Jayda Hylton-Pelaia

Jayda Cheyni Hylton-Pelaia (born 30 May 1998) is a footballer who plays as a full-back for League1 Ontario club Woodbridge Strikers and the Jamaica women's national team. Born in Canada, she represents Jamaica at international level.

Jayda Hylton-Pelaia

Personal information
Full name	Jayda Cheyni Hylton-Pelaia[1]
Date of birth	(1998-05-30) 30 May 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s)	Full-back
Team information
Current team	Woodbridge Strikers
Youth career
2006–2012	Brams United SC
2012–2015	Woodbridge Strikers
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2019	East Carolina Pirates	56	(2)
2021	Arizona State Sun Devils	19	(1)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2019	Woodbridge Strikers	31+	(2+)
2022–	Woodbridge Strikers	11	(0)
International career‡
2018	Jamaica U20	2	(0)
2019–	Jamaica	6	(0)
Medal record Representing  Jamaica CONCACAF W Championship 2022 Mexico
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 July 2022

Early life

Hylton-Pelaia was born in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. Her father, Gary Hylton, was born in Jamaica and lived there until he was a teenager and her mother, Tracy Pelaia, is Italian.^[3] She began playing soccer at the age of eight with Brams United SC and joined the youth teams of Woodbridge Strikers while in high school.^[4] Hylton-Pelaia attended St. Augustine Catholic Secondary School in Brampton, where she was a team captain and two-time most valuable player during her four years with the Falcons.^[5]

College

Hylton-Pelaia attended East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina, United States.^[2]

International career

Although she was born in Canada, Hylton-Pelaia was also able to represent Jamaica, through her father, and Italy, through her mother.^[3] She was first called up by Jamaica at the under-20 level, named to the squad for the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.^[6] Hylton-Pelaia made her debut in the lead-up to the tournament, starting a friendly against Costa Rica in January.^[7] At the championship, she started the Group B finale and played the entirety of a draw against Nicaragua.^[8]

Senior career, 2019–present

At the senior level, Hylton-Pelaia was called up for the first time at the 2019 Pan American Games.^[9] She earned her debut senior cap in the Group A opener against Mexico and went on to play in every minute of the tournament as Jamaica finished in seventh place.^[10] Following the end of the Games, head coach Hue Menzies said that Hylton-Pelaia "did well" and that she would be in consideration for future call-ups during the 2020 Summer Olympics qualifying process.^[11]

However, due to injury and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Hylton-Pelaia did not appear for Jamaica for three years. Her next call was for the 2022 CONCACAF W Championship.^[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of 19 July 2023^[13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup[lower-alpha 1]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Woodbridge Strikers	2015	League1 Ontario	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2016[14]		11	1	3	0	—		14	1
	2017[15]		6	0	1	0	—		7	0
	2018[16]		6	0	3	1	0	0	9	1
	2019[17]		8	1	—		0	0	8	1
	Total		31+	2+	7+	1+	0	0	38+	3+
Woodbridge Strikers	2022[18]	League1 Ontario	3	0	—		0	0	3	0
	2023[19]		8	0	—		0	0	8	0
	Total		11	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
Career total			42+	2+	7+	1+	0	0	49+	3+

1. All appearances in the L1 Cup

International

As of 14 July 2022^[20]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Jamaica	2019	4	0
	2020	0	0
	2021	0	0
	2022	2	0
Total		6	0

References

1. "Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences: Bachelor of Science" (PDF). One Hundred Twelfth Fall Commencement. Greenville, North Carolina: East Carolina University. 4 December 2020. p. 19. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
2. "Jayda Hylton-Pelaia – East Carolina profile". East Carolina Pirates. East Carolina University. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
3. Woodward, Ronnie (16 August 2019). "Back in purple and gold after Jamaican summer". The Daily Reflector. Adams Publishing Group. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
4. "Jaguars claw way to title in Cincinnati". The Mississauga News. Metroland Media Group. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
5. "Jayda Hylton-Pelaia – Arizona State profile". Arizona State Sun Devils. Arizona State University. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
6. "Jamaica raises intensity as U-20 Women's Championship nears". CONCACAF. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
7. Chinchilla, Roy (3 January 2018). "Juvenil femenina gana primer amistoso ante Jamaica" [Women's youth wins first friendly against Jamaica] (Press release) (in Spanish). Costa Rican Football Federation. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
8. Cowan, Sherdon (23 January 2018). "Girlz hunt win". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
9. "JFF announces Reggae Girlz Pan Am squad". The Gleaner. Gleaner Company. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
10. Jayda Hylton-Pelaia at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games
11. Scott, Livingston (7 August 2019). "Mission accomplished for Girlz – Menzies - Young Boyz look for second Pan Am win against Panama". The Gleaner. Gleaner Company. Retrieved 18 July 2022. "Jayda Hylton-Pelaia and Madiya Harriott did well, and both will be in the contingent for the Olympic qualifier selection process," he noted.
12. "Reggae Girlz squad named for CONCACAF Championship". RJR 94 FM. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
13. Jayda Hylton-Pelaia at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
14. "Jayda Hylton-Pelaia 2016 statistics at L1O". League1 Ontario. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
15. "Jayda Hylton-Pelaia 2017 statistics at L1O". League1 Ontario. Archived from the original on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
16. "Jayda Hylton-Pelaia 2018 statistics at L1O". League1 Ontario. Archived from the original on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
17. "Jayda Hylton-Pelaia 2019 statistics at L1O". League1 Ontario. Archived from the original on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
18. "Jayda Hylton-Pelaia 2022 statistics at L1O". League1 Ontario. Archived from the original on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
19. "Jayda Hylton-Pelaia 2023 statistics at L1O". League1 Ontario. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
20. "Jayda Hylton-Pelaia". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 14 July 2022.

External links

• Association football portal
• Biography portal
• Jamaica portal
• Sports portal
• Women's association football portal

• Jayda Hylton-Pelaia at Soccerway.com
• Jayda Hylton-Pelaia at WorldFootball.net
• Jayda Hylton-Pelaia at FBref.com
• Jayda Hylton-Pelaia at ESPN FC