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Jordan Fusco
Fusco with the San Diego Wave in 2025
Personal information
Full name Jordan Michelle Fusco[1]
Date of birth (2003-09-11) September 11, 2003 (age 22)[1]
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 San Diego Wave
Number 28
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Tennessee Volunteers 61 (14)
2024 Penn State Nittany Lions 25 (3)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2025– San Diego Wave 13 (0)
2025–2026 → Tampa Bay Sun (loan) 4 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 04:18, June 20, 2026 (UTC)

Jordan Michelle Fusco (born September 11, 2003) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for San Diego Wave FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for the Tennessee Volunteers and the Penn State Nittany Lions.

Early life

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Fusco grew up in Olmsted Township, Ohio, the oldest of two children born to Janae and Scott Fusco.[1][2] She attended Olmsted Falls High School, where she played two seasons of high school soccer, earning all-state honors.[1] She played club soccer for Internationals SC alongside future Tennessee teammate Taylor Huff, earning ECNL All-American honors in 2021.[1][3] She committed to Tennessee as a junior.[4]

College career

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Tennessee Volunteers

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Fusco appeared in 23 games, 15 as a starter, in her freshman season with the Tennessee Volunteers in 2021, scoring 4 goals and adding 5 assists. She helped Tennessee win the SEC tournament, defeating top-seeded Arkansas in the final. She scored Tennessee's NCAA tournament opener as they made the second round.[1] She started all 19 games as a sophomore in 2022, scoring 4 goals with 1 assist and helping Tennessee top the SEC East standings.[1] She scored 6 goals with 4 assists in 19 games as a junior in 2023, earning first-team All-SEC honors.[1]

Penn State Nittany Lions

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Fusco transferred to the Penn State Nittany Lions for her senior season in 2024; Brian Pensky, the coach who had recruited her to Tennessee, had left for Florida State in 2022.[5] She started all 25 games, scored 3 goals, and provided a career-high 12 assists, the most by a Nittany Lion since Sam Coffey's 12 assists in 2020. She earned second-team All-Big Ten honors and helped Penn State reach the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament.[2][6]

Club career

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After being invited as a non-roster trialist in the preseason, Fusco signed her first professional contract with San Diego Wave FC on March 12, 2025, agreeing to a short-term deal through June.[7] She made her professional debut on April 19, coming on as a stoppage-time substitute for Kenza Dali in a 4–1 win over Racing Louisville.[8] On June 20, the Wave signed her through the end of the season.[9] She totaled seven regular-season appearances as a rookie.[10] In the playoffs, she replaced an injured Gia Corley to play both extra time periods in a 1–0 loss to the Portland Thorns in the quarterfinals.[11]

On December 17, 2025, Fusco signed a two-year contract extension with the Wave through 2027.[12] The same day, she joined Tampa Bay Sun on loan for the rest of the USL Super League season.[13] She scored her first professional goal in her Tampa Bay debut three days later in a 3–1 loss to Sporting JAX.[14] On March 9, 2026, she was recalled to her parent club before the NWSL season opener, having scored 2 goals in 4 games on loan.[15]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of February 21, 2026[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Playoffs Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
San Diego Wave FC 2025 NWSL 7 0 1 0 8 0
Tampa Bay Sun FC 2025–26 USLS 4 2 — 4 2
Career total 11 2 1 0 12 2

Honors and awards

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Tennessee Volunteers

Individual

  • First-team All-SEC: 2023
  • Second-team All-Big Ten: 2024
  • SEC all-freshman team: 2021

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Jordan Fusco". Tennessee Volunteers. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Jordan Fusco". Penn State Nittany Lions. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Girls ECNL announces 2020-21 All Americans". Elite Clubs National League. September 20, 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2025 – via TopDrawerSoccer.
  4. ↑ Shealer, Sheldon (January 20, 2020). "Recruiting Roundup: Jan. 20-26". TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  5. ↑ Hall, Cora (December 13, 2023). "Jordan Fusco, Erykah Lovett among Tennessee soccer and volleyball players in transfer portal". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Fusco Named CSC Second Team Academic All-American". Penn State Nittany Lions. December 11, 2024. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  7. ↑ "San Diego Wave FC Signs Nya Harrison and Jordan Fusco to Short Term Contracts". San Diego Wave FC. March 12, 2025. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  8. ↑ "San Diego Wave FC Earns 4–1 Road Win Over Racing Louisville FC". San Diego Wave FC. April 19, 2025. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
  9. ↑ "San Diego Wave FC Signs Nya Harrison and Jordan Fusco to New Contracts". San Diego Wave FC. June 20, 2025. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Jordan Fusco 2025 Match Logs". FBref.com. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Portland Thorns vs San Diego Wave". The Athletic. November 9, 2025. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  12. ↑ "San Diego Wave FC Signs Midfielder Jordan Fusco to New Contract". San Diego Wave FC. December 17, 2025. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Tampa Bay Sun FC Acquires Jordan Fusco on Loan from San Diego Wave FC". Tampa Bay Sun FC. December 17, 2025. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Matchday Live: Tampa Bay Sun FC at Sporting JAX". Tampa Bay Sun FC. December 20, 2025. Retrieved December 20, 2025.
  15. ↑ "San Diego Wave FC Recall Midfielder Jordan Fusco from Tampa Bay Sun FC". San Diego Wave FC. March 9, 2026. Retrieved March 9, 2026.
  16. ↑ Jordan Fusco at Soccerway
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