Canadian women’s national team and Chicago Stars forward Jordyn Huitema has been placed on the National Women’s Soccer League’s Season-Ending Injury List (SEI List), the club announced on Tuesday.
Huitema, 25, joined the Stars ahead of the 2026 NWSL season, via a trade from the Seattle Reign. The forward suffered the injury on July 18 against Angel City FC. She was substituted off in the 28th minute.
The Stars announced that Huitema will undergo surgery, although a specific date was not given. After surgery, she will “begin her recovery process.”
“The Chicago Stars wish Jordyn a speedy recovery with full support from the club and look forward to her return to the pitch,” the club stated, via a press release.
In a post on her personal social media account, Huitema said that tearing her ACL has been “heartbreaking.”
Huitema began her career in France at the age of 18, signing with Paris Saint-Germain. She made 10 starts in 45 appearances, scoring six goals and providing five assists. In France, she won the Division 1 Féminine title in 2021, and won the Coupe de France Féminine in 2022.
She then joined the Seattle Reign in 2022, remaining with the club for four seasons. In Seattle, she made 58 starts in 70 appearances, scoring 13 goals and providing five assists. In 2022, she won the NWSL Shield with the Reign.
Ahead of the current NWSL season, she joined the Stars, where she has started all 12 of her appearances. Huitema has scored four goals.
Huitema has made 98 appearances for the Canadian women’s national team, scoring 24 goals. She owns a gold medal from the Tokyo Olympic Games, along with two silver medals from the Concacaf W Championship in 2018 and 2022. Huitema joined Canada for the 2019 and 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup tournaments.
