| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Natalie Margaret Neaton [1] | ||
| Date of birth | May 24, 1974 [2] | ||
| Place of birth | Brighton, Michigan, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward [2] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1992 | Detroit Country Day Yellowjackets | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1995 | William & Mary Tribe | 81 | (81) |
| International career | |||
| 1995–1998 | United States | 6 | (4) |
Natalie Margaret Neaton (born May 24, 1974) is an American former soccer player who played as a forward. She made six appearances for the United States women's national team between 1995 and 1998, and is a member of the William & Mary Athletic Hall of Fame.
Neaton played for the Detroit Country Day Yellowjackets in high school, scoring 222 goals in four seasons, three shy of the national record. [3] She was also an All-State basketball player for the Yellowjackets. In college, she played for the William & Mary Tribe. In total, she scored 81 goals and recorded 28 assists during her career with the Tribe, making her the school's record goalscorer. [4] She also has the second most career points (goals and assists) for the school, with 190. [5] She was ISAA Player of the Year in 1995, NSCAA and Soccer America First-Team All-American in 1994, and NSCAA Second-Team All-American in 1992, 1993, and 1995. [6] She was included in the Soccer America All-Rookie Team in 1992, [7] and was a finalist for the Hermann Trophy in 1994. [8]
Neaton made her international debut for the United States on January 23, 1995 in a friendly match against Australia. In total, she made six appearances for the U.S. and scored four goals, earning her final cap on December 16, 1998 in a friendly match against Ukraine. [2]
Neaton later played club soccer in Japan for two years, [9] having received multiple offers from Japanese teams to join once she graduated from college. [10] She was inducted into the William & Mary Athletic Hall of Fame in 2008. [8]
Neaton, a native of Brighton, Michigan, now resides in Denver. She has three sons with her husband Jim Simpson. [8] [9]
| United States [2] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1995 | 3 | 2 |
| 1998 | 3 | 2 |
| Total | 6 | 4 |
| No. | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 30, 1995 | Davidson, North Carolina, United States |  Finland | 4–0 | 6–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | May 22, 1995 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |  Canada | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 3 | May 10, 1998 | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States |  Iceland | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 4 | December 16, 1998 | Los Angeles, California, United States |  Ukraine | 1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
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