Natalie Neaton

Natalie Neaton
Personal information
Full name Natalie Margaret Neaton[1]
Date of birth (1974-05-24) May 24, 1974 (age 50)[2]
Place of birth Brighton, Michigan, U.S.
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Forward[2]
Youth career
0000–1992 Detroit Country Day Yellowjackets
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1995 William & Mary Tribe 81 (81)
International career
1995–1998 United States 6 (4)

Natalie Margaret Neaton (born May 24, 1974) is an American former soccer player who played as a forward. She made six appearances for the United States women's national team between 1995 and 1998, and is a member of the William & Mary Athletic Hall of Fame.

Career

Neaton played for the Detroit Country Day Yellowjackets in high school, scoring 222 goals in four seasons, three shy of the national record.[3] She was also an All-State basketball player for the Yellowjackets. In college, she played for the William & Mary Tribe. In total, she scored 81 goals and recorded 28 assists during her career with the Tribe, making her the school's record goalscorer.[4] She also has the second most career points (goals and assists) for the school, with 190.[5] She was ISAA Player of the Year in 1995, NSCAA and Soccer America First-Team All-American in 1994, and NSCAA Second-Team All-American in 1992, 1993, and 1995.[6] She was included in the Soccer America All-Rookie Team in 1992,[7] and was a finalist for the Hermann Trophy in 1994.[8]

Neaton made her international debut for the United States on January 23, 1995 in a friendly match against Australia. In total, she made six appearances for the U.S. and scored four goals, earning her final cap on December 16, 1998 in a friendly match against Ukraine.[2]

Neaton later played club soccer in Japan for two years,[9] having received multiple offers from Japanese teams to join once she graduated from college.[10] She was inducted into the William & Mary Athletic Hall of Fame in 2008.[8]

Personal life

Neaton, a native of Brighton, Michigan, now resides in Denver. She has three sons with her husband Jim Simpson.[8][9]

Career statistics

International

United States[2]
Year Apps Goals
1995 3 2
1998 3 2
Total 6 4

International goals

Scores and results list the United States' goal tally first.[11]
No. Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition
1 April 30, 1995 Davidson, North Carolina, United States  Finland 4–0 6–0 Friendly
2 May 22, 1995 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada  Canada 2–1 2–1 Friendly
3 May 10, 1998 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States  Iceland 1–0 1–0 Friendly
4 December 16, 1998 Los Angeles, California, United States  Ukraine 1–1 2–1 Friendly

References

  1. ^ "Degree Candidates, May 1996 – August 1996: Bachelor of Business Administration". Commencement 1996. Williamsburg, Virginia: College of William & Mary. May 12, 1996. p. 19.
  2. ^ a b c d e "2019 U.S. Women's National Team Media Guide" (PDF). United States Soccer Federation. 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 8, 2019. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  3. ^ Fairbank, Dave (September 18, 1992). "Tribe Women's Soccer Freshman Makes the Grade". Daily Press. Williamsburg, Virginia. Archived from the original on August 17, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  4. ^ "Official 2006 NCAA Men's and Women's Soccer Records Book" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 14, 2007. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  5. ^ "Natalie Neaton '96". William & Mary Tribe. January 1999. Archived from the original on August 17, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  6. ^ Skipper, Jacob (May 20, 2014). "W&M All-Time Women's All-Americans". NeuLion. Archived from the original on August 17, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  7. ^ "W&M Women's Soccer Records" (PDF). William & Mary Tribe. 2007. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 17, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  8. ^ a b c "Local Athlete Inducted into College of William and Mary's Athletics Hall of Fame" (PDF) (Press release). Williamsburg, Virginia: College of William & Mary. April 14, 2008. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 17, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  9. ^ a b "Natalie Neaton". Aveo Capital. Archived from the original on August 17, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  10. ^ Fairbank, Dave (May 1, 1996). "CAA Notebook: Soccer Teams Loaded with ODU, W&M Talent". Daily Press. Archived from the original on August 17, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  11. ^ Farnsworth, Ed (March 12, 2019). "USWNT Results, 1995–1999". Society for American Soccer History. Archived from the original on August 17, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2019.