title: Jessica Shufelt
text: # Jessica Shufelt
  
  Jessica Rose Shufelt (born May 29, 1990) is an American soccer forward who played for Portland Thorns FC.
  
  ## Youth career
  
  Shufelt was a forward at the University of Connecticut. She scored 11 times for the Huskies adding 10 assists. During the summers of 2011 and 2012 Shufelt also played for the Ottawa Fury Women in the W-League.
  
  ## Professional career
  
  On February 7, 2013, she was taken in the 5th round of the 2013 NWSL Supplemental Draft by the Portland Thorns.
  
  