B.C. teen Huitema inks four-year deal with Paris Saint-Germain
B.C. teenage forward Jordyn Huitema has joined Paris Saint- Germain on a four-year deal.
The French club ended months of speculation when it tweeted “Welcome, Jordyn Huitema.” The announcement comes nine days after Huitema’s 18th birthday.
“We are delighted to have reached an agreement with Jordyn Huitema,” said Bruno Cheyrou, PSG women’s sporting director, calling her a “player with great potential.”
Huitema, from Chilliwack, announced in January that was forgoing college to turn pro.
Huitema made two guest appearances for PSG at the International Champions Cup last July. The French club is also home to fellow Canadian international Ashley Lawrence.
Huitema has six goals in 19 appearances for Canada at the senior level.
Huitema first trained with the national team at 14. She made her senior debut at 15 at the Algarve Cup in March 2017 and drew more attention three months later as a 16-year-old, scoring twice off the bench against Costa Rica.
In January 2018, she won the Golden Boot as top scorer at the CONCACAF U-20 Women’s Championship in Trinidad and Tobago. In April and June, serving as captain, she helped Canada qualify for the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Uruguay, where she scored three goals in helping Canada to a fourth-place finish in December.
In 2018, she became the first player to score for Canada’s under-17, under-20 and senior teams in the same year. She notched 10 goals in 16 youth international (CONCACAF and FIFA) matches in 2018 and added four more in eight games with the senior side.
In December, she was named the CSA’s Female Youth International Player of the Year.
Huitema was part of a so-called Super REX Centre program that allows top female soccer prospects from across Canada to attend school, train, and play together in Burnaby, where she lived with a billet family.