| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Casey Nicole Nogueira | ||
| Date of birth | February 23, 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | San Diego, California, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Sky Blue FC | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2006 | CASL Spartan Elite | ||
| 2006–2009 | North Carolina | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008–2009 | Cary Lady Clarets | 10 | (7) |
| 2010 | Chicago Red Stars | 24 | (3) |
| 2011– | Sky Blue FC | 18 | (5) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007– | United States | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Casey Nicole Nogueira (born February 23, 1989 in San Diego, California) is a U.S. soccer midfielder who currently plays for the professional Sky Blue FC. She has earned one cap with the United States women's national soccer team in 2007 and was a member of the U.S. U-20 women's team at the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship and the 2007 Pan American Games. On January 15, she was drafted 8th overall to the Los Angeles Sol in the 2010 WPS Draft.
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Nogueira, daughter of Victor Nogueira, was born in San Diego, California when her father played for the San Diego Sockers. She began playing soccer when she was five. In 1992, her father moved to the Milwaukee Wave, where he played for 12 seasons. Nogueira grew up in nearby Cedarburg, Wisconsin with her mother. Her father coached her on local boys teams until she entered Cedarburg High School at which point, she played for the girl’s soccer team. In 2004, having spent her freshman year in Wisconsin, Nogueira moved to Raleigh, North Carolina with her mother. In North Carolina, Nogueira attended Broughton High School. She was the 2005 Gatorade Player of the Year. She was a 2005 Parade Magazine and NSCAA high school All American and graduated a year early in 2006. The Capitals won one state championship and finished runner up once during her two years with the team. 2005 state championship MVP. In addition to her high school team, Nogueira also played for the CASL Spartan Elite, winning the 2005 regional championship and finishing third at the national U-17 championship.
In 2006, Nogueira entered UNC Chapel Hill where she played for the women’s soccer team. The Lady Tar Heels won the 2006 National Championship. While Nogueira had started only one game that season, she started both the semifinal and final games due to team injuries. Nogueira scored in both games, earning a position on the all tournament team. She led the team in scoring with 21 goals her junior season, capping the year when she scored both goals as UNC won the 2008 NCAA championships, 2-1 over the University of Notre Dame.[1]
In 2008, Nogueira signed with the Carolina RailHawks Women, now known as the Cary Lady Clarets, an expansion W-League team.
Nogueira was drafted 8th overall to the Los Angeles Sol.[2] After the Sol folded Nogueira was drafted to the Chicago Red Stars.
Nogueira made her WPS league debut for the Red Stars as a second-half substitute against Sky Blue FC on April 11, 2010, and scored her first league goal for the club against St. Louis Athletica on April 17, 2010.[3]
After Chicago Red Stars announced it would not be part of the Women's Professional Soccer in 2011,[4] Nogueira signed as a free agent with Sky Blue FC on 12/23/2010.[5] She was named Player of the Week on June 30, 2011.[6]
Noguiera entered the national team program in 2004, when she was called into the U-16 Women’s National Team. She moved up to the U-17 team the next year. In 2006, she was a member of the U.S. U-20 women’s national team which took fourth place at the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship. In 2007, the U.S. entered its U-20 team in the 2007 Pan American Games even though the other participating nations sent their full national teams. The U.S. won the silver medal, falling to Brazil in the final. Noguiera scored a goal in each of the three group games.[7]
She earned her first cap with the senior team in a 1-1 tie with England on January 28, 2007. She started, but came off for Lindsay Tarpley at half time.[8] She was called up to the senior team in May, 2009 versus Canada but did not play. In February 2010, she was named to the Algarve Cup roster.
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