Jessica O'Rourke
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jessica Lynne O'Rourke Çarmıklı | ||
Birth name | Jessica Lynne O'Rourke | ||
Date of birth | 3 January 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder/Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Fenerbahçe S.K. | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
1999–2004 | Medford Strikers Scream | ||
2000–2003 | Cherokee High School Lady Chiefs | ||
2001–2004 | New Jersey State ODP Team | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2007 | NC State Wolfpack | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005 | Carolina Dynamo | 5 | (1) |
2007 | New Jersey Wildcats | 7 | (2) |
2008 | F.C. Indiana | 12 | (3) |
2009 | Chicago Red Stars | 0 | (0) |
2009 | Buffalo Flash | 16 | (3) |
2009 | Sporting de Huelva | 16 | (0) |
2010 | Zvezda 2005 Perm | 18 | (1) |
2016–2017 | Beşiktaş J.K. | 19 | (2) |
2019–2021 | Beşiktaş J.K. | 16 | (2) |
2022– | Fenerbahçe S.K. | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2020– | Turkey | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 5 May 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 September 2020 |
Jessica Lynne O'Rourke Çarmıklı (born Jessica Lynne O'Rourke on January 3, 1986) is an American-Turkish professional soccer player from Marlton, New Jersey. She is currently player/manager for the Istanbul-based club Fenerbahçe S.K. in the Turkish Women's First Football League.[1] She is a member of the Turkey women's national football team.
Private life
O'Rourke has resided in Turkey since 2010 and has settled in Istanbul.[2] She is married to Turkish businessman Oğuzhan Çarmıklı. They have two children.[3][4]
Sports career
Club
Jessica started her professional career in 2008 with the only professional team in the US at that time, the F.C. Indiana Lionesses. She played a significant role as a defensive midfielder for F.C. Indiana as they won USL W-League Central Conference in 2008; advancing to the Championship Finals where she tallied the only goal for the Lionesses in the 47'.[5]
On January 16, 2009, she was drafted by the Chicago Red Stars of Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) with the 2nd pick of the 9th Round (58th overall).[6]
In 2009, she competed in the United Soccer Leagues' W-League as team Vice Captain for the Buffalo Flash; then played in the Spanish Superliga Femenina with the Club Cajasol Sporting de Huelva.
For the 2010/2011 season, she joined the club Zvezda-2005 in the Russian Women's Football Championship league and the UEFA Women's Champions League.
In November 2016, Jessica signed with the Istanbul-based club Beşiktaş J.K. to play in the Turkish Women's First Football League.[7] After an 18-month absence for maternity, she returned with Beşiktaş J.K. and took part in the first appearance of the club in the 2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League - Group 9 matches; scoring her first goal in Champions League play against Alashkert in the 87th minute.[8]
On September 3, 2021, Fenerbahçe S.K. announced techncal staff and Jessica Çarmıklı announced as manager.[9]
International
By September 2020, O'Rourke Çarmıklı was called up to the Turkey women's national football team to play at the UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying Group A matches.[10] She wore the Turkish national jersey for the first time as she was naturalized through her marriage to a Turkish person. She played at the away match against Slovenia in Kranj on 18 September 2020.[11][12]
Career statistics
- As of match played 5 May 2021.[7]
Club | Season | League | Continental | National | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Beşiktaş J.K. | 2016–17 | Turkish First League | 19 | 2 | – | – | 19 | 2 | ||
2019–20 | First League | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 11 | 2 | |
2020–21 | First League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
Total | 35 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 4 |
Honours
References
- ^ Information about Jessica Çarmıklı
- ^ Kadın Futbolcumuz Jessica O'Rourke Türkiye'nin tanıtım elçisi oldu. YouTube. 2017-04-27. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
- ^ "Beşiktaş'lı kadın futbolcu hamile". Haber Kara Kartal (in Turkish). 2017-09-10. Archived from the original on 2018-08-15. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
- ^ "Beşiktaş'ın sürprix transferi; Jessica O'Rourke Çarmıklı". SporX (in Turkish). 3 April 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ "2008 USL W-League Season results".
- ^ "2009 WPS Draft".
- ^ a b "Oyuncular – Futbolcular: Jessica Lynne O'Rourke" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
- ^ "Alashkert (ARM) 0-3 Beşiktaş (TUR)". UEFA. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ Fenerbahçe Women's Football staff
- ^ "Kadın A Milli Takımı, Slovenya maçı hazırlıklarına devam ediyor" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ "Slovenia 3-1 Turkey". UEFA Women's Euro 2022 England. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ "Kadın A Milli Takımı, Slovenya'ya 3-1 yenildi" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- Chicago Red Stars players
- Living people
- 1986 births
- American women's soccer players
- Expatriate women's footballers in Russia
- People from Evesham Township, New Jersey
- Expatriate women's footballers in Spain
- F.C. Indiana players
- NC State Wolfpack women's soccer players
- USL W-League players
- Zvezda 2005 Perm players
- Women's association football defenders
- Women's association football midfielders
- American expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- American expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Expatriate women's footballers in Turkey
- Beşiktaş J.K. women's football players
- Fenerbahçe S.K. women's football players
- Naturalized citizens of Turkey
- Turkey women's international footballers
- American emigrants to Turkey