Jill Aguilera

Jillienne "Jill" Cole Aguilera (born January 5, 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Carolina Ascent in the USL Super League. Born in the mainland United States, she plays for the Puerto Rico women's national team.

Jill Aguilera
Personal information
Full name Jillienne Cole Aguilera
Date of birth (1998-01-05) January 5, 1998
Place of birth Redwood City, California, U.S.
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Carolina Ascent
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2021 Arizona Wildcats 92 (33)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 Chicago Red Stars 28 (0)
2024– Carolina Ascent 0 (0)
International career‡
2022– Puerto Rico 9 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 14, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of December 1, 2023

Early life

Aguilera played varsity soccer for Woodside High School.[1][2]

College career

Aguilera played soccer for the women's team of University of Arizona from 2017 to 2021.[3][4][5][6] While Aguilera started at University of Arizona in Fall 2016, a knee injury before the start of the season sidelined her for the year.[7]

Club career

Aguilera started her career in 2022 with American side Chicago Red Stars.[8] The Red Stars released Aguilera on March 11, 2024.[9]

On May 14, 2024, Aguilera signed with USL Super League club Carolina Ascent.[10][11]

International career

In April 2022, Aguilera received her first call-up to Puerto Rico’s Women’s National Team and has continued to represent Puerto Rico since.[8][12]

During the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup’s preliminary matches, Aguilera scored the match-winning goal in Puerto Rico’s match against higher-seed Haiti, helping Puerto Rico advance to the W Gold Cup tournament.[13] By qualifying for the tournament, Puerto Rico’s Blue Hurricanes made history as the first time the national team has made a Concacaf qualifying tournament.[14]

In the group stage match against Panama, Aguilera took a corner kick and served the ball to Madison Cox, who scored the equalizer.[14] Puerto Rico would go on to win the match 2-0.[15]

Career statistics

Club
As of October 15, 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Playoffs[lower-alpha 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chicago Red Stars 2022 NWSL 1703010210
2023 11040—150
Career total 2807010360
  1. Includes the NWSL Challenge Cup
  2. Includes NWSL Playoffs

International goals
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.1 July 2023Estadio Las Delicias, Santa Tecla, El Salvador Jamaica1–01–12023 Central American and Caribbean Games
2.27 October 2023Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago Trinidad and Tobago2–12–12024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification
3.17 February 2024Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States Haiti1–01–0
4.3 April 2024Mayagüez Athletics Stadium, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico Cayman Islands8–012–0Friendly
5.6 April 2024Parque de Fútbol Benjamín Martínez González, San Juan, Puerto Rico Cayman Islands5–08–0

References
  1. "Jill Aguilera, former Woodside star, lighting up Pac-12". smdailyjournal.com. March 4, 2021.
  2. "Jill Aguilera – News article". January 23, 2014.
  3. "As she climbs the Arizona record books, Jill Aguilera's main focus is on helping the team win". bgn.fm. September 8, 2021.
  4. "Sixth-year senior Jill Aguilera hopes to finish UA career strong before turning pro". tucson.com. September 29, 2021.
  5. "Dynamic Jill Aguilera has quietly been a driving force for the Arizona Wildcats' soccer team". tucson.com. May 31, 2020.
  6. "After twists and turns of 2020, Arizona's Jill Aguilera eager to play in a game that counts". tucson.com. October 18, 2020.
  7. "Who We Are: Jill Aguilera". University of Arizona Athletics. August 17, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  8. "Jill Aguilera Is Ready For More With the Chicago Red Stars". womenkickballs.com.
  9. Salazar, Emmanuel (March 11, 2024). "Red Stars Release Midfielder Jill Aguilera". Chicago Red Stars. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  10. "Carolina Ascent FC Signs Four Accomplished Players to Join the Climb: Midfielder Taylor Porter, Forward Rylee Baisden, Midfielder Jill Aguilera and Defender Kelly Ann Livingstone".
  11. "JILL AGUILERA". CarolinaAscent.com. Carolina Ascent. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  12. Salazar, Emmanuel (October 23, 2023). "Chicago Red Stars Midfielder, Jill Aguilera, Called Up to Puerto Rican Women's National Team". Chicago Red Stars. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  13. Chatz, Joe (February 18, 2024). "Chicago Red Stars' Jill Aguilera, Samantha Fisher Qualify for W Gold Cup". On Tap Sports Net. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  14. "GC Daily: Trailblazing Puerto Rico makes more history". Squad Depth. February 25, 2024. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  15. "Puerto Rico Results". ESPN. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
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