Teresa Noyola

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Teresa Noyola
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Noyola playing for Seattle Reign FC
Personal information
Full name Teresa Noyola Bayardo [1]
Date of birth (1990-04-15) 15 April 1990 (age 33) [2]
Place of birth Mexico City, Mexico [3]
Height 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) [2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, striker
Team information
Current team
 Oakland Soul
Number 22
Youth career
2004–2008 MVLA Mercury
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2011 Stanford Cardinal 102 (31)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008 California Storm
2012–2013 ADO Den Haag 15 (3)
2013 Seattle Reign FC 11 (1)
2013 FC Kansas City 7 (0)
2014 Houston Dash 10 (3)
2016 California Storm
2016–2017 FC Kibi International University Charme
2018 Valur 5 (0)
2023– Oakland Soul
International career‡
2005–2007 United States U-17
2008 United States U-18
2007–2010 United States U-20 26 (5)
2010–2018 Mexico 40 [4] (3)
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Women's Football
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 September 2018
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:54, 18 June 2015 (UTC)

Teresa Noyola Bayardo (born 15 April 1990) is a Mexican [4] footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder. She previously played for the Houston Dash, FC Kansas City, and Seattle Reign FC in the National Women's Soccer League, and for Icelandic club Valur. She has been a member of the Mexico women's national team. She also holds American citizenship. In 2011, she was the recipient of the Hermann Trophy award.

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Early life

Born in Mexico City, Mexico to Pedro Noyola and Bárbara Bayardo, Teresa was introduced to the game of soccer at an early age by her father who played baseball. Her family moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in California at age three. [5] Noyola attended Palo Alto High School located across the street from Stanford University, where she would eventually attend college. She earned a high school GPA over 4.0 and was named the National Youth Club Player of the Year by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, as well as National Scholar-Athlete of the Year. [6]

Stanford University, 2008–2011

Noyola attended Stanford University majoring in math and computational science. Her parents had also attended Stanford for their graduate-level education. [5] During her senior year, Noyola scored nine goals and provided 15 assists. She also scored the winning and only goal against Duke in the national finals. During her four seasons playing for Stanford, she was a major component in helping the team earn a 95–4–4 record, including 53–0–1 at home. [7]

In 2011, she was named Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year and the College Cup's Most Outstanding Offensive Player. The same year, she became the third consecutive Stanford student to be awarded the Hermann Trophy, following Kelley O'Hara in 2009 and Christen Press in 2010. The last incidence of a three consecutive school award streak was the University of North Carolina with Kristine Lilly in 1991, Mia Hamm in 1992 and 1993, and Tisha Venturini in 1994. [6] As a senior, she won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's top soccer player. [8] [9] Noyola finished her career at Stanford with a total of 31 goals and 40 assists and 102 caps. [6]

Club career

ADO Den Haag, 2012–2013

Noyola signed with Dutch side, ADO Den Haag for the 2012–2013 season. She made 15 appearances for the club, scoring three goals, before being released early to join the National Women's Soccer League in the United States. [10]

Seattle Reign FC and FC Kansas City, 2013

In 2013, she joined Seattle Reign FC as part of the NWSL Player Allocation for the inaugural season of the National Women's Soccer League. [11] [12] Noyola scored her first goal for the Reign during a match against the Washington Spirit on 16 May 2013. After a solid cross from Christine Nairn, Noyola headed it in between two defenders and past the Spirit goalkeeper. [13] [14] Noyola made 11 appearances for the Reign with eight starts. She scored one goal and served one assist before being traded mid-season to FC Kansas City.

On 1 July 2013, it was announced that Noyola had been traded to FC Kansas City for Renae Cuellar. [15] She made seven appearances for the club during the 2013 season. Kansas City finished second during the regular season advancing to the playoffs, however they were eliminated in the semifinal match against eventual champions Portland Thorns after being defeated 3–2 in overtime. [16]

Houston Dash, 2014

In January 2014, Noyola was allocated to expansion team Houston Dash for the 2014 season via changes to the NWSL Player Allocation. [17] She scored two goals against the Boston Breakers on 20 April leading to the team's first win in the expansion team's history. [18] She was subsequently named NWSL Player of the Week for week 2 of the 2014 season. [19] The Dash finished their first season in last place with a 5–3–16 record. [20] Noyola made ten appearances for the club and scored three goals. [21] In January 2015, it was announced that Noyola would not be joining the Dash for the 2015 season. [22]

International career

Noyola played for the United States national team programs from the age of 14 to 20. As a young teenager, she was moved up to U-16 team. At age 17, she began playing for the United States women's national under-20 soccer team. In 2010, at age 20, she joined the Mexico women's national football team, and will not be allowed to play again for the United States. [6]

Noyola was part of Mexico's squad at the 2011 and 2015 World Cup. [23]

Personal life

Besides playing soccer, Noyola loves playing the drums. Her nickname is "T." [6]

See also

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  2. 1 2 "List of Players – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association . Retrieved 18 June 2015.
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  4. 1 2 Teresa Noyola – FIFA competition record (archived)
  5. 1 2 "PALY POWERHOUSE". The San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on 14 December 2011.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "Teresa Noyola". Stanford University. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  7. ↑ "Stanford women's soccer: Noyola, Taylor up for Hermann Trophy". San Francisco Chronicle.
  8. ↑ "Local sports digest: Stanford's Teresa Noyola wins Honda Award as country's top soccer player". The Mercury News. 23 December 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
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  10. ↑ "Teresa Noyola to join Reign FC three months earlier than anticipated". Equalizer Soccer. 2 March 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
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  13. ↑ "Spirit defeats Reign for first victory, 4–2". Washington Post. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
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