Jenna Bike
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-06-01) June 1, 1998[1]
Place of birth Trumbull, Connecticut, United States[1]
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Chicago Red Stars
Number 24
Youth career
2012–2015 St. Joseph High Cadets
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2021 Boston College Eagles[1] 89 (18)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022 NJ/NY Gotham FC 9 (0)
2023– Chicago Red Stars 9 (0)
International career
2014 United States U18
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 1, 2023

Jenna Bike (born June 1, 1998) is an American professional women's soccer player who plays as a forward for the Chicago Red Stars in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).[1][2][3]

Early life

Bike is a native of Trumbull, Connecticut, where she played youth club soccer.[4]

Youth career

Bike attended St. Joseph High School, where she played girls' soccer for the St. Joseph High Cadets. In her sophomore season in 2013, Bike scored 40 goals and was credited with 35 assists, and the Cadets reached and won the Connecticut state championship match. In her senior season, Bike scored 25 goals, and the Cadets won the Class L state championship again with a 22–1 record.[5] She scored a goal and was credited with an assist in the Cadets' 2–0 Class L finals match victory against Suffield High School, completing her high school career with 79 goals and 45 assists, both school records.[6]

Bike was named National Soccer Coaches Association of America national high school player of the year on December 8, 2015,[7][8] and a Gatorade Connecticut Player of the Year twice.[5][9][10]

In November 2022, Bike was inducted into the Connecticut Girls' Soccer Coaches' Association Hall of Fame.[11]

College career

In 2016, Bike began playing NCAA Division I women's soccer for the Boston College Eagles as a forward.[1][10]

Bike suffered an injury that kept her from playing her senior season in 2019[10] and required 13 months of rehabilitation, which she performed herself due to the COVID-19 pandemic. She graduated from Boston College's nursing program in 2020 and registered for the 2020 NWSL College Draft, but was not selected and returned to Boston College for two graduate seasons of play while pursuing a masters degree, then a doctorate degree, in nursing practice.[11] She also worked at Boston College as a nurse.[4]

By the end of her career with the Eagles in 2021, Bike made 89 appearances, 88 of them starts, and played a total of 6,461 minutes. She scored 18 goals and was credited with 15 assists, and was named the team's captain for her final two seasons.[10][12]

Club career

In 2022, NWSL club NJ/NY Gotham FC invited Bike to its open tryouts, and she stepped away from her doctorate program to pursue a professional soccer career.[3][4]

NJ/NY Gotham FC (2022)

On February 1, 2022, Gotham named Bike to its preseason roster as a non-roster invitee.[13] Bike trained with the team as a practice player after tryouts, then signed a National Team Replacement Player (NTRP) contract with Gotham FC on June 27, 2022.[14] Gotham moved Bike from forward to right back, where she trained on the position with goalkeeper Michelle Betos and center back Ali Krieger,[4] both of whom had also joined Gotham that season.[13]

Bike debuted for Gotham on June 2, 2022, against the Chicago Red Stars. On August 5, 2022, days after the expiration of her NTR contract, Bike signed a full contract with Gotham FC in August 2022.[4][15]

Gotham waived Bike in November 2022.[3]

Chicago Red Stars (2023–)

In January 2023, Chicago Red Stars coach Chris Petrucelli contacted Bike about the team's need for a winger.[3] The team subsequently signed Bike from the NWSL waiver wire to a two-year contract with an option for a third year, where she returned to playing as a forward.[3][12][16]

International career

Bike attended United States women's national under-18 soccer team training camp in 2015.[5]

Personal life

Bike has two younger sisters, Julia and Tory, both of whom play soccer.[17]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Jenna Bike". Chicago Red Stars. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Jenna Bike". National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Tonelli, Jenna (June 1, 2023). "With the Chicago Red Stars, Jenna Bike is trusting the process". All For XI. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Tonelli, Jenna (September 30, 2022). "From a Nurse to a Pro, Jenna Bike Reflects on Her First Season with Gotham FC". Nets Republic. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 Times, Trumbull (December 9, 2015). "Soccer: Jenna Bike National Player of the Year". The Trumbull Times. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  6. ↑ Fenwick, Ali (February 8, 2016). "Faces in the Crowd". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  7. ↑ Bonjour, Doug (December 8, 2015). "St. Joseph's Bike named National Player of the Year in girls soccer". Connecticut Post. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  8. ↑ "NSCAA announces 2015 National Players of the Year (Women/Girls)". SoccerWire. December 18, 2015. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Connecticut Girls Soccer POY: Jenna Bike". USA TODAY High School Sports. USA Today. February 4, 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  10. 1 2 3 4 "Jenna Bike - Women's Soccer". Boston College Eagles. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  11. 1 2 "Jenna Bike '16 Inducted into CGSCA Hall of Fame!". www.sjcadets.org (Press release). November 11, 2021. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  12. 1 2 "Red Stars sign F Jenna Bike to 2-year contract". National Post. Reuters. January 11, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  13. 1 2 Lewis, Michael (February 1, 2022). "MUCH TO CHOOSE FROM: Gotham FC unveils 30-player preseason roster". Front Row Soccer. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Jenna Bike & Amanda Visco Join Gotham FC as National Team Replacements" (Press release). NJ/NY Gotham FC. June 27, 2022. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  15. ↑ "NJ/NY Gotham FC Signs National Team Replacement Jenna Bike to Senior Contract" (Press release). NJ/NY Gotham FC. August 5, 2022. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  16. ↑ Dell'Apa, Frank (March 16, 2023). "NWSL: Why BC alum, Connecticut native Jenna Bike found the right fit with Red Stars". New England Soccer Journal. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  17. ↑ Morelli, Joe (October 24, 2022). "Julia Bike keys St. Joseph's defense as Cadets prep for another long girl soccer postseason run". CT Insider. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
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