Jenaya Robertson

Jenaya Robertson is a centre midfielder who realized that a professional career did exist in Europe beyond the college game, signing her first professional contract in Germany (FC Würzburger Kickers) before making stops in Spain (CP Cacereño) and Ireland (Shelbourne FC and Athlone Town AFC where she was a President’s Cup champion).

Jenaya’s natural talent and passion for soccer quickly shone through in her development, leading her to a standout career with the Trinity Western University Spartans where she amassed 34 goals and 14 assists (2015-2020). Jenaya was named USports Player-of-the-Year and First Team All-Canadian in 2020. She broke the single-season goal-scoring record for the Spartans in 2020, scoring 14 goals in 14 games. She was also presented with the Murray Hall Leadership Legacy Award during the Spartans’ 2019 season.

Her career highlights include: USPORTS Player-of-the-Year in 2019-20, two-time Canada West Champion, Trinity Western University Athlete-of-the-Year in 2019-20, and three-time captain of Trinity Western University Spartans.

Did You Know…Jenaya is connected to TeamUp – a non-profit sports charity that works alongside humanitarian organizations to improve the lives of children in underserved communities around the world, through which she has traveled to conduct sports clinics while assisting with community service projects… Jenaya idolizes Steven Gerrard a Liverpool legend, her grandmother who is a two-time breast cancer survivor, and Julie Andrews from the Sound of Music who is known for her compassion, kindness and generosity….away from the pitch Jenaya likes to spend time with family and friends, be in nature, and just relax….

Favourite Quote: “Trust the process” and “The vision of a champion is someone who is bent over, drenched in sweat, at the point of exhaustion when nobody else is watching” – Mia Hamm/Anson Dorrance