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Jennifer Kate Immethun (born August 25, 2004) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defensive midfielder or center back for Angel City FC of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for the Loyola Marymount Lions, the TCU Horned Frogs, and the UCLA Bruins, earning second-team All-American honors while at UCLA. She started her professional career with Portland Thorns FC.
Born in Fremont, California, to Dave and Dara Immethun, Immethun grew up in the nearby city of San Jose. She started playing club soccer for De Anza Force South before joining the San Jose Earthquakes’ academy in 2018. She later switched to FC Bay Area before rounding out her youth career with FC Bay Area Surf. With her club teams, she won three consecutive youth national championships. Immethun attended Piedmont High School, where she earned one varsity letter with the soccer team. Upon departing from high school, Immethun was ranked by TopDrawerSoccer as the 55th best club soccer player in the nation.
Immethun began matriculating at Loyola Marymount University after graduating. She spent one season with…
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