Nicole Barnhart of the United States Women's National Soccer team at a friendly against Canada in 2011
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nicole Renee Barnhart | ||
Date of birth | October 10, 1981 | ||
Place of birth | Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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FC Kansas City | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
– | Boyertown Soccer Club | ||
1992–1998 | Souderton Gems | ||
1998–2000 | FC Delco | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2004 | Stanford Cardinal | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–? | California Storm | ||
2009–2010 | FC Gold Pride | 37 | (0) |
2011 | Philadelphia Independence | 9 | (0) |
2013– | FC Kansas City | 42 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2004– | United States | 54 | (0) |
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 10, 2013. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 27, 2013 |
Nicole Renee Barnhart (born October 10, 1981) is an American soccer goalkeeper, and a two-time Olympic gold medalist who currently plays for FC Kansas City in the National Women's Soccer League. She played for the FC Gold Pride and the Philadelphia Independence in Women's Professional Soccer, and is a goalkeeper of the United States national team. She competed in qualifying matches for 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, 2011 Four Nations Tournament and 2011 Algarve Cup.
Barnhart was born in Pottstown, Pennsylvania and grew up in Gilbertsville, Pennsylvania. She attended Boyertown High School in Berks County, Pennsylvania where she played for the boys' team for all four years, playing on the field as well as in goal. She also played basketball and lacrosse, and was named an All-American.
Barnhart played college soccer for the Stanford Cardinal at Stanford University. She was named an all-Pacific-10 Conference player in 2002, 2003 and 2004, and holds the Stanford women's record for lowest career goals-against average (0.41).