Ashley Nick

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

Ashley Nick

Nick in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Ashley Lynn Nick[1]
Date of birth	(1987-10-27) October 27, 1987 (age 37)[2]
Place of birth	Monrovia, California, United States
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Kansas City
Number	4
Youth career
2001–2004	Arcadia High School
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2008	USC Trojans	90	(11)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2012	FC Twente	37	(3)
2012–2013	Arna-Bjørnar	7	(1)
2013	Pali Blues	15	(8)
2013–2014	Sky Blue FC	25	(1)
2013	→ Zorky Krasnogorsk (loan)	8	(0)
2015	Houston Dash	3	(0)
2015	Western New York Flash	13	(0)
2015–2016	Apollon Limassol	6	(5)
2016	Sky Blue FC	3	(0)
2018–2019	Juventus	7	(0)
2021	Kansas City	0	(0)
International career
2008	United States U23
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of July 8, 2019

College career

Nick played college soccer at USC from 2005 to 2008.^[3] She scored her first collegiate goal on September 17, 2006 against UNLV.^[4] Nick co-captained the USC team that won the 2007 NCAA Women’s Soccer National Championship.^[5][3] Nick was named to the All-Pac-10 First Team in 2007 and 2008.^[6][7]

Club career

She moved to play for FC Twente. There she won the 2010–11 Eredivisie title.^[8] 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.^[9] 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.^[2][10] On May 11, 2015, she was traded to the Western New York Flash for Defender Toni Pressley.^[11]

In the 2015–16 American off-season Nick scored five goals in six Cypriot First Division games with Apollon Limassol.^[12] She signed with Sky Blue FC in March 2016 and announced she would be leaving Sky Blue FC June 9, 2016.^[13]

On September 27, 2018, she joined Italian Serie A club Juventus.^[14]

On March 10, 2021, Nick signed a one-year contract with NWSL expansion club Kansas City.^[15][16]

International career

In February 2008, Nick was called up to represent the United States national under-23 team.^[17]

Personal life

Her uncles Bruce Matthews and Clay Matthews Jr. both played in the NFL.^[18][3]

Honors

Club

FC Twente

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

Juventus

• Serie A^[19]
  • Winners: 2018–19
• Coppa Italia
  • Winners: 2018–19