Jessica Waterhouse

Jessica Lee Waterhouse (born 7 February 1997) is an Australian rules footballer and former professional soccer player, who plays for Adelaide in the AFL Women's. As a soccer player, they[lower-alpha 1] played for Adelaide United in the Australian W-League.[2] They played there for three seasons.[3]

Jessica Waterhouse
Personal information
Full name Jessica Lee Waterhouse
Date of birth (1997-02-07) 7 February 1997
Place of birth Australia
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
SASI
FFSA NTC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Adelaide United 14 (0)
International career‡
Australia U-17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 February 2014
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 February 2014

In 2017, Waterhouse shifted to Australian rules football, signing with the Christies Beach Football Club in the Adelaide Footy League competition, and played in the Division 2 Premiership team that season.[4]

They were recruited by Adelaide in 2022 as a replacement player for Jasmyn Hewett who was unavailable due to work commitments.[5]

They are the niece of former Fremantle player Clive Waterhouse[3]

Waterhouse uses she/her and they/them pronouns.[1]

Notes
  1. Waterhouse uses both she/her and they/them pronouns.[1] This article uses they/them pronouns for consistency.

References
  1. "Player profiles: 2023 NAB AFLW season" (PDF). AFL Women's. p. 9. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  2. Adelaide United profile
  3. Abbracciavento, Daniela (16 November 2017). "Former Young Matildas captain and Adelaide United player Jessica Waterhouse sets her sights on AFLW after joining Glenelg". Adelaide Now. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  4. "Defib Shop Women's Division 2 - Grand Final". Adelaide Footy Women. SportsTG. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  5. Chalk, Ethan Lee (16 July 2022). "The Waterhouse always wins: Jess joins the Crows". The Inner Sanctum. Retrieved 8 September 2023.


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