CAREER AWARDS/ACCOLADES
- All-Sun Belt Conference Freshman Team (2025)
- TopDrawer Soccer Midseason Top 100 Freshman Rankings (No. 51, 2025)
FRESHMAN (2025)
- Selected to the Sun Belt Conference's All-Freshman Team.
- Appeared in 20 of UCF's 21 matches, including 18 starts; totaled 1,641 minutes on the pitch and played at least 89 minutes on 17 occasions; played all 104 minutes of UCF's double-overtime Sun Belt quarterfinal victory over (4) Georgia Southern Nov. 9.
- Aided UCF's defensive efforts in limiting the team's opposition to 1.28 goals-against per game; the Knights also yielded two or fewer goals in 19 contests and one or fewer goals 12 times while registering five clean sheets.
- Offensively, scored his first two career goals and added one assist to finish the season with five points on 12 shot attempts, including four on goal.
- Assisted UCF's first goal of the 2025 season, providing the helper on Lilian Ricol's 21st-minute tally at North Carolina Aug. 21.
- Scored his first two career goals in the same match against Jacksonville Sept. 11, with his first representing his first career game-winning goal; joined Drew Hansen (vs. Kentucky, Oct. 23, 2024) as the second Knight in as many seasons to record their first career brace and game-winner in the same match.
- Registered a game-high three shot attempts in UCF's 2-0 victory over Jacksonville, all on goal.
PRIOR TO UCF
- Joins UCF on the heels of extensive high-level international experience, highlighted by 49 career matches played between the U18 Premier League and Premier League 2; scored six goals and added two assists with Premier League clubs.
- Named to the U18 Team of the season for the 2021-22 slate.
- Aided his teams to the U18 Premier South Championship in 2021-22 and Premier League 2 Championship in 2022-23.
- Nephew of former Bristol City F.C. midfielder Matt Hewlett, who made 127 league appearances and scored nine goals.
ABOUT JEM
Major: Psychology ... Favorite pro athlete: Roy Keane ... Favorite pro team: Manchester United ... Pregame ritual: Yoga and coffee ... Hidden talent: I can do impressions of my teammates and coaching staff ... Favorite off day activity: Golfing and a spa day with our athletic trainer ... Favorite movie: The Dark Knight ... Favorite music artist: Michael Jackson, Fleetwood Mac ... Go-to karaoke song: 'Let me love you' by Mario ... Nickname growing up: Jezza/JJ ... Favorite sport other than soccer: Golf ... Other interesting facts: I once told Jason Derulo that I played for Real Madrid and he believed me, and I also once bumped into Dua Lipa at my visa appointment in the London US Embassy.