Nicole Stratford

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Nicole Stratford
Personal information
Full name Nicole Ellen Stratford [1]
Date of birth (1989-02-01) 1 February 1989 (age 35)
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
0000–2019 Glenfield Rovers
2019 Carl Zeiss Jena [a] 4 (0)
2020- Northern Lights
International career
2008 New Zealand U20
2019– New Zealand 2 (0)
*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]

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Career

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]

Career statistics

International

As of 10 November 2019
New Zealand
YearAppsGoals
201920
Total20

Notes

  1. Known during the 2019-20 season as FF USV Jena.

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References

  1. 1 2 "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 27 May 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  2. Nicole Stratford at Soccerway OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Chile 2008 – List of Players: New Zealand" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 19 November 2008. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  4. 1 2 Rollo, Phillip (13 June 2019). "FIFA Women's World Cup 2019: Uncapped defender stunned by New Zealand call-up". Stuff . Independent Newspapers . Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  5. "Football Fern Meikayla Moore ruled out of World Cup after rupturing her Achilles at training". The New Zealand Herald . 9 June 2019.
  6. "Unlucky Ferns fall to China". New Zealand Football. 8 November 2019. Archived from the original on 7 November 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  7. "Ferns sign off with Canada defeat". New Zealand Football. 11 November 2019. Archived from the original on 10 November 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  8. "Stratford loving life at Jena". New Zealand Football. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.