Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nicola Jayne Cousins [1] | ||
Date of birth | 22 October 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Cardiff, Wales | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
Cardiff City | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2014 | Cardiff City | ||
2014–2019 | Yeovil Town | 67 | (8) |
2020–2022 | Lewes | 26 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2005–2007 | Wales U19 | 13 | (1) |
2006–2014 | Wales | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:40, 22 May 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:47, 23 February 2016 (UTC) |
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Cousins won 13 caps for Wales at under-19 level, scoring one goal. She then made her senior debut on 23 November 2006 in UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying, in a 2–1 win over Kazakhstan at Stadion Mladost, Strumica. [2]
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