San Diego Wave forward Jaedyn Shaw has three goals so far this season. (Abe Arredondo/USA TODAY Sports)
Jaedyn Shaw is just 18 years old, but she’s quickly becoming a breakout star in the NWSL.
So far this season, the San Diego Wave forward has three goals, equaling her total from last season. She also possesses a lethal passing ability that has enabled her teammates to score — including Sofia Jakobsson, who found the net in San Diego’s 1-1 draw Friday with the Portland Thorns.
She’s been knocking on the door all night… Sofia Jakobsson finally gets her goal!!
And that pass from Jaedyn Shaw 🤩 pic.twitter.com/2y9UH4s24M
— National Women’s Soccer League (@NWSL) May 27, 2023
“Jaedyn’s vision and ability to pick a pass that breaks a back line is some of the best I’ve seen in the game,” Wave head coach Casey Stoney said after that game. “And I’ve been in the game a long time.”
San Diego signed Shaw in the middle of the 2022 season via an exception to the NWSL’s discovery rules. She scored a goal in each of her…
