Jasmin Hilliard

Jasmin Hilliard Fuentes (born 3 September 1998) is an American-born Puerto Rican footballer who plays as a defender for the Puerto Rico women's national team.

Jasmin Hilliard
Personal information
Full name Jasmin Hilliard Fuentes
Date of birth (1998-09-03) 3 September 1998[1]
Place of birth Middleburg Heights, Ohio, United States[2]
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender,[2] forward[1]
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks 36 (0)
2018–2019 FIU Panthers 21 (0)
2020–2021 Wake Forest Demon Deacons 3 (0)
National team‡
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Puerto Rico 1+ (0)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 May 2018
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Hilliard and the second or maternal family name is Fuentes.

Early life and college

Hilliard was raised in Medina, Ohio and attended Medina High School.[2]

After graduating Florida International University, Hilliard played for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons while studying for a master's degree in business management.[3]

International career

Hilliard was eligible to play for Puerto Rico through her maternal grandparents.[4] She was capped for Las Boricuas at senior level during the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship qualification.[5] In October 2021, Hilliard was recalled to the squad by coach Nat Gonzalez for two friendlies against Guyana.[6]

References
  1. "Jasmin Hilliard - Women's Soccer". Southeast Missouri State University Athletics. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  2. "Jasmin Hilliard - 2019 - Women's Soccer". FIU Athletics. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  3. "JASMIN HILLIARD". godeacs.com. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  4. Mlot, Josh (6 May 2017). "Embracing roots has Hilliard on precipice of Puerto Rico national team, Southeast Missouri State soccer history". Medium. Retrieved 13 April 2020. My mom didn’t grow up there (in Puerto Rico), but my mom’s parents grew up there, and so did my great grandparents
  5. Torres, Javier (12 May 2018). "Puerto Rico cierra con victoria ante Aruba". Seleccion Femenina de Futbol de Puerto Rico (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  6. Andino, Jessica Rosa (18 October 2021). "NAT GONZÁLEZ REALIZÓ PRIMER ENTRENAMIENTO EN PUERTO RICO CON LA SELECCIÓN FEMENINA ABSOLUTA". Federación Puertorriqueña de Fútbol (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 November 2021.


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