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Megan Jesolva (FA)
Defender - Midfielder
Team: Atlanta Beat
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Height: 5' 4"
Birth Date: 10/21/1988
Hometown: La Mirada, California
Previous Team: University of California
How Acquired:
Signed as a free agent

WPS:

    2011
  • Signed by the Atlanta Beat as a free agent, January 2011
  • Played in 16 matches, starting 10
  • Logged 1026 minutes in rookie year
  • Took 9 shots, 4 on goal
  • Earned 1 assist
International:
  • Traveled to Germany with the Under-23 national team in 2009
  • Spent time with the U.S. under-23 national team, traveling with the team to England for two games and to training camps in 2008
College: 

    2009
  • Limited by injury, started seven games, playing in 11
  • Dished out two assists, both of which came on game-winning goals - Texas A&M and Portland State
  • Took six shots
  • Earned a Pac-10 all-academic honorable mention 

    • 2008
  • Led the squad in assists with eight
  • Started 18 of the games she played in for the Bears
  • Had two games where she registered multiple assists - BYU and Oregon
  • Dished out the assist on three game-winning goals

    • 2007
  • Named to the Pac-10 All-Freshman team and picked as Cal's Freshman of the Year
  • Selected a second-team Freshman All-American and second-team All-West Region by Soccer Buzz
  • Started 18 of the 21 games she played in
  • Notched assists in a 1-0 victory over Colorado College and in a 2-0 win at No. 1 Santa Clara
High School/Personal:
  • Rated the No. 10 player nationally by Soccer Buzz
  • 2007 Parade Magazine All-American
  • Has U.S. U-23, U-17, and U-16 national team experience
  • Helped Slammers FC win the 2004 U.S. club national championship and the 2003 and 2005 USYSA national crowns, and the team won six Surf Cup titles with Jesolva on the squad
  • Also played for Whittier Christian High School, at which she was named to the principal's honor roll and received All-CIF academic accolades
  • Named the MVP when her U15 team won the Gothia Cup Championship
  • Part of six straight Coast Soccer League titles
  • Parents are Frank and Vicki Jesolva
1. What are the three things you can never be without while traveling?
A: Blackberry, sweatshirt, journal.

2. If you didn’t play professional soccer, what other profession would you want to try – and why?
A: I would probably be a writer because I enjoy entertaining other people with stories, fiction or non fiction.

3. What’s your perfect day off?
A: Take a nap at the beach in the middle of summer, walking in a big city, or laying in bed all day.

4. What famous person most inspires you and why?
A: Between Michael Jordan and Messi.

5. If you had a dinner party, who are the four people you would invite (can be living or dead)?
A: My mom, my dad, and my sisters.

6. If there were one adjective to describe you, what would it be?
A: Smiley - I'd say I'm a brat though :)

7. What’s on your workout / pre-game iPod playlist?
A: I have a big mix of oldies, Al Green, Black Eyed Peas and Rihanna, Florence and the Machine.

QUICK HITS – List your top three favorites:

TV Shows:
1. Desperate Housewives
2. Modern Family
3. Reality TV

Place to Shop:
1. Nordstrom Rack
2. Lululemon
3. Anywhere with sales

Restaurants:
1. My mom's kitchen
2. Barney's - it's a burger place in northern California
3. iHop (I love Breakfast!)

Professional Athletes:
1. Michael Jordan
2. Messi
3. Kelly Slater

Cities (in any country):
1. Venice
2. Rome
3. Malibu
Year Club GP GS MIN G A SHTS SOG FC FS C E
2011 Atlanta Beat 16 10 1026 0 1 9 4 4 6 0 0
Career 16 10 1026 0 1 9 4 4 6 0 0
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