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Jonelle Filigno (born September 24, 1990) is a Canadian soccer player who last played for Sky Blue FC in the National Women's Soccer League. She played for the Canadian national team, with whom she won an Olympic bronze medal at London 2012.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jonelle Filigno[1] | ||
| Date of birth | September 24, 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, forward | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | 63 | (33) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2 | (2) |
| 2010 | Toronto Lady Lynx | 6 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Sky Blue FC | 22 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2006–2008 | Canada U-20 | 8 | (5) |
| 2008–2015 | Canada | 71 | (11) |
Medal record | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 20, 2015 | |||
Clubs
Sky Blue FC
After finishing her collegiate career at Rutgers University, Filigno was allocated to NWSL 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.[3] 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 2008 Olympics and 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.[4] At the 2012 Olympics, Filigno scored the winning goal against Great Britain in the knockout stage of the tournament, a stunning volley from a Sophie Schmidt corner kick. She was subsequently awarded an Olympic bronze medal after Canada defeated France in the Third Place match.[5] Filigno made her last appearance for the national team at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup and officially retired from international soccer in 2017.[6]
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| Key (expand for notes on "international goals" and sorting) | |
|---|---|
| Location | Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred Sorted by country name first, then by city name |
| Lineup | Start – played entire match on minute (off player) – substituted on at the minute indicated, and player was substituted off at the same time off minute (on player) – substituted off at the minute indicated, and player was substituted on at the same time |
| Goal in match | Goal of total goals by the player in the match Sorted by total goals followed by goal number |
| # | NumberOfGoals.goalNumber scored by the player in the match (alternate notation to Goal in match) |
| Min | The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal. |
| Assist/pass | The ball was passed by the player, which assisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information. |
| penalty or pk | Goal scored on penalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.) |
| Score | The match score after the goal was scored. Sorted by goal difference, then by goal scored by the player's team |
| Result | The final score. Sorted by goal difference in the match, then by goal difference in penalty-shoot-out if it is taken, followed by goal scored by the player's team in the match, then by goal scored in the penalty-shoot-out. For matches with identical final scores, match ending in extra-time without penalty-shoot-out is a tougher match, therefore precede matches that ended in regulation |
| aet | The score at the end of extra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation |
| pso | Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parentheses; the match was tied at the end of extra-time |
| Light-purple background color – exhibition or closed door international friendly match | |
| Light-orange background color – Olympic women's football qualification match | |
| Light-blue background color – FIFA women's world cup qualification match | |
| Pink background color – Continental Games or regional tournament | |
| Orange background color – Olympic women's football tournament | |
| NOTE on background colors: Continental Games or regional tournament are sometimes also qualifier for World Cup or Olympics; information depends on the source such as the player's federation.
NOTE: some keys may not apply for a particular football player | |
| Date | Location | Opponent | Lineup | # | Min | Score | Result | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
2008-04-02[m 1] | Ciudad Juarez |  Trinidad and Tobago |
Start | 1.1 | 21 |
2–0 |
6–0 |
Olympic Qualifier |
2 |
2010-10-31[m 2] | Cancún |  Guyana |
2.1 | 47 |
3–0 |
8–0 |
World Cup Qualifier | |
3 |
2.2 | 76 |
7–0 | ||||||
4 |
2010-11-02[m 3] | Cancún |  Mexico |
1.1 | 67 |
3–0 |
3–0 |
World Cup Qualifier | |
5 |
2010-11-05[m 4] | Cancún |  Costa Rica |
1.1 | 72 |
2–0 |
4–0 |
World Cup Qualifier | |
6 |
2011-03-04[m 5] | Nicosia |  Italy |
1.1 | 26 |
1–0 |
1–0 |
Cyprus Women's Cup | |
7 |
2011-03-09[m 6] | Paralimni |  Netherlands |
1.1 | 20 |
1–0 |
2–1 aet |
Cyprus Women's Cup | |
8 |
2011-06-14[m 7] | Rome |  North Korea |
1.1 | 40 |
2–0 |
2–0 |
Friendly | |
9 |
2012-08-03[m 8] | Coventry |  Great Britain |
1.1 | 12 |
1–0 |
2–0 |
Olympic Tournament | |
10 |
2013-03-08[m 9] | Nicosia |  Finland |
1.1 | 30 |
1–1 |
2–1 |
Cyprus Women's Cup | |
11 |
2014-11-24[m 10] | Los Angeles |  Sweden |
1.1 | 44 |
1–0 |
1–0 |
Friendly (closed door) |
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International
Filigno attended Rutgers University, where she is the all-time leading scorer of game-winning goals, with 17.[7] Jonelle's father was born in Etobicoke, Ontario while her mother is from Georgetown, Guyana. 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.
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