Electric City Football Club Signs 100-Goal Scorer and Top Mildfielder to Men's and Women's Team
/A prolific 100-goal scorer has joined the Electric City Football Club (ECFC) as they signed Jordan Webb and NCAA 3-Time All-MAC Winner Simone Chiodo on Monday.
Former Singapore Premier League 100-goal scorer and Canadian Premier League winger Jordan Webb. Photo courtesy of ECFC.
Webb, 33, is a winger from Pickering who comes back to Canada after a storied professional career in Asia in the Singapore Premier League.
In his 10-year professional career in the Singapore top flight, Webb smashed home 101 goals and added 28 assists (including 11 goals in 16 matches in the 2019-20 season).
“Jordan is a player that brings a lot of professional experience into our team this season,” said Rob Jenkins, ECFC president. ”Jordan is lightning quick and his change of pace makes it very difficult for defenders to deal with.”
He first signed in Singapore for Hougang United, where he played 88 times. In 248 total career appearances at the professional level in Singapore, Webb has played for five different clubs — most recently Tampines Rovers, one of the largest clubs in the country.
He has won the Singapore Cup twice, in 2013 with Lion City Sailors and again in 2019 with Tampines. Webb also has significant experience in the AFC Cup, having played continental games against clubs from across Asia.
“It’s an honour to be part of a great organization, who is trying to create something big for the city of Peterborough,” Webb said. “I’m super excited to be part of this club because ECFC is trying to build something from ground up and they also are super involved with the community and all about the fans.”
In 2021, Webb signed a professional contract with Canadian Premier League side Atletico Ottawa, before parting ways with the club due to personal reasons. At the time of the signing, Atlético Ottawa CEO Fernando Lopez called Webb a ‘special, experienced and renowned player’ with an innate ability to create chances and score goals.
Chiodo, 22, from Oshawa, ON was a midfielder at Eastern Michigan University in the NCAA.
At EMU in 2021, Chiodo was Academic All-Mid American Conference (MAC) selection. She played in 12 matches for the Eagles and logged 421 minutes on the pitch.
In the 2020-21 season, she made seven appearances for the Green and White and was named an Academic All-MAC selection.
“Simone is a player that brings experience from the NCAA level into our team. She also has previous experience playing in League1 Ontario,” Randy Ribeiro, ECFC head coach. “Simone is a technical midfielder that is really comfortable on the ball. She is excellent in build-up with her ability to change the point of attack and has a high work rate on the defensive side of the ball.”
Photo courtesy of ECFC.
