| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jenna Anne Hellstrom | ||
| Date of birth | (1995-04-02)April 2, 1995 (age 30) | ||
| Place of birth | Sudbury,Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Kent State Golden Flashes | 74 | (37) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Motor City FC | ||
| 2017 | FC Rosengård | 6 | (0) |
| 2018 | Djurgårdens IF | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | Växjö DFF | 6 | (3) |
| 2019 | KIF Örebro | 14 | (2) |
| 2020 | Washington Spirit | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | KIF Örebro | 28 | (5) |
| 2022–2023 | Dijon | 9 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2023 | Canada | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of February 27, 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of February 27, 2023 | |||
Jenna Anne Hellstrom (born April 2, 1995) is a Canadian former professionalsoccer player who last played as aforward forDijon FCO in theDivision 1 Féminine and theCanada women's national team.
Hellstrom attendedKent State University, where she played for theGolden Flashes from 2013 to 2016.[1] As a freshman, she was namedMAC Freshman of the Year after scoring five goals and recording five assists in 16 appearances. During her second year, she started in all 20 games and finished the season as the leading scorer on the team with seven goals, including three game-winners, and six assists. As a junior, she scored eleven goals and recorded twelve assists in 20 appearances. As a senior, she led the MAC in assists (10) and points (38), while ranking second in goals scored (14). She became the firstNSCAA All-American in program history after leading the team to its first-ever Mid-American Conference Tournament (MAC) championship. Hellstrom is Kent State's all-time leader in 12 different career and single-season categories, including goals (37), assists (33), game-winning goals (17) and points (107).[2] Hellstrom graduated with a degree in Sports Administration and Business.[3]
Following a stint with Motor City FC of theWPSL,[4] Hellstrom was named to theFC Kansas City preseason roster for the2017 NWSL season. After being released,[5] she left the United States and on July 4, 2017, she signed a short-term contract withFC Rosengård,[6] who had first expressed interest in Hellstrom in the summer of 2016, when she spent three weeks training with the club.[7] On August 19, 2017, she made her debut in a 1–0 win overEskilstuna United DFF.[8] On August 27, 2017, she won her first trophy as Rosengård defeatedLinköpings FC in theSvenska Cupen final.[9] After a few matches she remarked that the game differed significantly from what she was used to during college in North America, where the focus was only on attacking. Now in Rosengård there was a lot more controlling, going sideways and tactics, which she saw as relaxed.[9]
On November 15, 2017, she made herUEFA Women's Champions League debut in a 1–0 loss toChelsea. Hellstrom made a total of 9 appearances for Rosengård in all competitions.[10]
In December 2017, Hellstrom joinedDjurgårdens IF.[11] On February 10, 2018, she made her debut in a 2–0 home victory againstHammarby inSvenska Cupen.[12] On March 18, 2018, she scored her first goal in a 2–1 loss to Rosengård in the Svenska Cupen.[13]
On August 14, 2018, Hellstrom signed withVäxjö DFF.[14] On August 26, 2018, she made her debut in a 2–1 win overVittsjö GIK. On September 8, 2018, she scored her first goal in a 3–2 victory againstIFK Kalmar. She made a total of 7 appearances for the side, scoring three goals.[10]
On December 5, 2018, Hellstrom signed a one-year contract withKIF Örebro for the 2019 season.[15]
On July 31, Hellstrom scored 2 goals in a 3–1 win over Djurgården.[16] It would turn out to be her only goals that season, nevertheless it was a successful season for her.[17]
In December 2019, Jenna Hellstrom signed with theWashington Spirit in the NWSL. The length of the contract was not announced per league policy. Due to theCOVID-19 pandemic the originally planned league was cancelled. There was later played a compressed cup and series, the 2020 Challenge Cup and the Fall Series respectively.
On 29 December 2020KIF Örebro announced that Jenna Hellstrom would return to the club for the 2021 season. She expressed joy over returning to Örebro and Sweden, saying it has become her second home after the years in Sweden, was really looking forward to it, and had fond memories of the 2019 season as it went well for her then and led to her being selected to the national team squad for the2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[17][18]
On 15 July 2022, Hellstrom signed a two-year contract withDijon FCO.[19]
Hellstrom announced her retirement on 27 February 2023.[20]
In July 2010, Hellstrom was called up to the under-15 national team for a training camp in the United States.[21] In November 2017, she received her first senior call-up.[22] On March 5, 2018, she made her debut forCanada in a 3–0 win overSouth Korea in the2018 Algarve Cup.[23] On May 25, 2019, she was named to the roster for the2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[24]
In May 2021 she said she hoped that her good performance in KIF Örebro during the spring would lead her to being selected for the national team squad to the2020 Olympics.[25] However, she was not selected for the final22-player roster.
| Club | League | Season | League | Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Continental[c] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| FC Rosengård | Damallsvenskan | 2017 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Djurgårdens IF | Damallsvenskan | 2018 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| Växjö DFF | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |||
| Total 2018 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | |||
| KIF Örebro DFF | Damallsvenskan | 2019 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | |
| Washington Spirit | NWSL | 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| KIF Örebro DFF | Damallsvenskan | 2021 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |
| Career total | 35 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 6 | ||
