| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jordan Michelle Fusco[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2003-09-11)September 11, 2003 (age 21)[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | San Diego Wave | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Tennessee Volunteers | 61 | (14) |
| 2024 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 25 | (3) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | San Diego Wave | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jordan Michelle Fusco (born September 11, 2003) is an American professionalsoccer player who plays as amidfielder forSan Diego Wave FC of theNational Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for theTennessee Volunteers and thePenn State Nittany Lions, earning two-time all-conference honors.
Fusco grew up inOlmsted Township, Ohio, the oldest of two children born to Janae and Scott Fusco.[1][2] She attendedOlmsted Falls High School, where she played two seasons of high school soccer, earning all-state honors.[1] She played club soccer for Internationals SC alongside future Tennessee teammateTaylor Huff, earningECNL All-American honors in 2021.[1][3] She committed to Tennessee as a junior.[4]
Fusco appeared in 23 games, 15 as a starter, in her freshman season with theTennessee Volunteers in 2021, scoring 4 goals and adding 5 assists. She helped Tennessee win theSEC tournament, defeating top-seededArkansas in the final. She scored Tennessee'sNCAA tournament opener as they made the second round.[1] She started all 19 games as a sophomore in 2022, scoring 4 goals with 1 assist and helping Tennessee top the SEC East standings.[1] She scored 6 goals with 4 assists in 19 games as a junior in 2023, earning first-team All-SEC honors.[1]
Fusco transferred to thePenn State Nittany Lions for her senior season in 2024;Brian Pensky, the coach who had recruited her to Tennessee, had left forFlorida State in 2022.[5] She started all 25 games, scored 3 goals, and provided a career-high 12 assists, the most by a Nittany Lion sinceSam Coffey's 12 assists in 2020. She earned second-team All-Big Ten honors and helped Penn State reach the quarterfinals of theNCAA tournament.[2][6]
After being invited as a non-roster trialist in the preseason, Fusco signed her first professional contract withSan Diego Wave FC on March 12, 2025, signing a short-term deal through June.[7]
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