Jodi-Ann Robinson (born 17 April 1989) is a former

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who played as a

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. Born in Jamaica to Jamaican parents, she moved to Canada at age 8. She was naturalised there and subsequently opted to play internationally for the Canada women's national team. She represented Canada at two

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editions (

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

and

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

) and the

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Playing career

On January 11, 2013, Robinson joined the

Western New York Flash The Western New York Flash (WNY Flash) was an American women's soccer club based in Elma, New York, that most recently competed in the United Women's Soccer league in 2018. They won league championships in four different leagues: the USL W-Leag ...

as part of the

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for the inaugural season of the

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Honors

Western New York Flash *

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2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

References

External links

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Western New York Flash player profile

West Florida player profile

1989 births Living people Naturalized citizens of Canada Canadian women's soccer players Soccer players from Richmond, British Columbia Women's association football midfielders USL W-League (1995–2015) players Vancouver Whitecaps FC (women) players West Florida Argonauts women's soccer players National Women's Soccer League players Western New York Flash players Kvarnsvedens IK players Toppserien players Røa IL players Canada women's international soccer players 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup players Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic soccer players for Canada Canadian expatriate women's soccer players Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate women's footballers in Sweden Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Norway Expatriate women's footballers in Norway Black Canadian women's soccer players Sportspeople from Saint Ann Parish Jamaican emigrants to Canada 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup players 21st-century Canadian sportswomen {{Canada-women-footy-bio-stub