Jessica O'Rourke
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Jessica Lynne O'Rourke is an American professional soccer player from Marlton, New Jersey
. She is currently playing internationally for the club Zvezda-2005
in the Russian Women's Football Championship league and the UEFA Women's Champions League for the 2010/2011 season.
In 2009, she competed in the United Soccer Leagues
' W-League
as team Vice Captain for the Buffalo Flash
; then played in the Spanish Superliga Femenina
with the Club Cajasol Sporting de Huelva
.
On January 16, 2009, she was drafted by the Chicago Red Stars
of Women's Professional Soccer
(WPS
) with the 2nd pick of the 9th Round (58th overall).
Jessica started her professional career in 2008 with the only professional team in the US at that time, the F.C. Indiana Lionesses
. She played a significant role as a defensive midfielder for F.C. Indiana as they won USL W-League Central Conference in 2008 and then advanced to the Championship Finals.
Marlton, New Jersey
Marlton is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Evesham Township in Burlington County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population of Marlton was 10,260.-History:...
. She is currently playing internationally for the club Zvezda-2005
Zvezda 2005 Perm
Zvezda 2005 Perm ) is Russian professional women's football club.-History:The club is based in the city of Perm and takes its name from men's team Zvezda Perm, which was dissolved in 1997...
in the Russian Women's Football Championship league and the UEFA Women's Champions League for the 2010/2011 season.
In 2009, she competed in the United Soccer Leagues
United Soccer Leagues
The United Soccer Leagues is the organizer of several soccer leagues with teams in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. It includes men's and women's leagues, both professional and amateur. Leagues currently organized are the USL Pro, the USL Premier Development League, the W-League, and...
' W-League
W-League
The USL W-League is a national women's soccer league in the United States on the 2nd level of women's soccer in the United States soccer pyramid, alongside the Women's Premier Soccer League and below Women's Professional Soccer....
as team Vice Captain for the Buffalo Flash
Buffalo Flash
The Western New York Flash is an American professional soccer club based in Buffalo, New York . It was founded in 2008 and played its inaugural season in 2009...
; then played in the Spanish Superliga Femenina
Superliga Femenina
The Primera División, formely Superliga is the highest level of league competition for Spanish women's football. It is the female equivalent of the men's Primera División and is run by the Real Federación Española de Fútbol.-History:...
with the Club Cajasol Sporting de Huelva
Sporting de Huelva
Sporting de Huelva, also known by its sponsorship name of Cajasol Sporting de Huelva, is a Spanish women's football club from Huelva. It was founded in 2004 as a restructuring of an homonymous junior football club, which had been founded in 1979 and dissolved nine years later, by its original...
.
On January 16, 2009, she was drafted by the Chicago Red Stars
Chicago Red Stars
The Chicago Red Stars are a American professional soccer club that is based in the Chicago suburb of Lisle, Illinois that participates in the Women's Premier Soccer League. From 2009-2010, the Red Stars played their home games at Toyota Park in the Womens Professional Soccer...
of Women's Professional Soccer
Women's Professional Soccer
Women's Professional Soccer is the top level professional women's soccer league in the United States. It began play on March 29, 2009. The league was composed of seven teams for its first two seasons and fielded 6 teams for the 2011 season, with continued plans for future expansion...
(WPS
WPS
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) with the 2nd pick of the 9th Round (58th overall).
Jessica started her professional career in 2008 with the only professional team in the US at that time, the F.C. Indiana Lionesses
F.C. Indiana (W-League)
F.C. Indiana is an American women’s soccer team, founded in 2000. The team is a member of the Women's Premier Soccer League....
. She played a significant role as a defensive midfielder for F.C. Indiana as they won USL W-League Central Conference in 2008 and then advanced to the Championship Finals.