Nicole Stratford
Personal information
Full name Nicole Ellen Stratford[1]
Date of birth (1989-02-01) 1 February 1989
Place of birth New Zealand
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Carl Zeiss Jena
Number 4
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–2019 Glenfield Rovers
2019– Carl Zeiss Jena[lower-alpha 1] 4 (0)
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 German 2. Frauen-Bundesliga club FC Carl Zeiss Jena and the New Zealand women's national team.[2]

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.

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
  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.
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