Name: Jessie Stapleton
Nationality: Republic of Ireland
Date of Birth: February 7, 2005
Position: Defender
Current club: Nottingham Forest
WSL 2 clubs played for: Reading, Sunderland, Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest's Jessie Stapleton has played in a strong number of the team's WSL 2 matches in 2025/2026, making 11 appearances overall and accumulating 834 minutes of playing time. She has been selected in the starting XI in nine of these appearances across their 15 fixtures and come on as a substitute on two occasions.

The last WSL 2 game that Stapleton played came on January 11 for Nottingham Forest versus Bristol City; a game that she played 90 minutes in during a 4-2 loss. In total, she has scored one WSL 2 goal in 2025/2026. She has amassed three yellow cards, as well as sent off once.

She opened her account for the campaign against Portsmouth on October 5, scoring during a 4-1 victory.

A trip to Sunderland on February 15 is the next WSL 2 fixture for Nottingham Forest.

In last season's WSL 2, Stapleton played in 18 games for Sunderland, scored two goals and provided one assist.

Stapleton linked up with Nottingham Forest on loan in July 2025 from West Ham United, for whom she has made one league appearance in total.