Jordyn Bugg
{{Short description|American soccer player (born 2006)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jordyn Bugg
| image = NC Courage vs Seattle Reign (Mar 2025) 006 (cropped).jpg
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption = Bugg with the Seattle Reign FC in 2025
| full_name = Jordyn Nishai Bugg{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce43/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=Squad List: FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup India 2022 |publisher=FIFA |date=4 October 2022 |access-date=11 October 2022}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2006|08|11}}
| birth_place =
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=7}}
| position = Center back, fullback
| currentclub = Seattle Reign FC
| clubnumber = 23
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2024
| youthclubs1 = San Diego Surf SC
| years1 = 2024–
| clubs1 = Seattle Reign FC
| caps1 = 8
| goals1 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2022
| nationalteam1 = United States U-16
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| nationalyears2 = 2022
| nationalteam2 = United States U-17
| nationalcaps2 = 4
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2023
| nationalteam3 = United States U-19
| nationalcaps3 = 5
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2024
| nationalteam4 = United States U-20
| nationalcaps4 = 11
| nationalgoals4 = 1
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Women's soccer}}
{{Medal|Competition|FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup}}
{{Medal|Bronze|Colombia 2024|}}
| club-update = March 22, 2025
| nationalteam-update = September 21, 2024
}}
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). She signed with the Reign at the age of 17 in 2024. She won bronze medals with the youth national team at the 2023 Pan American Games and the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
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.{{cite news |url=https://seminoles.com/news/2024/4/17/womens-soccer-soccer-adds-jordyn-bugg-to-2024-roster |title=Soccer Adds Jordyn Bugg to 2024 Roster |date=April 17, 2024 |publisher=Florida State Seminoles |access-date=July 19, 2024}} Bugg attended Christian Junior/Senior High School and played club soccer for San Diego Surf SC, which won the ECNL national championship in 2024.{{cite web |url=https://seminoles.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/jordyn-bugg/7139 |title=Jordyn Bugg – 2024 – Women's Soccer |publisher=Florida State Seminoles |access-date=July 19, 2024}} She trained with NWSL team San Diego Wave FC 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.
Club career
=Seattle Reign FC=
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.{{cite news |url=https://www.sounderatheart.com/2024/07/seattle-reign-sign-jordyn-bugg-ainsley-mccammon/ |title=Seattle Reign sign two U-18 players to long-term contracts |last=Rantz |first=Susie |date=July 19, 2024 |website=Sounder at Heart |access-date=July 19, 2024}} The terms of her contract were guaranteed through 2026 with an option to extend for an additional year, which was applied.{{cite news |url=https://www.reignfc.com/news/seattle-reign-fc-signs-defender-jordyn-bugg-and-midfielder-ainsley-mccammon |title=Seattle Reign FC Signs Defender Jordyn Bugg and Midfielder Ainsley McCammon |date=July 19, 2024 |publisher=Seattle Reign FC |access-date=July 19, 2024}}{{cite news |url=https://www.reignfc.com/news/match-recap-seattle-reign-fc-falls-to-club-tijuana |title=Match Recap: Seattle Reign FC Falls to Club Tijuana |date=July 28, 2024 |publisher=Seattle Reign FC |access-date=August 1, 2024}} 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.{{cite news |url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2024/09/jordyn-bugg-standing-on-shoulders-of-giants |title=Standing on the Shoulders of Giants |date=September 10, 2024 |publisher=United States Soccer Federation |access-date=September 12, 2024}}
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".{{cite news |url=https://www.sounderatheart.com/2024/07/reign-tijuana-summer-cup-recap/ |title=Second-half rally comes up short as Reign fall to Tijuana |last=Haynie |first=Alli |date=July 28, 2024 |website=Sounder at Heart |access-date=August 1, 2024}} 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.{{cite news |url=https://www.sounderatheart.com/2024/08/seattle-reign-nc-courage-recap-megan-rapinoe-jersey-retirement/ |title=Seattle Reign win in stoppage time on Megan Rapinoe's jersey retirement night |last=Cristobal |first=Jacob |date=August 25, 2024 |website=Sounder at Heart |access-date=August 26, 2024}}
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.{{cite news|url=https://www.reignfc.com/news/jordyn-bugg-scores-first-professional-goal|title=Jordyn Bugg Scores First Professional Goal|date=2025-03-22|publisher=Seattle Reign FC|access-date=2025-03-23}} At the end of March, Bugg was awarded her first NWSL Team of the Month honor.{{Cite web |last=NWSL |date=2025-04-04 |title=NWSL Announces March Best XI of the Month, Presented By Amazon Prime {{!}} National Women's Soccer League Official Site |url=https://www.nwslsoccer.com/news/nwsl-announces-march-best-xi-of-the-month-presented-by-amazon-prime |access-date=2025-04-05 |website=NWSL |language=en}}
International career
Bugg played in friendlies for the United States national under-16 team in 2022.{{cite news |url=https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/club-soccer-articles/u16-gnt-enjoys-successful-trip-to-europe_aid50854 |title=U16 GNT Enjoys Successful Trip to Europe |date=May 31, 2022 |last=Clark |first=Travis |website=TopDrawerSoccer |access-date=July 19, 2024}} 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. 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. 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.{{cite news |url=https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/club-soccer-articles/u20-wnt-roster-for-germany-training-camp_aid53180 |title=U20 WNT Roster for Germany Training Camp |date=March 29, 2024 |publisher=United States Soccer Federation |via=TopDrawerSoccer |access-date=July 19, 2024}}{{cite news |url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2024/08/2024-fifa-u-20-womens-world-cup-usa-roster-schedule-preview-team |title=U.S. U-20 WYNT Head Coach Tracey Kevins Names 21-Player Roster for 2024 FIFA Under-20 Women's World Cup in Colombia |date=August 8, 2024 |publisher=United States Soccer Federation |access-date=August 8, 2024}} 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.{{cite news |url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2024/09/us-under-20-womens-youth-national-team-vs-netherlands-score-result-stats-match-recap-fifa-u20-world-cup-third-place-match |title=USA Scores Dramatic 119th-Minute Game-Winner To Defeat The Netherlands 2-1 And Finish Third At 2024 FIFA Under-20 Women's World Cup |date=September 22, 2024 |publisher=United States Soccer Federation |access-date=September 21, 2024}} She was called up by Emma Hayes into Futures Camp, practicing alongside the senior national team, in January 2025.{{cite news |url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2025/01/emma-hayes-names-24-players-for-uswnt-futures-camp-in-los-angeles |title=Emma Hayes Names 24 Players to the 2025 Futures Camp Which Will Run Concurrently With USWNT Training Camp in Los Angeles |date=January 8, 2025 |publisher=United States Soccer Federation |access-date=January 8, 2025}}
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. She cites center back Naomi Girma, who mentored her in San Diego, as her "main inspiration". Seattle general manager Lesle Gallimore said of her: "She is athletic, technically clean and has a good football IQ".
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
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{{Seattle Reign FC squad}}
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Category:Soccer players from California
Category:Sportspeople from El Cajon, California
Category:American women's soccer players
Category:African-American soccer players
Category:Women's association football defenders
Category:United States women's youth international soccer players
Category:United States women's under-20 international soccer players