Jesse Shugg

Jesse Anne Villanueva Shugg is a footballer who plays as a forward. Born in Canada, she represents the Philippines national team.

Early life

She played youth soccer with the Burlington Youth SC. In 2009, she won the Golden Boot award at the Canadian youth national championship.

In 2010, she committed to attend Florida Atlantic University, where she would play for the women's soccer team. She scored her first goal on September 10, 2010, against the North Dakota State Bison. In her sophomore season, she served as team captain. She led FAU in goals and points during both her seasons.
In 2012, she transferred to the University of Miami to play for the women's soccer team. She scored her first goal on August 17, 2012, against the Florida Gators.

In 2011, she played with the Toronto Lady Lynx in the USL W-League.
In 2012, she played with Hamilton FC Rage and then played with them again in 2014, after they relocated and became K-W United FC.
In 2016, Shugg was signed to play for UMF Tindastóll of the Icelandic second-tier 1. deild kvenna. On July 20, she scored a hat trick against Fjarðab/Höttur/Leiknir. With Tindastóll, she scored 11 goals in 7 games.
In November 2016, Shugg was signed with Fylkir of the Úrvalsdeild kvenna for the 2017 season.
In 2022, she played with Blue Devils FC in League1 Ontario.

In 2009, Shugg attended a camp with the Canadian U-20 national team.
In 2012, she attended a camp in California, where the national team coach was looking at players of Filipino descent in North America, which was immediately followed by the 2012 LA Vikings Cup tournament against American club teams, where the Philippines won the tournament and she scored five goals in an 8-1 win against club side Leon.
She made her official international debut on May 21, 2013, at the 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualifiers against Iran, where she scored two goals in a 6–0 victory. She later represented the team at the 2013 South East Asian Games, 2015 AFF Women's Championship, and 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	May 21, 2013	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka		3–0	6–0	2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
2.	May 21, 2013	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka		6–0	6–0	2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
3.	May 2, 2015	Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City		1–0	3–0	2015 AFF Women's Championship
4.	April 12, 2018	King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman		1–3	1–3	2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup