Canadian Jessie Fleming's 'hunger and desire' is launching her into soccer stardom

Fresh off winning her second league championship with Chelsea, Jessie Fleming is riding high at the moment, but things could get a whole lot better for the Canadian midfielder.

Fleming came off the bench in the second half last weekend to help Chelsea secure a 4-2 win over Manchester United. The victory allowed the Blues to finish ahead of Arsenal by a single point in the final standings of England's FA Women's Super League and clinch a third consecutive league title on the last day of the 2021-22 season.

Fleming isn't quite done, though. Sunday's FA Cup final at 9:30 a.m. ET against Manchester City at London's famous Wembley Stadium gives Chelsea a chance to win "the double" and repeat as winners of England's top domestic cup competition.

For Fleming, a 24-year-old from London, Ont., adding a second FA Cup crown to her resume of remarkable achievements would be the icing on the cake of what has been a breakout season for the Olympic champion.

After winning gold in Tokyo, Fleming made her professional debut with Chelsea later that summer, having signed with the English club prior to the Olympics after playing four seasons of NCAA soccer at UCLA. On one of the best clubs in the women's game, Fleming struggled for playing time and opportunities in her first campaign as a professional, accumulating just 433 minutes over 14 league appearances (three as a starter) in 2020-21.

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This season has been a completely different story for the Canadian. Fleming featured in 21 of Chelsea's 22 FA WSL games, starting 11, while scoring six goals and tallying four assists. She was also named the league's player of the month for November, and scored her first goal in the UEFA