Jessie Hunt

Jessica Jane Hunt (born January 10, 2002) is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder. She played college soccer for the Wisconsin Badgers and the Northeastern Huskies before starting her professional career with Sporting JAX of the USL Super League.

Early life Hunt grew up in Edina, Minnesota, and attended Edina High School, where she earned all-conference honors as a sophomore and all-state honors as a junior. She captained the team as a senior but was sidelined due to injury. She also played club soccer with the Minnesota Thunder in the ECNL, helping the team win the 2018 ECNL Midwest Championship and reach the national quarterfinals in both 2017 and 2018. In 2016, Hunt was invited to the U.S. Soccer Region II ODP Camp. She was also a standout student, earning three Academic All-State honors, recognition as a National Merit Commended Scholar, and receiving the National Book Award. She was a youth and high school teammate with Sporting JAX teammate, Sophia Boman. She made 19 league appearances as a rookie before departing from Jacksonville at the end of the season.

Personal life Hunt is the daughter of Bradley and Laura Hunt and has one older brother, Ryan, and two younger sisters. Her role model is her grandfather. After moving to Minnesota from Ohio, her first friend was Sporting JAX teammate Sophia Boman. She began playing soccer at age five. Off the field, she enjoys triathlons, hockey, camping, skiing, water skiing, and spending time outdoors with friends. Her favorite player is Sergio Busquets, and her most cherished soccer memory is scoring in the final seconds to send her high school team to the state tournament.

Hunt majored in bioengineering and biochemistry at Northeastern.

Career statistics Club

Honors Two-time All-CAA First Team: 2022, 2023 All-CAA Second Team: 2024 Two-time All-ECAC Second Team: 2022, 2023 Two-time All-New England Third Team: 2023, 2024 Northeastern single-season assist record: 13 (2022) Northeastern career assist record: 27