Jesse Anne Villanueva Shugg (born May 2, 1992) is a footballer who plays as a forward. Born in Canada, she represents the Philippines national team.
Early life She played youth soccer with the Burlington Youth SC. In 2009, she won the Golden Boot award at the Canadian youth national championship.
College career In 2010, she committed to attend Florida Atlantic University, where she would play for the women's soccer team. She scored her first goal on September 10, 2010, against the North Dakota State Bison. In her sophomore season, she served as team captain. She led FAU in goals and points during both her seasons.
In 2012, she transferred to the University of Miami to play for the women's soccer team. She scored her first goal on August 17, 2012, against the Florida Gators.
Club career In 2011, she played with the Toronto Lady Lynx in the USL W-League.
In 2012, she played with Hamilton FC Rage and then played with them again in 2014, after they relocated and became K-W United FC.
In 2016, Shugg was signed to play for UMF Tindastóll of the Icelandic second-tier 1. deild kvenna. On July 20, she scored a hat trick against Fjarðab/Höttur/Leiknir. With Tindastóll, she scored 11 goals in 7 games.
In November 2016, Shugg was signed with Fylkir of the Úrvalsdeild kvenna for the 2017 season.
In 2022, she played with Blue Devils FC in League1 Ontario.
International career In 2009, Shugg attended a camp with the Canadian U-20 national team.
In 2012, she attended a camp in California, where the national team coach was looking at players of Filipino descent in North America, which was immediately followed by the 2012 LA Vikings Cup tournament against American club teams, where the Philippines won the tournament and she scored five goals in an 8–1 win against club side Leon.
She made her official international debut on May 21, 2013, at the 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualifiers against Iran, where she scored two goals in a 6–0 victory. She later represented the team at the 2013 South East Asian Games, 2015 AFF Women's Championship, and 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup
International goals Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first. # Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. May 21, 2013 Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka 3–0 6–0 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification 2. 6–0 3. May 2, 2015 Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City 1–0 3–0 2015 AFF Women's Championship 4. April 12, 2018 King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman 1–3 1–3 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup
Coaching career Shugg worked with the PBA Sailfish women's soccer team as an assistant coach in 2014.
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