm.

International career

Shim, who is of Caymanian descent through her grandmother, represented Cayman Islands at the 2009 Caribbean Football Union Women's Under-17 Tournament. Shim switched allegiance to Jamaica in 2015 and competed at the

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and the

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. Shim made her debut with the Jamaica national team on August 25, 2015, versus the Dominican Republic. Shim was selected for Jamaica's

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squad. She never made her World Cup debut. Shim retired in September 2019 with an announcement made via her Instagram story.

International goals

''Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first''

Honors

References

1993 births Living people Footballers from Kingston, Jamaica Jamaican women's footballers 21st-century Jamaican sportswomen Women's association football forwards FIU Panthers women's soccer players 2. Frauen-Bundesliga players Jamaica women's international footballers 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players Jamaican expatriate women's footballers Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate women's footballers in Germany Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate women's footballers in Sweden Jamaican people of Caymanian descent Caymanian women's footballers Caymanian expatriate women's footballers Caymanian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Caymanian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Caymanian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Caymanian people of Jamaican descent British people of Jamaican descent Sportspeople of Jamaican descent {{Caymans-footy-bio-stub