Jilly Shimkin

College career

Shimkin played one season for the Penn State Nittany Lions in 2021, starting in 15 games.

During college, Shimkin played in the summer with Women's Premier Soccer League club Downtown United and USL W League club Tampa Bay United.

Club career

Shimkin was a non-roster trialist with the North Carolina Courage in the 2025 preseason. In June, she played for Austin Rise FC at the Soccer Tournament 2025, a seven-a-side tournament. The following month, she signed her first professional contract with USL Super League club Tampa Bay Sun, with whom she had trained the previous year. She made her professional debut on August 23, 2025, replacing Ava Tankersley as a halftime subtitute in the Sun's season-opening 2–1 loss to Brooklyn FC. On March 27, 2026, she scored her first professional goal in a 2–0 win over DC Power FC. Shimkin made 23 appearances and scored 1 goal during her rookie season.

On August 5, 2026, it was announced that Shimkin had signed with fellow USL Super League club Brooklyn FC, returning to her home state. She debuted for the club on August 15, 2026, coming on as a second-half substitute for Sophia Lowenberg in Brooklyn's season-opening defeat to Lexington SC.

International career Shimkin began training with the United States youth national team at the under-14 level. She played for the under-23 team against NWSL teams in the 2023 preseason.

In 2024, Shimkin tried out for the United States national futsal team in advance of the inaugural 2025 FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup.

Honors and awards

Texas Longhorns Big 12 Conference: 2022 Big 12 Conference tournament: 2023 SEC tournament: 2024

Individual Second-team All-Big 12: 2022