Ashley Nick

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Ashley Nick

| image = Ashley Nick with Armed Forces Entertainment in Wiesbaden (6862851).jpg

| image_size = 200px

| caption = Nick in 2021

| fullname = Ashley Lynn Nick{{NFF}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|10|27}}

| birth_place = Monrovia, California, United States

| currentclub = Kansas City

| clubnumber = 4

| height = {{height|ft=5|in=8}}

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 = 2001–2004

| youthclubs1 = Arcadia High School

| collegeyears1 = 2005–2008

| college1 = USC Trojans

| collegecaps1 = 90

| collegegoals1 = 11

| years1 = 2010–2012

| clubs1 = FC Twente

| caps1 = 37

| goals1 = 3

| years2 = 2012–2013

| clubs2 = Arna-Bjørnar

| caps2 = 7

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2013

| clubs3 = Pali Blues

| caps3 = 15

| goals3 = 8

| years4 = 2013–2014

| clubs4 = Sky Blue FC

| caps4 = 25

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2013

| clubs5 = → Zorky Krasnogorsk (loan)

| caps5 = 8

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2015

| clubs6 = Houston Dash

| caps6 = 3

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2015

| clubs7 = Western New York Flash

| caps7 = 13

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2015–2016

| clubs8 = Apollon Limassol

| caps8 = 6

| goals8 = 5

| years9 = 2016

| clubs9 = Sky Blue FC

| caps9 = 3

| goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2018–2019

| clubs10 = Juventus

| caps10 = 7

| goals10 = 0

| years11 = 2021

| clubs11 = Kansas City

| caps11 = 0

| goals11 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2008

| nationalteam1 = United States U23

| pcupdate = July 8, 2019

}}

Ashley Lynn Nick (born October 27, 1987) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a midfielder.

College career

Nick played college soccer at USC from 2005 to 2008.{{Cite web|url=https://usctrojans.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/ashley-nick/2870|title=Ashley Nick - Women's Soccer |website=USC Athletics |access-date=May 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422034708/https://usctrojans.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/ashley-nick/2870 |archive-date=April 22, 2021}} She scored her first collegiate goal on September 17, 2006 against UNLV.{{Cite web|url=https://usctrojans.com/news/2006/9/17/No_17_USC_Blasts_To_4_0_Win_Over_UNLV.aspx|title=No. 17 USC Blasts To 4-0 Win Over UNLV|website=USC Athletics}} Nick co-captained the USC team that won the 2007 NCAA Women’s Soccer National Championship.{{Cite web |title=DI Women's Soccer Championship History {{!}} NCAA.com |url=https://us.ncaa.com/history/soccer-women/d1 |access-date=2023-01-19 |website=us.ncaa.com |language=en}} Nick was named to the All-Pac-10 First Team in 2007 and 2008.{{Cite web|url=https://usctrojans.com/news/2007/11/15/USC_s_Ashley_Nick_Lands_Pac_10_First_Team_Honors.aspx|title=USC's Ashley Nick Lands Pac-10 First Team Honors|website=USC Athletics}}{{Cite web|url=https://usctrojans.com/news/2008/11/17/Ashley_Nick_Amy_Rodriguez_Are_Pac_10_First_Teamers.aspx|title=Ashley Nick, Amy Rodriguez Are Pac-10 First-Teamers|website=USC Athletics}}

Club career

She moved to play for FC Twente. There she won the 2010–11 Eredivisie title.{{Cite web|url=https://usctrojans.com/news/2011/5/27/USC_s_Ashley_Nick_Wins_Dutch_Crown.aspx|title=USC's Ashley Nick Wins Dutch Crown|website=USC Athletics}} 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.{{cite web |title=USC's Ashley Nick Signs With Sky Blue FC |url=http://www.usctrojans.com/sports/w-soccer/spec-rel/080213aaa.html |website=usctrojans.com |date=August 2, 2013 |accessdate=August 14, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826065234/http://www.usctrojans.com/sports/w-soccer/spec-rel/080213aaa.html |archive-date=August 26, 2014 |url-status=dead }} 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.{{cite press release |url=http://www.houstondynamo.com/news/2014/12/houston-dash-acquire-rights-midfielder-ashley-nick-sky-blue-fc |title=Houston Dash acquire rights to midfielder Ashley Nick from Sky Blue FC |publisher= Houston Dash Communications |date=December 12, 2014 |accessdate=December 13, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226142624/http://www.houstondynamo.com/news/2014/12/houston-dash-acquire-rights-midfielder-ashley-nick-sky-blue-fc |archive-date=December 26, 2014}}{{cite press release |url=http://nwslsoccer.com/home/851916.html |title=Houston Dash Acquire Rights to Midfielder Ashley Nick |publisher= National Women's Soccer League |date=December 12, 2014 |accessdate=January 14, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226060259/http://nwslsoccer.com/home/851916.html |archive-date=December 26, 2014}} On May 11, 2015, she was traded to the Western New York Flash for Defender Toni Pressley.{{cite web|url=http://www.houstondynamo.com/news/2015/05/houston-dash-acquire-defender-toni-pressley-western-new-york-flash|title=Houston Dash acquire defender Toni Pressley from Western New York Flash|work=Houston Dynamo|access-date=May 12, 2015|archive-date=September 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924045843/http://www.houstondynamo.com/news/2015/05/houston-dash-acquire-defender-toni-pressley-western-new-york-flash|url-status=dead}}

