Jordan Fusco
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jordan Michelle Fusco[1] | ||
| Date of birth | September 11, 2003[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | San Diego Wave | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Tennessee Volunteers | 61 | (14) |
| 2024 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 25 | (3) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | San Diego Wave | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jordan Michelle Fusco (born September 11, 2003) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for San Diego Wave FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for the Tennessee Volunteers and the Penn State Nittany Lions, earning two-time all-conference honors.
Early life and college career
[edit]Fusco grew up in Olmsted Township, Ohio, the oldest of two children born to Janae and Scott Fusco.[1][2] She attended Olmsted Falls High School, where she played two seasons of high school soccer, earning all-state honors.[1] She played club soccer for Internationals SC alongside future Tennessee teammate Taylor Huff, earning ECNL All-American honors in 2021.[1][3] She committed to Tennessee as a junior.[4]
Tennessee Volunteers
[edit]Fusco appeared in 23 games, 15 as a starter, in her freshman season with the Tennessee Volunteers in 2021, scoring 4 goals and adding 5 assists. She helped Tennessee win the SEC tournament, defeating top-seeded Arkansas in the final. She scored Tennessee's NCAA tournament opener as they made the second round.[1] She started all 19 games as a sophomore in 2022, scoring 4 goals with 1 assist and helping Tennessee top the SEC East standings.[1] She scored 6 goals with 4 assists in 19 games as a junior in 2023, earning first-team All-SEC honors.[1]
Penn State Nittany Lions
[edit]Fusco transferred to the Penn State Nittany Lions for her senior season in 2024; Brian Pensky, the coach who had recruited her to Tennessee, had left for Florida State in 2022.[5] She started all 25 games, scored 3 goals, and provided a career-high 12 assists, the most by a Nittany Lion since Sam Coffey's 12 assists in 2020. She earned second-team All-Big Ten honors and helped Penn State reach the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament.[2][6]
Club career
[edit]San Diego Wave
[edit]After being invited as a non-roster trialist in the preseason, Fusco signed her first professional contract with San Diego Wave FC on March 12, 2025, signing a short-term deal through June.[7]
Honors and awards
[edit]Tennessee Volunteers
Individual
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h "Jordan Fusco". Tennessee Volunteers. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
- ^ a b "Jordan Fusco". Penn State Nittany Lions. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
- ^ "Girls ECNL announces 2020-21 All Americans". Elite Clubs National League. September 20, 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2025 – via TopDrawerSoccer.
- ^ Shealer, Sheldon (January 20, 2020). "Recruiting Roundup: Jan. 20-26". TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
- ^ Hall, Cora (December 13, 2023). "Jordan Fusco, Erykah Lovett among Tennessee soccer and volleyball players in transfer portal". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
- ^ "Fusco Named CSC Second Team Academic All-American". Penn State Nittany Lions. December 11, 2024. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
- ^ "San Diego Wave FC Signs Nya Harrison and Jordan Fusco to Short Term Contracts". San Diego Wave FC. March 12, 2025. Retrieved March 12, 2025.