Personal information | |||
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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 | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Carl Zeiss Jena | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
–2019 | Glenfield Rovers | ||
2019– | Carl Zeiss Jena [lower-alpha 1] | 4 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
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 German 2. Frauen-Bundesliga club FC Carl Zeiss Jena 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]
Stratford worked as a police officer in Auckland. [4]
New Zealand | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2019 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 0 |
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