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Ashley Lynn Nick (born October 27, 1987) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a midfielder.
.jpg) Nick in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ashley Lynn Nick[1] | ||
| Date of birth | October 27, 1987[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 | |||
Nick played college soccer at USC from 2005 to 2008.[3] She scored her first collegiate goal on September 17, 2006 against UNLV.[4] Nick co-captained the USC team that won the 2007 NCAA Women’s Soccer National Championship.[5][3] Nick was named to the All-Pac-10 First Team in 2007 and 2008.[6][7]
She moved to play for FC Twente. There she won the 2010–11 Eredivisie title.[8] 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.[9] 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][10] On May 11, 2015, she was traded to the Western New York Flash for Defender Toni Pressley.[11]
In the 2015–16 American off-season Nick scored five goals in six Cypriot First Division games with Apollon Limassol.[12] She signed with Sky Blue FC in March 2016 and announced she would be leaving Sky Blue FC June 9, 2016.[13]
On September 27, 2018, she joined Italian Serie A club Juventus.[14]
On March 10, 2021, Nick signed a one-year contract with NWSL expansion club Kansas City.[15][16]
In February 2008, Nick was called up to represent the United States national under-23 team.[17]
Her uncles Bruce Matthews and Clay Matthews Jr. both played in the NFL.[18][3]
FC Twente
Juventus
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