Ashleigh Shim

Ashleigh Jerise Shim (born 11 November 1993) is a Jamaican footballer who plays as a forward for the Jamaica national team. She also holds British citizenship of the Cayman Islands.

Ashleigh Shim
Personal information
Full name Ashleigh Jerise Shim[1]
Date of birth (1993-11-11) 11 November 1993[2][3]
Place of birth Kingston, Jamaica[2]
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[2]
Playing position(s) Forward[2][3]
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 FIU Panthers 81 (17)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 VfL Sindelfingen 11 (6)
2016 FC Djursholm
National team‡
2009 Cayman Islands U-17 5 (5)
2015–2019 Jamaica 13 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 04:00, 12 June 2019

College career

Shim played as a forward with FIU Panthers during 2011–2014. During her time there, she scored 17 goals and made 13 assists.[4]

Club career

In 2016, Shim played for VfL Sindelfingen and FC Djursholm.

International career

Shim, who is of Caymanian descent through her grandmother,[5] represented Cayman Islands at the 2009 Caribbean Football Union Women's Under-17 Tournament.

Shim switched allegiance to Jamaica in 2015 and competed at the 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification and the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship qualification.[5] Shim made her debut with the Jamaica national team on August 25, 2015 versus the Dominican Republic.

Shim was selected for Jamaica's 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup squad. She never made her World Cup debut. Shim retired in September 2019 with an announcement made via her Instagram story.

International goals

Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1
25 August 2018National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica Antigua and Barbuda
7–0
9–0
2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship qualification

Honors

References
  1. Ashleigh Shim at Fupa.net (in German)
  2. "Ashleigh Shim - 2014". Florida International University Panthers.
  3. Ashleigh Shim at Soccerway
  4. "Ashleigh Shim". Florida International University. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  5. "Reggae Girl Ashleigh Shim broadens football horizons". Jamaica Observer. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2019.


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