Jayda Cheyni Hylton-Pelaia (born 30 May 1998) is a footballer who plays as a full-back for League1 Ontario club Woodbridge Strikers and the Jamaica women's national team. Born in Canada, she represents Jamaica at international level.

Early life

Hylton-Pelaia was born in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. Her father, Gary Hylton, was born in Jamaica and lived there until he was a teenager and her mother, Tracy Pelaia, is Italian.[3] She began playing soccer at the age of eight with Brams United SC and joined the youth teams of Woodbridge Strikers while in high school.[4] Hylton-Pelaia attended St. Augustine Catholic Secondary School in Brampton, where she was a team captain and two-time most valuable player during her four years with the Falcons.[5]

College

Hylton-Pelaia attended East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina, United States.[2]

International career

Although she was born in Canada, Hylton-Pelaia was also able to represent Jamaica, through her father, and Italy, through her mother.[3] She was first called up by Jamaica at the under-20 level, named to the squad for the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.[6] Hylton-Pelaia made her debut in the lead-up to the tournament, starting a friendly against Costa Rica in January.[7] At the championship, she started the Group B finale and played the entirety of a draw against Nicaragua.[8]

Senior career, 2019–present

At the senior level, Hylton-Pelaia was called up for the first time at the 2019 Pan American Games.[9] She earned her debut senior cap in the Group A opener against Mexico and went on to play in every minute of the tournament as Jamaica finished in seventh place.[10] Following the end of the Games, head coach Hue Menzies said that Hylton-Pelaia "did well" and that she would be in consideration for future call-ups during the 2020 Summer Olympics qualifying process.[11]

However, due to injury and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Hylton-Pelaia did not appear for Jamaica for three years. Her next call was for the 2022 CONCACAF W Championship.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of 19 July 2023[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Woodbridge Strikers 2015 League1 Ontario —
2016[14] 11 1 3 0 — 14 1
2017[15] 6 0 1 0 — 7 0
2018[16] 6 0 3 1 0 0 9 1
2019[17] 8 1 — 0 0 8 1
Total 31+ 2+ 7+ 1+ 0 0 38+ 3+
Woodbridge Strikers 2022[18] League1 Ontario 3 0 — 0 0 3 0
2023[19] 8 0 — 0 0 8 0
Total 11 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
Career total 42+ 2+ 7+ 1+ 0 0 49+ 3+
  1. ^ All appearances in the L1 Cup

International

As of 14 July 2022[20]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Jamaica 2019 4 0
2020 0 0
2021 0 0
2022 2 0
Total 6 0

References

  1. ^ "Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences: Bachelor of Science" (PDF). One Hundred Twelfth Fall Commencement. Greenville, North Carolina: East Carolina University. 4 December 2020. p. 19. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Jayda Hylton-Pelaia – East Carolina profile". East Carolina Pirates. East Carolina University. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  3. ^ a b Woodward, Ronnie (16 August 2019). "Back in purple and gold after Jamaican summer". The Daily Reflector. Adams Publishing Group. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Jaguars claw way to title in Cincinnati". The Mississauga News. Metroland Media Group. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Jayda Hylton-Pelaia – Arizona State profile". Arizona State Sun Devils. Arizona State University. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Jamaica raises intensity as U-20 Women's Championship nears". CONCACAF. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  7. ^ Chinchilla, Roy (3 January 2018). "Juvenil femenina gana primer amistoso ante Jamaica" [Women's youth wins first friendly against Jamaica] (Press release) (in Spanish). Costa Rican Football Federation. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  8. ^ Cowan, Sherdon (23 January 2018). "Girlz hunt win". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  9. ^ "JFF announces Reggae Girlz Pan Am squad". The Gleaner. Gleaner Company. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  10. ^ Jayda Hylton-Pelaia at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games
  11. ^ Scott, Livingston (7 August 2019). "Mission accomplished for Girlz – Menzies - Young Boyz look for second Pan Am win against Panama". The Gleaner. Gleaner Company. Retrieved 18 July 2022. "Jayda Hylton-Pelaia and Madiya Harriott did well, and both will be in the contingent for the Olympic qualifier selection process," he noted.
  12. ^ "Reggae Girlz squad named for CONCACAF Championship". RJR 94 FM. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  13. ^ Jayda Hylton-Pelaia at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  14. ^ "Jayda Hylton-Pelaia 2016 statistics at L1O". League1 Ontario. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  15. ^ "Jayda Hylton-Pelaia 2017 statistics at L1O". League1 Ontario. Archived from the original on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  16. ^ "Jayda Hylton-Pelaia 2018 statistics at L1O". League1 Ontario. Archived from the original on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  17. ^ "Jayda Hylton-Pelaia 2019 statistics at L1O". League1 Ontario. Archived from the original on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  18. ^ "Jayda Hylton-Pelaia 2022 statistics at L1O". League1 Ontario. Archived from the original on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  19. ^ "Jayda Hylton-Pelaia 2023 statistics at L1O". League1 Ontario. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  20. ^ "Jayda Hylton-Pelaia". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
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