Ashley Nick

Ashley Nick
Nick (left) with FC Twente in 2011
Personal information
Full name Ashley Lynn Nick[1]
Date of birth (1987-10-27) October 27, 1987 (age 37)[2]
Place of birth Monrovia, California, United States
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Kansas City
Number 4
Youth career
2001–2004 Arcadia High School
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2008 USC Trojans 90 (11)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 FC Twente 37 (3)
2012–2013 Arna-Bjørnar 7 (1)
2013 Pali Blues 15 (8)
2013–2014 Sky Blue FC 25 (1)
2013 → Zorky Krasnogorsk (loan) 8 (0)
2015 Houston Dash 3 (0)
2015 Western New York Flash 13 (0)
2015–2016 Apollon Limassol 6 (5)
2016 Sky Blue FC 3 (0)
2018–2019 Juventus 7 (0)
2021– Kansas City 0 (0)
International career
2008 United States U23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 8, 2019

Ashley Lynn Nick (born October 27, 1987) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Kansas City of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).[3]

College career

Nick played college soccer at USC from 2005 to 2008.[4] She scored her first collegiate goal on September 17, 2006 against UNLV.[5] Nick co-captained the USC team that won the 2007 NCAA Women’s Soccer National Championship.[6][4] Nick was named to the All-Pac-10 First Team in 2007 and 2008.[7][8]

Club career

She moved to play for FC Twente. There she won the 2010–11 Eredivisie title.[9] In 2012, she moved to Toppserien side Arna-Bjørnar before moving back in 2013 to the United States by joining Pali Blues and later joined Sky Blue FC.[10] On December 12, 2014, she was traded to the Houston Dash for a draft position in the second and fourth rounds of the 2015 NWSL College Draft.[2][11] On May 11, 2015, she was traded to the Western New York Flash for Defender Toni Pressley.[12]

In the 2015–16 American off-season Nick scored five goals in six Cypriot First Division games with Apollon Limassol.[13] She signed with Sky Blue FC in March 2016 and announced she would be leaving Sky Blue FC June 9, 2016.[14]

On September 27, 2018, she joined Italian Serie A club Juventus.[15]

On March 10, 2021, Nick signed a one-year contract with NWSL expansion club Kansas City.[16]

International career

In February 2008, Nick was called up to represent the United States national under-23 team.[17]

Personal life

Her uncles Bruce Matthews and Clay Matthews Jr. both played in the NFL.[18][4]

Honors

Club

FC Twente

Juventus

References

  1. ^ Ashley Nick at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian) Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Houston Dash acquire rights to midfielder Ashley Nick from Sky Blue FC" (Press release). Houston Dash Communications. December 12, 2014. Archived from the original on December 26, 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
  3. ^ "Kansas City NWSL Adds Veteran Midfielder - KC NWSL". KC Women's Soccer. March 10, 2021. Archived from the original on March 10, 2021. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Ashley Nick - Women's Soccer". USC Athletics. Archived from the original on April 22, 2021. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  5. ^ "No. 17 USC Blasts To 4-0 Win Over UNLV". USC Athletics.
  6. ^ "DI Women's Soccer Championship History | NCAA.com". us.ncaa.com. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  7. ^ "USC's Ashley Nick Lands Pac-10 First Team Honors". USC Athletics.
  8. ^ "Ashley Nick, Amy Rodriguez Are Pac-10 First-Teamers". USC Athletics.
  9. ^ "USC's Ashley Nick Wins Dutch Crown". USC Athletics.
  10. ^ "USC's Ashley Nick Signs With Sky Blue FC". usctrojans.com. August 2, 2013. Archived from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
  11. ^ "Houston Dash Acquire Rights to Midfielder Ashley Nick" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. December 12, 2014. Archived from the original on December 26, 2014. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  12. ^ "Houston Dash acquire defender Toni Pressley from Western New York Flash". Houston Dynamo. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
  13. ^ "ASHLEY LYNN NICK" (in Greek). Cyprus Football Association. Archived from the original on October 11, 2016. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
  14. ^ "Sky Blue FC Signs Midfielder Ashley Nick". Archived from the original on September 30, 2018. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  15. ^ "Ashley Nick is a Bianconera! - Juventus". Juventus.com.
  16. ^ "KANSAS CITY NWSL ADDS VETERAN MIDFIELDER". Kansas City NWSL. March 10, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  17. ^ "Trojans Head Overseas With U.S. National Teams". USC Athletics.
  18. ^ Sapakoff, Gene (August 3, 2007). "Toughest Matthews is the proudest". Post and Courier.
  19. ^ "Ashley Nick". FB REF. Archived from the original on September 7, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2023.