:Niki Cross

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Niki Cross

| image = N Cross 09.jpg

| caption = Cross in 2009

| fullname = Nicole Anne Cross{{NFF}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|5|30|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Brockton, Massachusetts, U.S.

| height = {{convert|5|ft|10|in|m|2|abbr=on}}

| position = Defender

| currentclub = Houston Dash

| clubnumber = 19

| collegeyears1 = 2003–2006

| college1 = Connecticut Huskies

| years1 = 2004

| clubs1 = Boston Renegades

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 2005

| clubs2 = Bay State Select

| caps2 = 2

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2006

| clubs3 = New England Mutiny

| caps3 = 8

| goals3 = 2

| years4 = 2008

| clubs4 = SoccerPlus Connecticut

| caps4 = ?

| goals4 = ?

| years5 = 2008

| clubs5 = Umeå Södra FF

| caps5 = 6

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2009–2010

| clubs6 = Saint Louis Athletica

| caps6 = 15

| goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2010

| clubs7 = FC Gold Pride

| caps7 = 1

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2010–2011

| clubs8 = Newcastle Jets FC

| caps8 = 9

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2011

| clubs9 = Boston Breakers

| caps9 = 6

| goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2011

| clubs10 = Medkila IL

| caps10 = 7

| goals10 = 1

| years11 = 2012–2014

| clubs11 = FC Bayern Munich

| caps11 = 6

| goals11 = 0

| years12 = 2014

| clubs12 = Washington Spirit

| caps12 = 10

| goals12 = 0

| years13 = 2015

| clubs13 = Houston Dash

| caps13 = 9

| goals13 = 0

| nationalyears1 =

| nationalteam1 =

| nationalcaps1 =

| nationalgoals1 =

| pcupdate = June 20, 2015

| ntupdate =

}}

Nicole Anne Cross (born May 30, 1985) is a retired American soccer player. She last played for the Houston Dash of the National Women's Soccer League in the 2015 season; the team acquired her via trade with the Washington Spirit on December 2, 2014.{{cite web |url=http://www.houstondynamo.com/houstondash/players/niki-cross |title=Niki Cross |publisher=Houston Dash |accessdate=January 14, 2015}} She retired partway through the 2015 season, making her last appearance on August 1 against the Washington Spirit.{{cite web |last1=Crook |first1=Ben |url=http://www.houstondynamo.com/news/2015/07/houston-dash-defender-niki-cross-sticks-her-commitment-leaves-team-owing-debt-gratitude |title=Houston Dash defender Niki Cross sticks to her commitment, leaves with the team owing a "debt of gratitude" |publisher=HoustonDashSoccer.com |accessdate=July 29, 2015 |date=July 29, 2015 |archive-date=August 1, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150801002854/http://www.houstondynamo.com/news/2015/07/houston-dash-defender-niki-cross-sticks-her-commitment-leaves-team-owing-debt-gratitude |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://www.houstondynamo.com/news/2015/08/match-recap-houston-dash-1-washington-spirit-3 |title=Match Recap: Houston Dash 1, Washington Spirit 3; Dunn's first half hat trick puts Spirit out of reach of second half comeback attempt |publisher=HoustonDashSoccer.com |accessdate=August 9, 2015 |date=August 1, 2015}}

Club career

=Connecticut Huskies=

Cross played in 92 career games ranking 13th on the UConn Games Played list.{{cite web |url=http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/w-soccer/spec-rel/081108aaa.html |title=Former UConn Women's Soccer Standout Niki Cross Signs With Umea Sodra |publisher=uconnhuskies.com |accessdate=May 10, 2012 |date=August 11, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131226213807/http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/w-soccer/spec-rel/081108aaa.html |archive-date=December 26, 2013 |url-status=dead }}