In the 2015–16 American off-season Nick scored five goals in six Cypriot First Division games with Apollon Limassol.{{cite web|title=ASHLEY LYNN NICK|url=http://backend.cfa.com.cy/Gr/players/2268410/183766&SeasonID=44|publisher=Cyprus Football Association|accessdate=21 August 2016|language=Greek|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011172347/http://backend.cfa.com.cy/Gr/players/2268410/183766%26SeasonID%3D44|archive-date=October 11, 2016|url-status=dead}} She signed with Sky Blue FC in March 2016 and announced she would be leaving Sky Blue FC June 9, 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.skybluefc.com/sky-blue-fc-signs-midfielder-ashley-nick/|title=Sky Blue FC Signs Midfielder Ashley Nick|publisher=|access-date=March 29, 2016|archive-date=September 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930033535/http://www.skybluefc.com/sky-blue-fc-signs-midfielder-ashley-nick/|url-status=dead}}

On September 27, 2018, she joined Italian Serie A club Juventus.{{Cite web|url=https://www.juventus.com/en/news/articles/juventus-women-ashley-nick-is-a-bianconera|title=Ashley Nick is a Bianconera! - Juventus|website=Juventus.com}}

On March 10, 2021, Nick signed a one-year contract with NWSL expansion club Kansas City.{{cite news |title=KANSAS CITY NWSL ADDS VETERAN MIDFIELDER |url=https://www.kcwoso.com/news/kansas-city-nwsl-adds-veteran-midfielder |access-date=11 March 2021 |publisher=Kansas City NWSL |date=10 March 2021}}{{Cite web|date=2021-03-10|title=Kansas City NWSL Adds Veteran Midfielder - KC NWSL|url=https://www.kcwoso.com/news/kansas-city-nwsl-adds-veteran-midfielder|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-05|website=KC Women's Soccer|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310170320/https://www.kcwoso.com/news/kansas-city-nwsl-adds-veteran-midfielder |archive-date=March 10, 2021 }}

International career

In February 2008, Nick was called up to represent the United States national under-23 team.{{Cite web|url=https://usctrojans.com/news/2008/2/4/Trojans_Head_Overseas_With_U_S_National_Teams.aspx|title=Trojans Head Overseas With U.S. National Teams|website=USC Athletics}}

Personal life

Her uncles Bruce Matthews and Clay Matthews Jr. both played in the NFL.{{Cite web|url=https://www.postandcourier.com/staff/gene_sapakoff/toughest-matthews-is-the-proudest/article_4fcc6814-ceb0-5ee6-8383-0b0757363540.html|title=Toughest Matthews is the proudest|first=Gene|last=Sapakoff|website=Post and Courier|date=August 3, 2007 }}

Honors

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FC Twente

Eredivisie
Winners: 2010–11
Runners-up: 2011–12
BeNe Super Cup
Winners: 2011–12

Juventus

Serie A{{cite web |url=https://fbref.com/en/players/eec1bf4f/Ashley-Nick |title=Ashley Nick |website=FB REF |access-date=May 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200907040038/https://fbref.com/en/players/eec1bf4f/Ashley-Nick |archive-date=September 7, 2020}}
Winners: 2018–19
Coppa Italia
Winners: 2018–19

References

External links

[http://www.nwslsoccer.com/teams/66489023/58150147-66489078/62984057.html Ashley Nick] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150308112437/http://www.nwslsoccer.com/teams/66489023/58150147-66489078/62984057.html |date=March 8, 2015 }} profile at National Women's Soccer League
[http://www.skybluefc.com/player/ashley-nick/ Ashley Nick] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190115225752/http://www.skybluefc.com/player/ashley-nick/ |date=January 15, 2019 }} profile at Sky Blue FC
[http://www.houstondynamo.com/houstondash/players/ashley-nick Ashley Nick] profile at Houston Dash
{{Soccerway|ashley-nick/142963}}
[http://www.soccerdonna.de/de/ashley-nick/transfers/spieler_2739.html Profile] at soccerdonna.de {{in lang|de}}

Category:1987 births

Category:Living people

Category:American women's soccer players

Category:21st-century American sportswomen

Category:American LGBTQ soccer players

Category:Houston Dash players

Category:Gotham FC players

Category:Apollon Ladies F.C. players

Category:Pali Blues players

Category:Expatriate women's footballers in Russia

Category:American expatriate sportspeople in Russia

Category:FC Zorky Krasnogorsk (women) players