Jemma House
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jemma House | ||
| Date of birth | 2 November 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Maitland, Australia | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Laramie County Community College | 44 | (47) |
| 2017 | University of Wyoming | 19 | (2) |
| 2018 | Nova Southeastern Sharks | 19 | (14) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020 | Newcastle Olympic Women | 16 | (33) |
| 2020–2022 | Newcastle Jets | 21 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 March 2022 | |||
Jemma House (born 2 November 1996) is an Australian soccer player who last played for the Newcastle Jets.[1]
Early life
[edit]House grew up in Kurri Kurri, New South Wales and attended Hunter Sports High School in Gateshead where she excelled in Football winning the school's Women's Football Player of the Year in 2014.[2]
Club career
[edit]After a number of years playing College soccer in the United States where House had become known for being a prolific goal scorer, she returned to her hometown of Newcastle in 2019 where the striker successfully trialled with Women's Premier League side Newcastle Olympic FC.[3]
In 2020 House scored 33 goals in 16 games as Olympic won both the Premiership and Championship in their maiden season in the league. In the Grand Final she scored a brace as the club beat Warners Bay FC 3–2 and was named Player of the Match, House was later awarded Player of the Season and the Golden Boot for the WPL.[4]
After her impressive season in the local league Newcastle Jets manager Ash Wilson signed House for the upcoming 2020–21 season. House played ten matches across the season and re-signed with the club for the following season.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 7 March 2022
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Newcastle Jets | 2020–21 | A-League Women | 10 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | 11 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Jets recruit Herald WPL player of the year Jemma House". Newcastle Herald. 19 December 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ "2018 Women's Soccer Roster". NSU Sharks. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ "Jemma House has signed with Newcastle Olympic for 2020 Woman's Premier League". Newcastle Herald. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ "House wins Herald Women's Premier League player of the year for 2020". Northern NSW Football. Retrieved 22 December 2021.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Jemma House Extends Jets Contract". Newcastle Jets FC. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
External links
[edit]- Jemma House at Soccerway
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Maitland, New South Wales
- People from Kurri Kurri
- Sportswomen from New South Wales
- Soccer players from New South Wales
- Women's association football forwards
- Australian women's soccer players
- Nova Southeastern Sharks women's soccer players
- Wyoming Cowgirls soccer players
- Newcastle Jets FC (A-League Women) players
- A-League Women players
- Australian expatriate women's soccer players
- Australian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States