Jenna Nighswonger
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Nighswonger with NJ/NY Gotham FC in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Jenna Gray Nighswonger | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | November 28, 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Huntington Beach, California, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Full-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Aston Villa (on loan from Arsenal) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2018 | Slammers FC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| College career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Florida State Seminoles | 86 | (19) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | LA Galaxy OC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 51 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Arsenal | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026– | → Aston Villa (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | United States U14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | United States U16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | United States U19 | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | United States U20 | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | United States U23 | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | United States | 20 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of November 2, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of February 26, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Jenna Gray Nighswonger (/ˈnaɪswɒŋɡər/ NYE-swong-gər; born November 28, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a full-back for Women's Super League club Aston Villa, on loan from Arsenal, and the United States women's national team.
Nighswonger played college soccer for the Florida State Seminoles, winning the 2021 national championship, before being drafted fourth overall by NJ/NY Gotham FC in the 2023 NWSL Draft. She was named the NWSL Rookie of the Year and lifted the NWSL Championship trophy with Gotham in her first season. She debuted for the United States senior national team in 2023. She won the gold medal with the United States at the 2024 Paris Olympics.