Nikki Serlenga
.jpg) Serlenga in 2019 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Nichole Lee Serlenga[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | June 20, 1978 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | San Diego, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| College career | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1996–1999 | Santa Clara Broncos | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2001–2003 | Atlanta Beat | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | United States U20 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | United States | 30 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Nichole Lee Serlenga (born June 20, 1978) is an American retired soccer player. She is a former United States women's national soccer team player and received a silver medal as a member of the 2000 U.S. Olympic Team.
Early life
[edit]Born in San Diego, California, Serlenga scored 103 career goals for San Pasqual High School (Escondido, California).[2]
Collegiate career
[edit]Serlenga attended Santa Clara University and finished her college career with 15 goals and 28 assists in 84 matches. She was a two-time First-Team NSCAA All-American and helped the Santa Clara Broncos to four consecutive Final Fours.[2][3]
Club career
[edit]Serlenga played for the Atlanta Beat in the Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA) in 2001.[4]
International career
[edit]Serlenga was a member of the U-20 National Team pool in 1999. She was called up to the United States women's national soccer team and earned her first cap and goal on January 7, 2000, against Czech Republic.[2]
She represented the United States at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia and was a member of the silver medal-winning team.
International goals
[edit]| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 7 January 2000 | Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne, Australia |  Czech Republic |
3–0 | 8–1 | 2000 Australia Cup |
| 2. | 5 May 2000 | Portland, United States |  Mexico |
?–0 | 8–0 | Friendly |
| 3. | 25 June 2000 | Cardinal Stadium, Louisville, United States |  Costa Rica |
1–0 | 8–0 | 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 4. | 5–0 | |||||
| 5. | 6–0 | |||||
| 6. | 25 July 2000 | Tromsø, Norway |  Norway |
1–? | 1–1 | Friendly |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Nikki Serlenga". Women's United Soccer Association. Archived from the original on February 16, 2003. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Nikki Serlenga bio". Soccer Times. Archived from the original on February 18, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2012.
- ^ Giesin, Dan (June 22, 2000). "Kick Starter / Olympics or not, Serlenga is now more committed". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved September 23, 2012.
- ^ "Atlanta Beat's yin and yang". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved September 23, 2012.
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