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

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player who last played for Sky Blue FC in the

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. 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

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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

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and

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. At the

2012 Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

, Filigno scored the winning goal against Great Britain in the

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of the tournament, a stunning volley from a

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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

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and officially retired from international football in 2017.

International goals

Honor

International

CONCACAF Women's Championship The CONCACAF W Championship (previously known as the CONCACAF Women's Championship, CONCACAF Women's Invitational Tournament, CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup and CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifying) is a football competition organized by the Confed ...

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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

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, Ontario while her mother is from

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. 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

;Match reports

External links

Jonelle Filigno
profile at

Jonelle Filigno
profile at Sky Blue FC * * 1990 births Living people Soccer players from Mississauga Canadian sportspeople of Guyanese descent Canadian women's soccer players Canada women's international soccer players Canadian expatriate women's soccer players Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic soccer players of Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC (women) players USL W-League (1995–2015) players Olympic medalists in football Olympic bronze medalists for Canada Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics NJ/NY Gotham FC players National Women's Soccer League players Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's soccer players 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup players Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Women's association football midfielders Women's association football forwards 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup players Toronto Lady Lynx players {{Canada-women-footy-bio-stub