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Players / Jenna Nighswonger
Defender
Jenna Nighswonger
USA · Age 25 · 162 cm
Season at a glance · 2024
All stats →28 appearances · 2,096 minutes
2024 · published season totals · Gotham FC listed in season record · data through Sep 1, 2026
- Appearances
- 28
- Starts
- 23
- Minutes
- 2,096
- Tackles won
- 41
- Interceptions
- 35
- Clearances
- 43
Latest appearance · 2024
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ILLUSTRATIVE POSITIONS + MOTION · NOT A MATCH REPLAY
Look beyond the ball2024 · Gotham FC
Left back
Gotham FC
Playing style →When she steps forward, who covers the space behind her?
Similar players →Recent playing time · 2024
All matches →4 starts in 5 recorded appearances. Latest: 40 minutes against Royals on .
Event-clock minutes include stoppage time and can exceed 90. Only appearances are shown; gaps do not establish availability.
Statistics · 2024
Metric definitions →| Metric | Total | Per 90 minutes |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 0.04 |
| Assists | 3 | 0.13 |
| Shots | 20 | 0.86 |
| Shots on target | 8 | 0.34 |
| Key passes | 25 | 1.07 |
| Passes completed | 864 | 37.1 |
| Tackles won | 41 | 1.76 |
| Interceptions | 35 | 1.5 |
| Clearances | 43 | 1.85 |
Advanced metrics · 2024
- 1.89
- 4.39
- 2.07
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Matches · 2024
Season record
| Season / listed club | Apps | Starts | Minutes | Goals | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · Bay FC | 3 | 2 | 204 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 · Gotham FC | 28 | 23 | 2096 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 · Gotham FC | 23 | 20 | 1825 | 3 | 0 |
Career chapters
Full career →Calendar gaps remain visible. This is the available NWSL record, not a complete professional career.
Upcoming club fixture
Bay FC vs Racing Louisville
For the last recorded club. Player availability is not confirmed.
Schedule as observed ; later changes are not reflected.
Player details
Jenna Nighswonger
Defender
- Nationality
- USA
- Born
- 2000-11-28
- Height
- 162 cm
- Recorded seasons
- 3
- NWSL coverage
- 2023–2026
- Data through
- Sep 1, 2026
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Sources, coverage and definitions
Sources, coverage and definitions
Season totals use the official league feed from 2021 onward and event-derived records for 2016–2019. Some season totals may include playoff figures; competition scope remains under review. Match tables here contain verified regular-season appearances only.
Coverage starts in 2016. The 2020 competitions are excluded. Missing seasons do not mean the player did not play. Match minutes include stoppage time and may differ from official season minutes.
Statistics through . Career annotations reviewed September 5, 2026. Listed position, modeled role and availability are separate.
Metric definitions →