Shameeka Nikoda Fishley (born 19 September 1993) is an English footballer who plays as a forward[1] in the Turkish Women's Super League for Beşiktaş in Turkey.[2][3]

Shameeka Fishley
Shameeka Fishle of Fenerbahçe (May 2022)
Personal information
Full name Shameeka Nikoda Fishley
Date of birth (1993-09-19) 19 September 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Leeds, England
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Bordeaux
Number 11
Youth career
Leeds United
Seacroft Colts
Huddersfield Town
Leeds City Vixens
2011–2013 Chelsea
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Davenport Panthers 62 (32)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Detroit Lions
2017 Sindri
2017–2018 AGSM Verona 22 (3)
2018 İBV 14 (3)
2018–2019 Sassuolo 7 (1)
2019–2020 Stjarnan 22 (8)
2020–2021 Logroño 7 (0)
2021–2022 Fenerbahçe 23 (23)
2022–2023 Ferencvárosi 8 (9)
2023–2023 Bordeaux 10 (2)
2023– Beşiktaş
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2023

Early life

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Shameeka Nikoda Fishley was born to Tracey Fishley in Leeds, England, on 19 September 1993.[2][4]

She attended St Augustine's Catholic Primary School in Leeds in 2005 and completed her high school education in 2010. Between 2010 and 2012, she studied Sports Development, Coaching and Fitness at Merrist Wood College, England. In May 2011, she obtained an FA Coaching Diploma Level 1 from The Football Association, which is equivalent to a UEFA Pro Licence.[5]

She then went to the United States, where she was educated in Personnel Administration in Human Resources Management at Davenport University in Michigan between 2013 and 2017.[5]

Playing career

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Fishley began playing football during her high school years. She was with Leeds United Women F.C. U14, Seacroft Colts AFC U16, Huddersfield Town A.F.C. and Leeds City Vixens before she entered the youth academy team of Chelsea in 2011, where she played until 2013. She was with Davenport Panthers in the United States,[6][4] She then played for the Icelandic club İB Vestmannaeyja in 2018, with the Italian A.S.D. AGSM Verona in 2017–18,[7] and U.S. Sassuolo Calcio in the 2018–19 season, with UMF Stjarnan in Iceland again between 2019 and 2021, and with the Spanish EdF Logroño in 2021.[8] In November 2021, she moved to Turkey and signed with the newly established team Fenerbahçe.[1][2][3]

She scored a hat trick in her first game with Fenerbahçe against archrivals Galatasaray that was the first match of both newly established teams.[9] The friendly match was played under the motto "End Violence Against Women" (Turkish: Kadına Şiddete Son) before the start of the 2021-22 Turkcell Women's Football Super League. It ended 7–0 for Fenerbahçe.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Fishlet torna in Italia: é una nuova giocatrice del Sassuola". Donne Nel Pallone (in Italian). 20 December 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Shameeka Fishley kimdir, kaç yaşında? Shameeka Fishley nereli ve hangi takımlarda oynadı?". Fanatik (in Turkish). 7 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Ailemize Hoş Geldin Shameeka Fishley" (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  4. ^ a b "2016 Women's Soccer Roster". Davenport University Panthers. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Shameeka Fishley" (in Turkish). Linkedin. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  6. ^ Perkins, Rachel (30 March 2017). "Shameeka Fishley Shares Internship Experience and Advice". davenpost. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  7. ^ "L'islandese Shameeka Nikoda Fishley sceglie il Verona". Donne Nel Pallone (in Italian). 11 September 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Shameeka Fishley". World Football. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Shameeka'nın gol sevinci Galatasaray derbisine damga vurdu". Halk TV (in Turkish). 7 December 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.