Jessie Hunt
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jessica Hunt | ||
| Place of birth | Edina, Minnesota, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sporting JAX | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Minnesota Thunder | |||
| 2016–2019 | Edina High School | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Wisconsin Badgers | 19 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Northeastern Huskies | 55 | (11) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | Sporting JAX | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jessica Hunt is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Sporting Club Jacksonville of the USL Super League. She played collegiately for the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Northeastern University.
Early life and youth career
[edit]Hunt grew up in Edina, Minnesota, and attended Edina High School, where she earned all-conference honors as a sophomore and all-state honors as a junior. She captained the team as a senior but was sidelined due to injury. She also played club soccer with the Minnesota Thunder in the ECNL, helping the team win the 2018 ECNL Midwest Championship and reach the national quarterfinals in both 2017 and 2018.
In 2016, Hunt was invited to the U.S. Soccer Region II ODP Camp. She was also a standout student, earning three Academic All-State honors, recognition as a National Merit Commended Scholar, and receiving the National Book Award.
College career
[edit]Wisconsin Badgers
[edit]Hunt began her collegiate career playing for the Wisconsin Badgers. In her freshman year during the spring 2021 season, she made 10 appearances and two starts, totaling 270 minutes. She recorded a season-high 82 minutes in a 1–0 win over the Iowa Hawkeyes. In fall 2021, she appeared in nine matches for the Badgers, playing 144 minutes and setting a season-high with 50 minutes against Providence. She was named to the Big Ten All-Academic Team in fall 2021.[1]
Northeastern Huskies
[edit]Hunt transferred to play for the Northeastern Huskies in 2022, where she became a key playmaker. In her first season, she started all 20 games and led the team with 13 assists—a single-season program record that ranked tied for fourth nationally. She also contributed one goal and finished second on the team with 15 points. Her first collegiate goal was a game-winning penalty against Hofstra.
In 2023, Hunt started all 18 matches, scoring a career-high six goals and adding 10 assists. She led the team in assists, total points (22), and game-winning goals (2), and went 3-for-3 from the penalty spot. She recorded seven multi-point games, including a career-best five points against Hampton.
In her final season in 2024, Hunt appeared in 17 matches with 15 starts, scoring four goals and four assists. On October 20 against Campbell, she set the all-time program assist record with her 26th career assist, finishing with 27. She earned All-Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) Second Team and All-New England Third Team honors in her senior campaign.[2]
Club career
[edit]Sporting JAX
[edit]On June 26, 2025, Sporting JAX, an expansion franchise in the USL Super League, announced they had signed Hunt to their inaugural roster.[3] She was youth and high school teammates with Sporting JAX teammate, Sophia Boman.
Career statistics
[edit]College
[edit]| Season | Games | Scoring | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | G | A | PTS | SH | SOG | |||
| Wisconsin Badgers | |||||||||
| 2020–2021 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Northeastern Huskies | |||||||||
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 6 | ||
| 2023 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 31 | 16 | ||
| 2024 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 17 | ||
| Career | |||||||||
| Career Total | 74 | 55 | 11 | 27 | 49 | 66 | 39 | ||
Honors
[edit]- Two-time All-CAA First Team: 2022, 2023
- All-CAA Second Team: 2024
- Two-time All-ECAC Second Team: 2022, 2023
- Two-time All-New England Third Team: 2023, 2024
- Northeastern single-season assist record: 13 (2022)
- Northeastern career assist record: 27
Personal life
[edit]Hunt is the daughter of Bradley and Laura Hunt and has one brother and two sisters. She began playing soccer at age five. Her role model is her grandfather. Off the field, she enjoys triathlons, hockey, camping, skiing, water skiing, and spending time outdoors with friends. Her favorite player is Sergio Busquets, and her most cherished soccer memory is scoring in the final seconds to send her high school team to the state tournament.
Hunt majored in Bioengineering and Biochemistry at Northeastern.
References
[edit]- ^ "20 Jessie Hunt". UWBadgers.com. University of Wisconsin–Madison. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ "2 Jessie Hunt". NUHuskies.com. Northeastern University. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ "Sporting JAX adds four standouts to inaugural roster, including Flagler star". SportingJAX.com. Sporting JAX. Retrieved 27 June 2025.