Nicola Golen

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Nicola Golen
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Golen in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-11-29) November 29, 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Ottawa Rapid FC
Number 15
Youth career
Royal York FC
NDC Ontario
North Toronto Nitros
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2024 Harvard Crimson 42 (3)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019 DeRo United FC 10 (1)
2022–2024 North Toronto Nitros 23 (1)
2024North Toronto Nitros B 1 (0)
2025– Ottawa Rapid FC 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 11, 2025

Nicola Golen (born November 29, 2003) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Ottawa Rapid FC in the Northern Super League.

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Early life

Golen played youth soccer with Royal York FC, NDC Ontario, and the North Toronto Nitros and played for Team Ontario from 2017 to 2019. [1] [2]

College career

In 2021, Golen began attending Harvard University, where she played for the women's soccer team. [1] On September 2, 2022, she scored her first collegiate goal in a 4-0 victory over the UNC Greensboro Spartans. [3]

Club career

In 2019, Golen played with DeRo United FC in League1 Ontario. [4]

In 2022, she began playing with the North Toronto Nitros in League1 Ontario.

In 2025, she signed with Northern Super League club Ottawa Rapid FC. [5] On May 25, 2025, after having been away from the club due to completing her university exams, she made her debut for the team, in a substitute appearance against Montreal Roses FC. [6] On June 21, 2025, she scored her first goal in a 3-1 victory over Calgary Wild FC. [7]

International career

In 2019, Golen was called up to a camp with the Canada U17. [2]

In January 2022, she was called up to a camp with the Canada U20. [8]

Career statistics

As of May 9, 2025 [9]
ClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffsDomestic CupLeague CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
DeRo United FC 2019 [4] League1 Ontario 101101
North Toronto Nitros 2022 [10] League1 Ontario 2020
2023 [11] 10110111
2024 [12] League1 Ontario Premier11031141
Total231100031272
North Toronto Nitros B 2024 [12] League2 Ontario 1010
Career total342100031383

References

  1. 1 2 "Nicola Golen Harvard profile". Harvard Crimson .
  2. 1 2 "Canada Soccer announces squad for Women's National U-17 Team Camp in Mexico". Ontario Soccer Association . November 25, 2019.
  3. "Women's Soccer Takes Down UNCG, 4-0". Harvard Crimson . September 2, 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Nicola Golen 2019 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  5. @ottrapidfc (March 12, 2025). "Ottawa Rapid FC adds Nicola Golen" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  6. "May 25: Ottawa Rapid FC vs Montreal Roses". Ottawa Rapid FC . May 26, 2025.
  7. "June 21: Ottawa Rapid FC vs Calgary Wild FC". Ottawa Rapid FC . June 23, 2025.
  8. "Women's Soccer's Golen Added to Canada U20 January Camp". Harvard Crimson . January 13, 2022.
  9. Nicola Golen at Soccerway
  10. "Nicola Golen 2022 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  11. "Nicola Golen 2023 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  12. 1 2 "Nicola Golen L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.