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Jordyn Bugg
American soccer player (born 2006) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jordyn Nishai Bugg (born August 11, 2006) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a center back for Seattle Reign FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the United States national team. She signed with the Reign at the age of 17 in 2024. She won bronze medals as a youth international at the 2023 Pan American Games and the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
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Early life
Bugg was raised in El Cajon, California, the oldest of five siblings. Her parents attended Eastern Kentucky University, where her father played college football and her mother played basketball. She is a cousin of NFL cornerback Terrion Arnold.[2] Bugg attended Christian Junior/Senior High School and played club soccer for San Diego Surf SC, winning the ECNL national championship in 2024.[3][4] She trained with NWSL club San Diego Wave during her junior and senior years of high school, where she learned from center backs Naomi Girma and Abby Dahlkemper and head coach Casey Stoney.[5]
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Club career
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Seattle Reign FC signed Bugg through the NWSL's Under-18 Entry Mechanism on July 19, 2024, having begun training with the team the previous month.[6] The terms of her contract were guaranteed through 2026 with an option to extend for an additional year, which was exercised.[4][7] She had previously committed to Florida State after switching from Stanford; she chose to turn professional instead after her time training with the San Diego Wave and the NWSL signings of several of her youth national teammates.[5]
Bugg debuted for the Reign on July 28, 2024, in a 3–2 defeat to Club Tijuana in the NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup group stage. Despite the loss, head coach Laura Harvey said her performance was "exceptional".[8] After impressing in the Summer Cup, she made her regular-season debut in a 1–0 win over the North Carolina Courage on August 25, starting in the center back spot that had belonged to recently traded Alana Cook.[5][9]
Bugg scored her first professional goal on March 22, 2025, shooting from distance and netting the second goal in a 2–1 away win against the North Carolina Courage.[10] She received her first NWSL Team of the Month honor at the end of March.[11] On June 14, she scored the last-minute equalizer against the Chicago Stars, picking up a 2–2 draw from two goals down.[12]
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International career
Bugg played in friendlies for the United States national under-16 team in 2022.[13] She joined the under-17 team as a replacement for an injured player at the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in India, where she appeared in three games.[5] She was the only player on the United States under-19 team to start all five games at the 2023 Pan American Games, where she won bronze playing against other countries' senior teams.[4] She trained with the under-20 team the following year and was selected to the roster for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[14][15] She played all but four minutes at the U-20 Women's World Cup, helping the United States finish in third place, the country's best result since 2012.[16]
Bugg was called up by Emma Hayes into Futures Camp, practicing alongside the senior national team, in January 2025.[17] In May, she assisted Evelyn Shores's game winner with a long cross against the Germany under-23s.[18]
Hayes gave Bugg her first senior national team call-up in June 2025.[19] She made her senior debut as a 73rd-minute substitute for Naomi Girma during a 4–0 friendly win against the Republic of Ireland.[20]
Style of play
Bugg plays primarily as a center back but can also play as a fullback. She moved to the back line from midfield in high school.[5][8] She cites center back Naomi Girma, who mentored her in San Diego, as her "main inspiration".[5] Seattle general manager Lesle Gallimore said of her: "She is athletic, technically clean and has a good football IQ".[6]
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- As of match played June 29, 2025
Honors
United States U19
- Pan American Games bronze medal: 2023
United States U20
- FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup bronze medal: 2024
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