Jennie Immethun

Jennie Immethun
Immethun in 2026
Personal information
Full name Jennifer Kate Immethun[1]
Date of birth (2004-08-25) August 25, 2004
Place of birth Fremont, California, U.S.
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Angel City
Number 40
Youth career
De Anza Force South
2018–2019 San Jose Earthquakes
2020 FC Bay Area
2021–2022 FC Bay Area Surf
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022 Loyola Marymount Lions 17 (0)
2023–2024 TCU Horned Frogs 37 (0)
2025 UCLA Bruins 17 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023 San Francisco Glens – (–)
2026 Portland Thorns 4 (0)
2026– Angel City 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 04:10, August 1, 2026 (UTC)

Jennifer Kate Immethun (born August 25, 2004) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defensive midfielder or center back for Angel City FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for the Loyola Marymount Lions, the TCU Horned Frogs, and the UCLA Bruins, earning second-team All-American honors while at UCLA. She started her professional career with Portland Thorns FC.

Early life

Born in Fremont, California, to Dave and Dara Immethun, Immethun grew up in the nearby city of San Jose. She started playing club soccer for De Anza Force South before joining the San Jose Earthquakes' academy in 2018. She later switched to FC Bay Area before rounding out her youth career with FC Bay Area Surf.[2] With her club teams, she won three consecutive youth national championships.[1] Immethun attended Piedmont High School, where she earned one varsity letter with the soccer team.[2] Upon departing from high school, Immethun was ranked by TopDrawerSoccer as the 55th best club soccer player in the nation.[3]

College career

Loyola Marymount Lions

Immethun began matriculating at Loyola Marymount University after graduating. She spent one season with the Lions soccer team, appearing in all 17 of Loyola Marymount's matches and starting in all but two.[3]

TCU Horned Frogs

Ahead of the 2023 season, Immethun transferred to Texas Christian University.[3] Before diving into her sophomore season of college soccer, Immethun spent the summer of 2023 back at home in the Bay Area, playing for the San Francisco Glens of the pre-professional USL W League.[4] As a sophomore with the TCU Horned Frogs later in 2023, Immethun started in 10 of TCU's 15 matches.

Immethun found even more success the following year, earning All Big-12 second team honors after lifting the Horned Frogs to a Big 12 Conference regular season title. She had played the entire 90 minutes of 11 matches and had helped contribute to 7 shutouts on the year.[1]

UCLA Bruins

In 2025, Immethun transferred for the second time, returning to her home state of California and enrolling in the University of California, Los Angeles. After a strong debut performance for the Bruins in August 2025, she was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week.[5] She continued to post positive performances for the Bruins and earned a place on the Mac Hermann Trophy midseason watchlist in October 2025.[6] Immethun went on to start every match of the season and lead the team in minutes played, staying on the pitch for the entirety of all of UCLA's matches except for one. She worked with the rest of the Bruins' defensive unit to allow only 10 goals on the year and record the second-best goals against average across the nation.[1] Immethun was named to the All-America and All-Big Ten second teams at the end of the year.[1][7]

Club career

Portland Thorns

National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) club Portland Thorns FC invited Immethun to the team's preseason roster as a trialist ahead of the 2026 season.[8] Immethun was called on to play minutes in the Thorns' preseason matches, both in the Coachella Valley Invitational and in a friendly against Liga MX Femenil club Monterrey. In March 2026, she signed her first professional contract with the Thorns, inking a short-term deal until the end of May 2026.[9] She made her pro debut on May 20, coming on as a second-half substitute for Cassandra Bogere in a 2–0 victory over Bay FC.[10][11] On June 9, 2026, the Thorns announced that Immethun's contract had been extended two additional months, now lasting through July.[12] Immethun made 4 appearances (2 starts) before departing from Portland at the end of her contract.[13]

Angel City

On July 31, 2026, Immethun signed for Angel City FC on a short-term roster relief deal lasting through September 6.[13]

Honors and awards

TCU Horned Frogs

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Jennie Immethun". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved June 12, 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Jennie Immethun". Loyola Marymount Lions. Retrieved June 12, 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 "TCU Women's Soccer: Tantalizing Transfers". TCU Horned Frogs on SI. SI.com. August 11, 2023. Retrieved June 12, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Midfield maestra Jennie Immethun signs with SF Glens for USL W League season". San Francisco Glens. February 18, 2023. Retrieved June 12, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Jennie Immethun Selected Big Ten Defensive Player of Week". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved June 12, 2026.
  6. ↑ J. D., Beck (October 17, 2025). "UCLA's Jennie Immethun named to MAC Hermann Trophy midseason watch list". West LA Times. Retrieved June 12, 2026.
  7. ↑ "UCLA's Jennie Immethun and Emma Egizii earn United Soccer Coaches All-America honors". West LA Times. December 9, 2025. Retrieved June 12, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Portland Thorns 2026 NWSL Schedule and Preseason Information Announced". Portland Thorns FC. Retrieved June 12, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Portland Thorns Announce Final Roster Ahead of 2026 Season". OurSports Central. March 12, 2026. Retrieved June 12, 2026.
  10. ↑ Gaspar, Melina (June 9, 2026). "Rookies Renee Lyles and Jennie Immethum agreed to contract extension with the Portland Thorns". All For XI. Retrieved June 12, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Thorns Defend Home in 2-0 Victory over Bay FC and Claim League's Longest Home Shutout Streak". Portland Thorns FC. Retrieved June 12, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Portland Thorns extend Renee Lyles, Jennie Immethun". KPTV. June 9, 2026. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
  13. 1 2 "Angel City FC Signs Portland Thorns Midfielder Jennie Immethun To Short-Term Contract". Angel City FC. Retrieved August 1, 2026.
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