Nicole Stratford

Nicole Ellen Stratford (born 1 February 1989) is a New Zealand association footballer who plays as a defender for Northern Lights and the New Zealand women's national team.^[2]

Nicole Stratford

Personal information
Full name	Nicole Ellen Stratford[1]
Date of birth	(1989-02-01) 1 February 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth	New Zealand
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Northern Lights
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–2019	Glenfield Rovers
2019	Carl Zeiss Jena[a]	4	(0)
2020-	Northern Lights
International career‡
2008	New Zealand U20
2019–	New Zealand	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:46, 27 December 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:46, 27 December 2019 (UTC)

Career

Stratford was a member of the New Zealand under-20 national team which participated at the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Chile.^[3]

In June 2019, Stratford received her first call-up to the New Zealand women's national team for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France,^[4] replacing the injured Meikayla Moore.^[5] Though unused in the World Cup, she made her international debut on 7 November 2019 against China in the 2019 Yongchuan International Tournament, which finished as a 0–2 loss.^[6] She made her second appearance three days later against Canada.^[7]

In 2019, Stratford joined German club USV Jena of the Frauen-Bundesliga on a one-year contract.^[8]

Personal life

Stratford worked as a police officer in Auckland.^[4]

Career statistics

International

As of 10 November 2019

New Zealand
Year	Apps	Goals
2019	2	0
Total	2	0

Notes

1. Known during the 2019-20 season as FF USV Jena.