Ashley Nick

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Ashley Lynn Nick (born October 27, 1987) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a midfielder.

Full name Ashley Lynn Nick[1]
Date of birth (1987-10-27) October 27, 1987 (age 38)[2]
Place of birth Monrovia, California, United States
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
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Personal information
Full name Ashley Lynn Nick[1]
Date of birth (1987-10-27) October 27, 1987 (age 38)[2]
Place of birth Monrovia, California, United States
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position Midfielder
Youth career
2001–2004 Arcadia High School
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2008 USC Trojans 90 (11)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 FC Twente 37 (3)
2012–2013 Arna-Bjørnar 7 (1)
2013 Pali Blues 15 (8)
2013–2014 Sky Blue FC 25 (1)
2013 → Zorky Krasnogorsk (loan) 8 (0)
2015 Houston Dash 3 (0)
2015 Western New York Flash 13 (0)
2015–2016 Apollon Limassol 6 (5)
2016 Sky Blue FC 3 (0)
2018–2019 Juventus 7 (0)
2021 Kansas City 0 (0)
International career
2008 United States U23
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of July 8, 2019
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College career

Nick played college soccer at USC from 2005 to 2008.[3] She scored her first collegiate goal on September 17, 2006 against UNLV.[4] Nick co-captained the USC team that won the 2007 NCAA Women’s Soccer National Championship.[5][3] Nick was named to the All-Pac-10 First Team in 2007 and 2008.[6][7]

Club career

She moved to play for FC Twente. There, she won the 2010–11 Eredivisie title.[8] In 2012, she moved to Toppserien side Arna-Bjørnar before moving back in 2013 to the United States by joining Pali Blues and later joined Sky Blue FC.[9] On December 12, 2014, she was traded to the Houston Dash for a draft position in the second and fourth rounds of the 2015 NWSL College Draft.[2][10] On May 11, 2015, she was traded to the Western New York Flash for defender Toni Pressley.[11]

In the 2015–16 American off-season, Nick scored five goals in six Cypriot First Division games with Apollon Limassol.[12] She re-signed with Sky Blue in March 2016 and announced she would be leaving the club on June 9, 2016.[13]

On September 27, 2018, she joined Italian Serie A club Juventus.[14]

On March 10, 2021, Nick signed a one-year contract with NWSL expansion club Kansas City.[15][16]

International career

In February 2008, Nick was called up to represent the United States national under-23 team.[17]

Personal life

Her uncles Bruce Matthews and Clay Matthews Jr. both played in the NFL.[18][3]

Honors

Club

FC Twente

Juventus

References

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