Nayler playing in San Francisco in 2013
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Erin Nicole Nayler | ||
Date of birth | 17 April 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Number | 1 | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010 | IPFW Mastodons | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Lynn Avon United | |||
Forrest Hill Milford | |||
Eastern Suburbs AFC | |||
Glenfield Rovers | |||
Norwest United | |||
2016– | Olympique Lyonnais | ||
2017- | Grenoble Foot 38 | ||
National team‡ | |||
2010 | New Zealand U-20 | 10 | (0) |
2013– | New Zealand | 31 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:09, 16 June 2015 (UTC) |
Erin Nicole Nayler (born 17 April 1992) is a New Zealand association football goalkeeper, currently signed with Olympique Lyonnais of the French Division 1 Féminine, and playing for of Division 2. Nayler last played for Norwest United of the Northern League, and has represented New Zealand at international level.
Nayler started playing as a goalkeeper at the age of 10. Playing for Westlake Girls High School with her father Mark as coach, Nayler won many Secondary School tournaments before graduating in 2009. Afterwards she went to Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne in 2010, spending one year playing for the IPFW Mastodons and studying biology. She is currently studying Molecular Biology at Massey University.
Nayler was a member of the New Zealand U-20 side at the 2010 and 2012 Women's World Championships, playing in all three of New Zealand's group games at both events. The performances earned her a spot at the senior New Zealand team, the "Football Ferns", for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. Nayler was the only uncapped member of New Zealand's squad and did not feature in the tournament. She was also a standby player for the 2012 Olympics.