Things are happening very fast for Jordyn Huitema.

The 17-year-old from Chilliwack has already won 11 caps for Canada and recently made two guest appearances for European powerhouse Paris Saint-Germain at the WomenB次元官网网址檚 International Champions Cup.

In January, she won the Golden Boot as top-scorer at the CONCACAF U-20 WomenB次元官网网址檚 Championship in Trinidad and Tobago. In April and June, serving as captain, she helped Canada qualify for the FIFA U-17 World Cup, which kicks off Nov. 13 in Uruguay, with an assist on the decisive goal by Andersen Williams.

In October, the Canadian senior side will look to qualify for the 2019 World Cup via the 2018 CONCACAF WomenB次元官网网址檚 Championship in Texas.

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About to enter Grade 12, Huitema will soon have to make a decision on her soccer future B次元官网网址� college or the pros. She says she is still looking at all her options.

B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檓 still kind of in the dark where I want to take things,B次元官网网址� she acknowledged in an interview.

B次元官网网址淐oming up pretty soon IB次元官网网址檒l have to make a decision but IB次元官网网址檓 not in a rush or anything like that,B次元官网网址� she added.

First up for Huitema is CanadaB次元官网网址檚 friendly Sunday against Brazil at OttawaB次元官网网址檚 TD Place. ItB次元官网网址檚 the first meeting between the fifth-ranked Canada and No. 7 Brazil since the 2016 Olympic bronze-medal match won 2-1 by the Canadians.

There is no shortage of interest in Huitema, who is in her fifth year with the Vancouver WhitecapsB次元官网网址� Girls Elite Super REX program. U.S. college pitches go straight to an adviser, who works for the Whitecaps and serves as a buffer for the young forward.

B次元官网网址淣one of them really communicate directly through me unless I allow them to B次元官网网址� ItB次元官网网址檚 definitely not super-stressful,B次元官网网址� she said.

Huitema could skip college and enter the NWSL via the allocation process as U.S. international forward Mallory Pugh did last year B次元官网网址� leaving UCLA without playing a game to join the Washington Spirit.

Paris Saint-Germain has already shown there is European interest and Canadian teammates likes Ashley Lawrence (PSG), Kadeisha Buchanan (Lyon) and Janine Beckie (Manchester City), among others, are already playing at an elite level across the Atlantic.

Or she could go the college route like fellow Canadian Jessie Fleming, a star midfielder at UCLA. Given Huitema did not sign a contract to play briefly with PSG, she has maintained her college eligibility.

But she got a taste of how an elite team works, starting for PSG against the North Carolina Courage and coming off the bench against Manchester City in late July in Miami.

B次元官网网址淚t was great. It was really cool to see a pro environment and see how they do things on and off the field,B次元官网网址� she said.

At five foot nine, Huitema has size, pace and vision.

She turned heads when then-coach John Herdman had her train with the national team at 14. She made her senior debut at 15 at the Algarve Cup in March 2017 and drew more attention three months later when the 16-year-old scored twice coming off the bench against Costa Rica at TorontoB次元官网网址檚 BMO Field.

The first goal, while a milestone, was not that memorable B次元官网网址� bouncing in off a limb after a goalmouth scramble. But the second, which came one minute later, was pure sniper as she lashed a right-footed shot into the net.

Huitema is part of a so-called Super REX Centre program that allows top female soccer prospects from across Canada to attend school, train, and play together in Burnaby, B.C. where she lives with a billet family. The program is headed by former New Zealand international Emma Humphries.

Huitema and her talented teammates usually play boys sides, although sometimes they face university womenB次元官网网址檚 teams. Schoolwork is done on the road as needed, thanks to accommodating teachers, with tests awaiting on their return.

She is joined at the Ottawa friendly by REX Centre teammates Maya Antoine, Julia Grosso and Jayde Riviere, also 17.

B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檓 super-excited,B次元官网网址� Huitema said of the game.

Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press

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