She played for the Boston Renegades in 2004.{{cite web |title=Renegades Alumni |url=http://mpsbr.com/renegades1st/renalumni/index_E.html |publisher=Mass Premier Soccer |access-date=17 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110822145817/http://mpsbr.com/renegades1st/renalumni/index_E.html|archive-date=22 August 2011}} In 2005 she played for Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) club Bay State Select, alongside Brazil national team players Daniela Alves Lima and Raquel de Souza Noronha.{{cite web|url=http://www.wpsl.info/news/05_0615.html|title=Game Notes: New England v. Bay State|publisher=Women's Premier Soccer League|accessdate=10 March 2019|date=15 June 2005|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061005054526/http://www.wpsl.info/news/05_0615.html|archivedate=5 October 2006}} She made two appearances.{{cite web |title=2005 Women's Premier Soccer League Championship Tournament Media Guide |url=https://ecitydoc.com/download/womens-premier-soccer-league-championship-tournament-media_pdf |publisher=Women's Premier Soccer League |accessdate=11 March 2019 |format=PDF}}

=Umeå Södra FF=

On August 11, 2008, Cross joined Swedish Damallsvenskan club Umeå Södra FF.

=2010=

In 2010 Cross attended FC Gold Pride's pre-season camp but was released. Her club Saint Louis Athletica then folded two months into the season. She joined Boston Breakers as a developmental player between June and August, but only played for the reserve team Boston Aztec in the Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL). After being released again she was signed by FC Gold Pride until the end of the season. Following the American season she traveled to Australia to play for Newcastle Jets.{{cite news |last1=Wood |first1=Ryan |title=Long journey pays off for Niki Cross |url=https://www.enterprisenews.com/article/20101007/NEWS/310079067 |accessdate=11 March 2019 |publisher=The Enterprise (Brockton) |date=7 October 2010}}

=Medkila IL=

On August 31, 2011, Cross inked a contract in Norway with Medkila IL.{{cite web |url=http://www.cwfootball.com/news/niki-cross-and-danesha-adams-norway |title=Niki Cross and Danesha Adams to Norway |publisher=cwfootball.com |accessdate=May 10, 2012 |date=August 31, 2011}}

=FC Bayern Munich=

On January 12, 2012, Cross joined German Bundesliga side FC Bayern Munich.{{cite web |url=https://www.kicker.de/zwei-us-girls-fuer-die-bayern-563177/artikel |title=Zwei US-Girls für die Bayern |language=German |publisher=Kicker |access-date=May 10, 2012 |date=January 12, 2012}} On May 9, 2012, Cross signed a new two-year contract to remain in Munich.{{cite web |url=https://www.kicker.de/fc-bayern-haelt-pokalheldinnen-568743/artikel |title=FC Bayern hält Pokalheldinnen |language=German |publisher=Kicker |access-date=May 10, 2012 |date=May 9, 2012}} On May 12, 2012, she was part of the FC Bayern Munich squad who dethroned the German Cup title holders 1. FFC Frankfurt with a 2–0 in the 2011–12 final in Cologne and celebrated the biggest success of the club's history since winning the 1976 championship.{{cite web |url=https://www.kicker.de/ffc-frankfurt-gegen-bayern-2012-frauen-dfb-pokal-1426976/analyse |title=FC Bayern ist Pokalsieger – im dritten Anlauf! |language=German |publisher=Kicker |access-date=May 13, 2012 |date=May 12, 2012}}

Honors

=Club=

;FC Bayern Munich

Frauen DFB-Pokal: 2011–12

Personal life

Cross holds a German passport.{{cite web |url=http://www.cwfootball.com/players/nicole-cross |title=Nicole Cross |publisher=cwfootball.com |accessdate=May 10, 2012}}

Married Molly S Bodell on Feb. 6th 2016. Sister-in-law Adelaide Bodell.

References

External links

[http://www.houstondynamo.com/houstondash/players/niki-cross Niki Cross] profile at Houston Dash
{{Fussballdaten|frauen/crossniki}}
{{WorldFootball.net|niki-cross}}
{{Twitter}}

Category:1985 births

Category:Living people

Category:American women's soccer players

Category:21st-century American sportswomen

Category:UConn Huskies women's soccer players

Category:Saint Louis Athletica players

Category:FC Gold Pride players

Category:American expatriate women's soccer players

Category:Newcastle Jets FC (women) players

Category:Boston Breakers players

Category:American expatriate sportspeople in Norway

Category:Expatriate women's footballers in Norway