Nicole Stratford
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicole Ellen Stratford[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 February 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Northern Lights | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2019 | Glenfield Rovers | ||
| 2019 | Carl Zeiss Jena[a] | 4 | (0) |
| 2020- | Northern Lights | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008 | New Zealand U20 | ||
| 2019– | New Zealand | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:46, 27 December 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:46, 27 December 2019 (UTC) | |||
Nicole Ellen Stratford (born 1 February 1989) is a New Zealand association footballer who plays as a defender for Northern Lights and the New Zealand women's national team.[2]
Stratford was a member of the New Zealand under-20 national team which participated at the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Chile.[3]
In June 2019, Stratford received her first call-up to the New Zealand women's national team for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France,[4] replacing the injured Meikayla Moore.[5] Though unused in the World Cup, she made her international debut on 7 November 2019 against China in the 2019 Yongchuan International Tournament, which finished as a 0–2 loss.[6] She made her second appearance three days later against Canada.[7]
In 2019, Stratford joined German club USV Jena of the Frauen-Bundesliga on a one-year contract.[8]
Personal life
Stratford worked as a police officer in Auckland.[4]
