Jessica Wulf

Jessica Wulf
ウルフ ジェシカ 結吏
Personal information
Full name Jessica Yuri Wulf
Date of birth (2005-05-20) May 20, 2005 (age 21)
Place of birth Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Vancouver Rise FC
Number 31
Youth career
AC Todoroki
Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Menina
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2025 Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza 0 (0)
2025– Vancouver Rise FC 1 (0)
2025 → Vancouver Rise FC Academy 1 (0)
International career‡
2022 Japan U17 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 October 2022

Jessica Yuri Wulf (ウルフ ジェシカ 結吏, Wulf Jessica Yuri; born 20 May 2005) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Vancouver Rise FC in the Northern Super League.

Early life

Wulf played youth football with AC Todoroki and Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Menina. In January 2023, she won the Japan U18 league title, making the winning save in a penalty shootout.

Club career

In December 2023, Wulf was promoted to the Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza first team. In June 2024, she signed an extension for another season. She did not appear in any WE League matches, but made three appearances in the Empress's Cup with Nippon TV Tokyo Menina.

In February 2025, she signed with Vancouver Rise FC of the Northern Super League. In September 2025, she joined the Vancouver Rise FC Academy for the 2025–26 CONCACAF W Champions Cup. She made her professional debut for the Rise on 18 May 2026, featuring in the club's first win of the 2026 season, a 2–1 victory against Halifax Tides FC.

International career

In November 2021, Wulf was called up to a training camp with the Japan U16. In 2022, Wulf represented Japan U17 at the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. In September 2023, she was invited to a training camp with the Japan U19. In 2024, Wulf represented Japan U20 at the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

Career statistics

As of October 24, 2025
Club Season League Playoffs Domestic Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Menina 2023–24 — ——30——30
Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza 2023–24 WE League 00—00—0000
2024–25 00—00—0000
Vancouver Rise FC 2025 Northern Super League 0000———00
Vancouver Rise FC Academy (loan) 2025 League1 British Columbia 10——20—30
Career total 100030200060

References

  1. 1 2 "メニーナ3選手（ウルフジェシカ結吏・池上聖七・樋渡百花）ベレーザ昇格のお知らせ" [Announcement of promotion of three Menina players (Wulf Jessica Yuri, Ikegami Seiichi, and Hiwatari Momoka) to Beleza]. Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza (in Japanese). December 13, 2025.
  2. ↑ 北川 信行 (Nobuyuki Kitagawa) (10 January 2023). "半数以上中学生でＵ－１８制したメニーナ…女子の最高峰はＰＫ戦で決着" [Menina, with more than half of the team being middle school students, won the U-18 tournament... The women's top spot was decided in a penalty shootout]. Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese).
  3. ↑ "岩清水梓 選手、田中桃子 選手、池上聖七 選手、樋渡百花 選手、ウルフ ジェシカ結吏 選手 契約更新のお知らせ" [Contract renewal announcement for Azusa Iwashimizu, Momoko Tanaka, Seiichi Ikegami, Momoka Hiwatari, and Jessica Wolf]. Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza (in Japanese). June 24, 2024.
  4. 1 2 "日テレ・ベレーザのU-20日本女子代表GKウルフジェシカ結吏が新設されたカナダのリーグに挑戦! バンクーバー・ライズに完全移籍" [Nippon TV Beleza's U-20 Japan Women's National Team goalkeeper, Jessica Wulf, takes on the newly established Canadian league! Transfers permanently to Vancouver Rise]. 超ワールドサッカー (in Japanese). February 1, 2025.
  5. ↑ "ウルフジェシカ結吏 選手 Vancouver Rise FCに完全移籍のお知らせ" [Wulf Jessica Yuri to transfer to Vancouver Rise FC]. Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza (in Japanese). February 1, 2025.
  6. ↑ @WsoccerCa (September 3, 2025). "It's gameday for Vancouver Rise's academy in Washington" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  7. ↑ "MATCH REPORT: Vancouver Rise FC Bring First Win of the Season Back Home with 2-1 Victory over Halifax Tides FC". Vancouver Rise FC. 18 May 2026. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "U-16日本女子代表候補 国内キャンプメンバーに日テレ・東京ヴェルディメニーナの5選手が選出" [Five players from Nippon TV and Tokyo Verdy Menina selected for Japan U-16 Women's National Team domestic training camp]. Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza (in Japanese). November 4, 2021.
  9. ↑ "FIFAU-17女子ワールドカップインド2022メンバーに日テレ・東京ヴェルディメニーナの4選手が選出" [Four players from Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Menina selected for FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup India 2022 squad]. Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza (in Japanese). September 9, 2022.
  10. ↑ "U-19日本女子代表候補 国内トレーニングキャンプメンバーに日テレ・東京ヴェルディメニーナのウルフジェシカ結吏 選手が追加招集" [Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Menina's Wolf Jessica Yuri has been added to the list of candidates for the U-19 Japan Women's National Team's domestic training camp]. Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza (in Japanese). September 1, 2023.
  11. ↑ "U-19日本女子代表候補のトレーニングキャンプにメニーナのウルフジェシカ、大宮Vの大島暖菜が追加招集" [Menina's Wolf Jessica and Omiya V's Oshima Haruna have been added to the training camp for U-19 Japan Women's National Team candidates]. 超ワールドサッカー (in Japanese). September 1, 2023.
  12. ↑ "FIFA U20女子ワールドカップ コロンビア直前合宿および本大会メンバーに日テレ・東京ヴェルディベレーザ及び日テレ・東京ヴェルディメニーナから5選手が選出" [Five players from Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza and Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Menina selected for Colombia's pre-training camp and tournament squads for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup]. Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza (in Japanese). August 14, 2024.