Nikki Stanton

Nicole Leslie Stanton (born October 26, 1990) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Chicago Red Stars of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).

Nikki Stanton
Stanton playing for Perth Glory
Personal information
Full name Nicole Leslie Stanton
Date of birth (1990-10-26) October 26, 1990
Place of birth North Bend, Washington, United States
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Chicago Red Stars
Youth career
2009–2013 Fairfield Stags
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Seattle Sounders
2014–2017 Sky Blue FC 41 (0)
2015 ETG Ambilly FFC
2015–2019 → Perth Glory (loan) 45 (0)
2018–2019 Chicago Red Stars 40 (0)
2020 Klepp IL 4 (1)
2021– Chicago Red Stars 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 30, 2020

Early life

Raised in North Bend, Washington about 40 minutes east of Seattle, Stanton attended Mount Si High School where she played for the girls varsity soccer team for four years.[1] As team captain during her senior year, she received the school's Female Athlete of the Year honors and was selected to the All-Star Select Team by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.[1]

Stanton played club soccer for Crossfire Premier and helped lead the team to five state titles and a regional championship in 2006. She was also a member of the regional Olympic Development Program (ODP).[1]

Club career

Seattle Sounders, 2012

Stanton played for the Seattle Sounders during the summer of 2012.[2][3]

Sky Blue FC, 2014–2017

Stanton was signed by Sky Blue FC in June 2014 after playing for the team's reserve team and made 4 appearances in her rookie season.[4] Stanton returned to Sky Blue for the 2015 NWSl season where she played in 8 games and started 3.[5] She re-signed with Sky Blue on October 23, 2015.[6] In 2016, Stanton appeared in a career high 16 games with Sky Blue and started 13 of them.[5]

On January 18, 2018, Stanton was traded to the Chicago Red Stars along with teammate Sam Kerr as part of a three-team trade.[7]

ETG Ambilly FFC, 2015

Stanton spent two months with ETG Ambilly FFC in 2015 as part of the Play Football Abroad Program.[8]

Loan to Perth Glory, 2015–2019

Following the 2015 NWSL season, Stanton went on loan to Perth Glory for the 2015-16 W-League season.[9] She played all 990 minutes of the season for Perth.[5] Stanton returned to Perth for the 2016-17 W-League where she once again played every minute of the season. Perth advanced to the 2017 W-League Grand Final but lost to Melbourne City 2–0.

Stanton returned to Perth for the 2017-18 W-League season. She suffered a broken arm in a game on November 5, 2017 which forced her to miss a month of the season.[10] Stanton re-signed with Perth for the 2018-19 W-League season, her fourth season with the team. Perth returned to the Grand Final in 2019 but lost to Sydney FC 4–2.

Chicago Red Stars, 2018–2019

In her first season with Chicago, Stanton played in 20 games for the Red Stars. She advanced to the NWSL play-offs for the first time in her career as the Red Stars finished fourth and qualified for the play-offs. Chicago lost to the North Carolina Courage 2–0 in the semi-final.[5]

Personal life

Stanton is in a relationship with her former Perth, Sky Blue FC and Chicago teammate Sam Kerr.[11]

References
  1. "Nikki Stanton". Fairfield University. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  2. "Mount Si grad Nikki Stanton is now playing for Sounders Women team". Sno Valley Star. June 13, 2012. Archived from the original on May 5, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  3. Ruhland, Emilee (August 2, 2012). "Era of excitement: Valley grad Nikki Stanton tapped to play with Sounders Women". Snoqualmie Valley Record. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  4. "Sky Blue FC Sign Midfielder Nikki Stanton". National Women's Soccer League. June 24, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  5. "N.STANTON". Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  6. "Sky Blue re-signs Stanton; sends her on loan to Australia's Perth Glory". October 23, 2015. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  7. Gordon, James (January 18, 2018). "Red Stars Blow Up The Roster on Draft Day, Everything Will (Probably) Be Okay". hottimeinoldtown.com. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  8. "Play Football Abroad Program Testimonials". Play Football Abroad Program. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
  9. "Perth Glory sign American NWSL Star". Football Federation Australia. October 2, 2015.
  10. "Hat-trick Hill sparks Glory to emphatic win over Roar". November 5, 2017. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  11. "How Kerr's partner helped her through 'lowest point'". wwos.nine.com.au.
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