Jessica Anne Fishlock is a Welsh female international football midfielder. She was born in Cardiff

Cardiff

Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...

, Wales

Wales

Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...

 and represents English club Bristol Academy

Bristol Academy W.F.C.

Bristol Academy Women's Football Club are a semi-professional English women's football club affiliated with the Bristol Academy of Sport, based at Filton College. They were admitted to the FA WSL in 2010.-History:...

 in the FA WSL.

Club career

Fishlock started her career playing for Cardiff City Ladies

Cardiff City L.F.C.

Cardiff City Ladies Football Club is a Welsh women's football club currently playing at the third level in England. The club was founded in 1975 as Llanedeyrn L.F.C. after a local charity match. They play at Cardiff International Sports Stadium, Cardiff....

, becoming the club's record goalscorer and helping them to promotion to the Women's English Premier League

FA Women's Premier League

The FA Women's Premier League is the second tier of women's football in England. It previously formed the top tier prior to the creation of the FA Women's Super League in 2011. The Women's Premier League has been run by The Football Association since the 1992–93 season...

. After a brief spell at Newport Strikers, she returned to Cardiff before making the short move to Bristol Academy

Bristol Academy W.F.C.

Bristol Academy Women's Football Club are a semi-professional English women's football club affiliated with the Bristol Academy of Sport, based at Filton College. They were admitted to the FA WSL in 2010.-History:...

 in 2007.

In the 2008 close season, she was approached by Dutch Women's Champions AZ

AZ (ladies football club)

AZ Vrouwen was the women's football section of AZ football club from Alkmaar, the Netherlands. They were founder members of the Eredivisie Vrouwen in 2007 and won the first three editions of the championship...

 and joined them that September. Fishlock won Championship medals with AZ in 2009 and 2010.

In January 2011 she returned to Bristol Academy

Bristol Academy W.F.C.

Bristol Academy Women's Football Club are a semi-professional English women's football club affiliated with the Bristol Academy of Sport, based at Filton College. They were admitted to the FA WSL in 2010.-History:...

 to play in the FA WSL.

International career

Fishlock has also become an International regular for Wales. After captaining the team at U–19 level, she was called up to the full squad and made her debut against Switzerland

Switzerland women's national football team

The Switzerland women's national football team represents Switzerland in international women's football.The team played its first match in 1972...

in 2006.