Jennie Lakip
Personal information
Full name Jennie Marshall Lakip
Date of birth (1990-09-15) September 15, 1990
Place of birth Modesto, California
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s) Forward
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 BYU Cougars 89 (17)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021 Dimas Escazú
2021–2022 Alajuelense
2023– Querétaro 6 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jennie Marshall Lakip (née Marshall; born September 15, 1990) is an American soccer player who plays as a striker for Querétaro.

Early life

Lakip attended Brigham Young University in the United States, where she was regarded as one of the soccer team's most important players.[1]

Career

While playing for Costa Rican side Dimas Escazú, Lakip was the top scorer of the 2021 Costa Rican Women's Premier Division with fourteen goals.[2] After that, she played for Costa Rican side Alajuelense.[3] She was regarded as one of the club's most important players.[4]

Style of play

Lakip mainly operates as a striker and has been described as a "player with goals, control of the ball, a lot of technique and she also knows how to use her body very well".[5]

Personal life

Lakip married husband Romy Lakip in 2013, and has two children.[6][7] She has regarded Norway international Erling Haaland as her football idol.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Jennie Lakip: La estadounidense que dejó su retiro para triunfar en el fútbol de Costa Rica". ameliarueda.com. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Alajuelense fichó a Jennie Lakip, la bombardera de la primera división femenina". La Teja (in Spanish). June 22, 2021. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Jennie Lakip vive sus primeros días en Alajuelense: 'Estoy muy impresionada con las instalaciones'". La Nación (in Spanish). June 24, 2021. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  4. ↑ Chaves, Mauricio León (July 19, 2021). "Wilmer López aplaude talento de Jennie Lakip y peso en el equipo de las leonas". AMPrensa.com (in Spanish). Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  5. ↑ Fuentes, Ferlín (June 5, 2021). "Jennie Lakip dejó atrás 10 años sin tocar un balón para ser figura en el fútbol costarricense". El Mundo CR (in Spanish). Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  6. ↑ https://twitter.com/byusoccer/status/370665888522838016?lang=en
  7. ↑ Fuentes, Ferlín (June 15, 2021). "Las ofertas que maneja Jennie Lakip". El Mundo CR (in Spanish). Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  8. ↑ Mora, Génesis Castillo (July 3, 2021). "Erling Haaland es el ejemplo a seguir de Jennie Lakip". Hoy en el deporte (in Spanish). Retrieved December 19, 2023.
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