Rebecca Nolin

For the actress, see Rebecca Hall. For the musician, see Rebecca Hall (musician).

Rebecca Jane Nolin (née Hall; born 12 April 1983) is an English football coach and former professional player who represented Atlanta Beat of Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) as a defender and midfielder. She also played for Atlanta Silverbacks Women and Chelsea.

Rebecca Nolin

Personal information
Full name	Rebecca Jane Nolin
Birth name	Rebecca Jane Hall[1]
Date of birth	(1983-04-12) 12 April 1983 (age 42)
Place of birth	Kowloon, Hong Kong
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Caversham Ladies
	Slough Town Ladies
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2006	Kennesaw State Owls
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2003	Chelsea
2007–2009	Atlanta Silverbacks Women	37	(3)
2010	Atlanta Beat	11	(0)
2011	Atlanta Silverbacks Women
Managerial career
2014–2016	Valdosta State Blazers
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

England

Nolin was born in Hong Kong but grew up in Windsor, England.^[2] She began playing for Slough Town Ladies at aged 15^[3] and later joined Chelsea in 2001.^[4] After becoming captain of Chelsea in 2001^[4] and having trials with the England Under-18 squad,^[3] Nolin was offered a scholarship by Kennesaw State University in 2003.^[3]

United States

In four seasons as a starter with the Kennesaw State Owls, Nolin's team won the NCAA Division II and move up to Division I. She captained the side, was named in various select-teams and scored 16 goals from defense.^[5] After graduating in Sports Management,^[4] Nolin joined Atlanta Silverbacks Women for their 2007 W-League campaign.^[4] In three seasons with the Silverbacks, Nolin made 11,^[6] 14^[7] and 12^[8] appearances respectively.

Professional

In 2010, Nolin attended the open trials for the new WPS franchise Atlanta Beat on the advice of her university coach.^[3] She was selected and signed to the team for their inaugural season.^[4]

In May 2010, Nolin scored Atlanta Beat's first goal at their new Kennesaw State University Soccer Stadium, during an exhibition game against Tampa Bay Hellenic.^[9] The last-minute header secured a 1–1 draw for the Beat; Nolin described scoring at her old university's facility as a "...dream come true".^[9] When St. Louis Athletica folded mid-way through the season, Atlanta Beat inherited six of their players (including Nolin's compatriot Eniola Aluko). However, Nolin retained her own place on the roster.^[3][9]

KSU appointed Nolin to the coaching staff of its soccer program in July 2010.^[5] She served as head coach of the Valdosta State Blazers for three seasons from 2014 to 2016.^[10]