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Jayda Cheyni Hylton-Pelaia (born 30 May 1998) is a footballer who plays as a full-back for League1 Ontario club Woodbridge Strikers and the Jamaica women's national team. Born in Canada, she represents Jamaica at international level.

Jayda Hylton-Pelaia

Personal information
Full name	Jayda Cheyni Hylton-Pelaia[1]
Date of birth	(1998-05-30) 30 May 1998 (age 24)
Place of birth	Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s)	Full-back
Club information
Current team	Woodbridge Strikers
Youth career
2006–2012	Brams United SC
2012–2015	Woodbridge Strikers
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2019	East Carolina Pirates	56	(2)
2021	Arizona State Sun Devils	19	(1)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2019	Woodbridge Strikers	31+	(2+)
2022–	Woodbridge Strikers	3	(0)
National team‡
2018	Jamaica U20	2	(0)
2019–	Jamaica	6	(0)
Honours Representing  Jamaica CONCACAF W Championship 2022 Mexico
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 June 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 July 2022

Early life

Hylton-Pelaia was born in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. Her father, Gary Hylton, was born in Jamaica and lived there until he was a teenager and her mother, Tracy Pelaia, is Italian.[3] She began playing soccer at the age of eight with Brams United SC and joined the youth teams of Woodbridge Strikers while in high school.[4] Hylton-Pelaia attended St. Augustine Catholic Secondary School in Brampton, where she was a team captain and two-time most valuable player during her four years with the Falcons.[5]

College

Hylton-Pelaia attended East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina, United States.[2]

International career

Although she was born in Canada, Hylton-Pelaia was also able to represent Jamaica, through her father, and Italy, through her mother.[3] She was first called up by Jamaica at the under-20 level, named to the squad for the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.[6] Hylton-Pelaia made her debut in the lead-up to the tournament, starting a friendly against Costa Rica in January.[7] At the championship, she started the Group B finale and played the entirety of a draw against Nicaragua.[8]

Senior career, 2019–present

At the senior level, Hylton-Pelaia was called up for the first time at the 2019 Pan American Games.[9] She earned her debut senior cap in the Group A opener against Mexico and went on to play in every minute of the tournament as Jamaica finished in seventh place.[10] Following the end of the Games, head coach Hue Menzies said that Hylton-Pelaia "did well" and that she would be in consideration for future call-ups during the 2020 Summer Olympics qualifying process.[11]

However, due to injury and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Hylton-Pelaia did not appear for Jamaica for three years. Her next call was for the 2022 CONCACAF W Championship.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of 14 July 2022[13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup[lower-alpha 1]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Woodbridge Strikers	2015	League1 Ontario	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2016[14]		11	1	3	0	—		14	1
	2017[15]		6	0	1	0	—		7	0
	2018[16]		6	0	3	1	0	0	9	1
	2019[17]		8	1	—		0	0	8	1
	Total		31+	2+	7+	1+	0	0	38+	3+
Woodbridge Strikers	2022[18]	League1 Ontario	3	0	—		0	0	3	0
Career total			34+	2+	7+	1+	0	0	41+	3+

International

As of 14 July 2022[19]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Jamaica	2019	4	0
	2020	0	0
	2021	0	0
	2022	2	0
Total		6	0

References

External links

• East Carolina profile
• Arizona State profile
• Jayda Hylton-Pelaia at FBRef.com
• Jayda Hylton-Pelaia at WorldFootball.net

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