Mya Jones

Mya Jones
Jones with the San Diego Wave in 2024
Personal information
Full name Mya Rilaine Charmaine Jones[1]
Date of birth (2001-08-01) August 1, 2001[2]
Place of birth Calgary, Alberta, Canada[3]
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position Forward
Youth career
Calgary Foothills
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 Memphis Tigers 93 (26)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Calgary Foothills WFC 15 (4)
2022–2023 Calgary Foothills WFC
2024–2025 San Diego Wave 19 (2)
2025 → AFC Toronto (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2014–2016 Canada U15 9 (2)
2020 Canada U20 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 02:32, December 10, 2025 (UTC)

Mya Rilaine Charmaine Jones (born August 1, 2001) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward. She played college soccer for the Memphis Tigers before being selected by the San Diego Wave in the 2024 NWSL Draft. She has represented Canada internationally at the under-15 and under-20 levels.

Early life

Jones was born in Calgary, Alberta, to parents Jason Jones and Kristin Sherriff. In high school, Jones ran track and field and was a six-time academic honoree.[4] She played youth soccer with Calgary Foothills WFC, competing with the club from ages 12[5] to 21.[6] Additionally, Jones played with the Alberta South REX program[7] and trained with the Whitehaps FC Girls Elite REX program in her youth.[8]

College career

Jones played on the Memphis Tigers women's soccer team for five seasons, playing as a forward and a midfielder.[4] She scored her first collegiate goal on September 12, 2019, in a 6–0[9] win over Southeastern Louisiana. Jones completed her first year at Memphis with 3 goals and 8 assists, ranking second in single-season assists by a freshman at her school. She was also included in the 2019 AAC All-Rookie Team, the 2019 AAC All-Conference First Team, and she was named the 2019 AAC Rookie of the Year.[4]

As a sophomore, Jones started in all 12 of Memphis' matches, recording 4 assists. Her only goal of the season came in a 3–1 defeat to Ole Miss on March 1, 2021.[10] She was named the 2020–21 AAC Midfielder of the Year for her performances.[4] Growing into a more attacking threat in her junior year,[11] Jones scored one more goal than the season prior, ending the year with 2.[12] She played for the Tigers in 19 matches, starting in each one.[13] In 2021, Jones was named to the AAC All-Conference Second Team and the 2021 AAC Preseason All-Conference Team.[4]

In her senior year, Jones played and started in 19 games, similarly to the previous season. She was the team leader in goals, scoring 9, including 3 game-winners. She also finished the season with 2 assists. Jones made the 2022 AAC All-Conference First Team and the 2022 United Soccer Coaches All-South Region First Team.[4]

In her final year at Memphis, Jones led the Tigers in assists, notching 11. She also scored 11 goals, the second-highest on the team. Her goal tally was the highest in the entire AAC in conference play. Jones had three multi-goal games over the course of two months near the end of 2023. She finished the season with 22 matches under her belt, each of them starts.[4] She also received numerous accolades for her 2023 performance, including the AAC Championship Most Outstanding Offensive Player title and a unanimously-decided AAC Offensive Player of the Year award.[14] Jones was named to the 2023 AAC Championship All-Tournament Team and the 2023 AAC All-Conference First Team, as well. Finally, Jones was named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watchlist in 2023.[4] Jones finished her college career with 26 goals in 93 matches played.[12]

Club career

Calgary Foothills

From 2017 to 2019, she played with Calgary Foothills WFC in United Women's Soccer.[15][16][17] She also played with them in 2022 and 2023 and was named the 2022 All-United Women’s Soccer Most Valuable Player.[18]

San Diego Wave

On January 12, 2024, Jones was selected by San Diego Wave FC as the 14th pick in the third round of the 2024 NWSL Draft.[19][20] She was the 42nd overall pick and became the first player from the University of Memphis to be drafted into the National Women's Soccer League.[21][22][23] The Wave signed Jones to a two-year contract to start her professional career.[24] Jones made her NWSL debut on April 27, 2024. In her first appearance, she was named to the starting lineup and contributed to a 2–1 victory over Bay FC.[25][26] Jones scored her first professional goal on June 19, 2024, in a 2–1 defeat to NJ/NY Gotham FC.[27] In the 48th minute of the game, Jones intercepted a pass from opposing goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger and outmuscled her defender before scoring with her left foot.[28]

In February 2025, she was loaned to AFC Toronto of the Northern Super League for the 2025 season.[29] Battling injury concerns, she did not appear for Toronto as the team finished atop the NSL table and finished as the runner-ups in the playoffs.[30] Following her loan spell, Jones was left without a club after not re-signing with San Diego upon the expiration of her rookie contract.[31]

International career

Jones has represented Canada at U-15, U-17, and U-20 levels.[32] She was 12 years of age when she made her youth team debut under eventual Canada women's national soccer team coach Bev Priestman.[33] Jones was also part of the Canada team that won the 2014 CONCACAF Girls' U-15 Championship and earned a silver medal at the 2016 CONCACAF Girls' U-15 Championship.[34] In 2020, Jones appeared in the 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship,[35] where Canada made it to the quarterfinals before being eliminated by the United States.[36]

Career statistics

As of December 9, 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Playoffs[a] Cup[b] Continental[c] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
San Diego Wave FC 2024 NWSL 19 2 — 0 0 4 0 1[d] 0 24 2
AFC Toronto 2025 0 0 0 0 — — — 0 0
Career total 19 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 24 2
  1. ^ Includes NWSL Playoffs
  2. ^ Includes the NWSL Challenge Cup
  3. ^ Includes CONCACAF W Champions Cup
  4. ^ Includes NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup

Honors

San Diego Wave

References

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