Jordyn Bugg

Jordyn Bugg
Bugg with the United States in 2025
Personal information
Full name Jordyn Nishai Bugg[1]
Date of birth (2006-08-11) August 11, 2006[1]
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position Center back
Team information
Current team
 Seattle Reign FC
Number 23
Youth career
San Diego Surf
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024– Seattle Reign FC 35 (3)
International career‡
2022 United States U-16
2022 United States U-17 4 (0)
2023 United States U-19 5 (0)
2024 United States U-20 11 (1)
2025– United States U-23 2 (0)
2025– United States 6 (0)
Medal record
Women's soccer
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Bronze medal – third placeColombia 2024
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of July 4, 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of January 27, 2026

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 age 17 in 2024 and earned NWSL Best XI Second Team honors in 2025. She won bronze medals as a youth international 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.[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 last two years of high school, developing under center backs Naomi Girma and Abby Dahlkemper and head coach Casey Stoney.[5] She initially committed to play college soccer for the Stanford Cardinal in the class of 2025,[6] before reclassifying and changing her commitment to the Florida State Seminoles. She was poised to be the top ranked member of Florida State's recruiting class of 2024.[7]

Club career

Bugg with the Reign in 2026

On July 19, 2024, Seattle Reign FC announced that the club had signed Bugg to her first professional contract on a two-and-a-half-year deal under the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL)'s Under-18 Entry Mechanism.[8] She had begun training with the Reign the previous month,[8] and decided to give up her college eligibility and sign following her previous experience with San Diego and the NWSL signings of several youth international teammates.[5]

The following week, Bugg made her professional debut against Club Tijuana in the NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup, playing both center back and full back in a 3–2 defeat.[9] Her debut appearance triggered a clause in her contract that extended the deal by a year through 2027.[10] Despite the loss, Seattle head coach Laura Harvey said her performance was "exceptional".[9] After impressing in the Summer Cup, Bugg became an undisputed starter in central defense as a replacement for the outgoing Alana Cook,[5] making her regular-season debut in a 1–0 home win over the North Carolina Courage on August 25.[11]

On March 22, 2025, Bugg scored her first professional goal in a 2–1 road win over the North Carolina Courage, settling a cleared ball and lacing it into the goal from distance.[12] The goal was named NWSL Goal of the Week and nominated for the year's FIFA Marta Award.[13] On June 14, she scored the last-minute 2–2 equalizer against the Chicago Stars, securing a point for Seattle from a two-goal deficit.[14] She was named to the NWSL Team of the Month for March and June.[15] She finished her first full season with 3 result-changing goals and 25 regular-season appearances with only center back partner Phoebe McClernon logging more field minutes for the Reign.[16] She helped the club finish fifth and qualify for the playoffs, losing 2–0 to the Orlando Pride in the quarterfinals.[17] She was one of five nominees for NWSL Defender of the Year, which went to Tara McKeown,[18] and was named to the NWSL Best XI Second Team.[19]

International career

Bugg played in friendlies for the United States national under-16 team in 2022.[20] 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.[21][22] 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.[23]

Bugg was called up by Emma Hayes into Futures Camp, practicing alongside the senior national team, in January 2025.[24] In May, she assisted Evelyn Shores's game winner with a long cross against the Germany under-23s.[25]

Hayes gave Bugg her first senior national team call-up in June 2025.[26] She made her senior debut as a 73rd-minute substitute for Naomi Girma during a 4–0 friendly win against the Republic of Ireland.[27]

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][9] 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".[8]

Career statistics

International

As of match played January 27 , 2026
National TeamYearAppsGoals
United States 202550
202610
Total60

Honors

United States U19

United States U20

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 "Squad List: FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup India 2022" (PDF). FIFA. October 4, 2022. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Soccer Adds Jordyn Bugg to 2024 Roster". Florida State Seminoles. April 17, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Jordyn Bugg – 2024 – Women's Soccer". Florida State Seminoles. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Seattle Reign FC Signs Defender Jordyn Bugg and Midfielder Ainsley McCammon". Seattle Reign FC. July 19, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Standing on the Shoulders of Giants". United States Soccer Federation. September 10, 2024. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  6. ↑ Clark, Travis (September 11, 2023). "SIMA Recruiting Roundup: September 11-17". TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved July 5, 2026.
  7. ↑ "2024 Women's DI Recruiting Ranks: May". TopDrawerSoccer. May 30, 2024. Retrieved July 5, 2026.
  8. 1 2 3 Rantz, Susie (July 19, 2024). "Seattle Reign sign two U-18 players to long-term contracts". Sounder at Heart. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  9. 1 2 3 Haynie, Alli (July 28, 2024). "Second-half rally comes up short as Reign fall to Tijuana". Sounder at Heart. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Match Recap: Seattle Reign FC Falls to Club Tijuana". Seattle Reign FC. July 28, 2024. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  11. ↑ Cristobal, Jacob (August 25, 2024). "Seattle Reign win in stoppage time on Megan Rapinoe's jersey retirement night". Sounder at Heart. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Jordyn Bugg Scores First Professional Goal". Seattle Reign FC. March 22, 2025. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
  13. ↑ Seattle Reign FC [@reignfc] (March 25, 2025). "🗣️ Are you serious, Jordyn Bugg?! 🤯😮‍💨" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
    "Watch the FIFA Marta Award nominees and cast your vote". FIFA. November 13, 2025. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
  14. ↑ Eden, June Ash (June 14, 2025). "Reign fight back for 2-2 draw at Chicago". Sounder at Heart. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
  15. ↑ NWSL (April 4, 2025). "NWSL Announces March Best XI of the Month, Presented By Amazon Prime". National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
    "NWSL Announces June Best XI of the Month, Presented by Amazon Prime" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. July 3, 2025. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
  16. ↑ "2025 Seattle Reign FC Stats". FBref.com. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
  17. ↑ "Jordyn Bugg 2025 Match Logs". FBref.com. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
  18. ↑ Rantz, Susie (November 10, 2025). "Three Seattle Reign players up for NWSL awards". Sounder at Heart. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
  19. ↑ "Players step out and celebrate 2025 season at NWSL Awards presented by AT&T". NWSL.com. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
  20. ↑ Clark, Travis (May 31, 2022). "U16 GNT Enjoys Successful Trip to Europe". TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  21. ↑ "U20 WNT Roster for Germany Training Camp". United States Soccer Federation. March 29, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024 – via TopDrawerSoccer.
  22. ↑ "U.S. U-20 WYNT Head Coach Tracey Kevins Names 21-Player Roster for 2024 FIFA Under-20 Women's World Cup in Colombia". United States Soccer Federation. August 8, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  23. ↑ "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". United States Soccer Federation. September 22, 2024. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  24. ↑ "Emma Hayes Names 24 Players to the 2025 Futures Camp Which Will Run Concurrently With USWNT Training Camp in Los Angeles". United States Soccer Federation. January 8, 2025. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
  25. ↑ "U.S. Under-23 Women's National Team Defeats Germany, 2-1, on Late Goal from Evelyn Shores". United States Soccer Federation. March 2, 2025. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
  26. ↑ "Hayes Names 25-player USWNT Training Camp Roster for Matches against Republic of Ireland and Canada". United States Soccer Federation. June 18, 2025. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
  27. ↑ Anderson, Jason (June 26, 2025). "USWNT vs. Republic of Ireland: Live updates, lineups, highlights". USA Today. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
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