Nikki Washington

Nikki Washington

Washington in August 2011
Personal information
Full nameMadeline Nicole Washington
Date of birthAugust 1, 1988[1]
Place of birthMesquite, Texas, United States[1]
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)[1]
Playing positionForward
Right midfielder[2]
Club information
Current team
Boston Breakers
Number26
Youth career
2003–2005Dallas Texans
2006–2009North Carolina
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2009Pali Blues
2010Los Angeles Sol
2010Sky Blue FC
2010Saint Louis Athletica
2010Chicago Red Stars
2011Boston Breakers (WPS)
2011magicJack
2012Pali Blues
2012Canberra United5(3)
2013Portland Thorns FC9(1)
2014Houston Dash3(0)
2014-Boston Breakers
National team
2007–2008United States U-20
2009-2011United States U-23
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 28, 2014.
† Appearances (Goals).

Nikki Washington (born August 1, 1988) is an American professional soccer forward and right midfielder who currently plays for Boston Breakers in the National Women's Soccer League. She formerly played for Los Angeles Sol, Sky Blue FC, and magicJack in the Women's Professional Soccer league prior to the league folding. She was part of the United States team that won the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and has also played for the under-23 team.

Early life

Born in Mesquite, Texas to parents, Freida and Lecolion Washington, Washington was named after her grandmother. She has two brothers and one sister.[3]

Washington spent her first freshman and sophomore years in high school at Greenhill School in Addison, Texas before transferring to Spring Creek Academy. She was named the 2003 Dallas Area Freshman of the Year and made the All-Conference team in both 2003 and 2004.[3] Following her high school graduation a year early in 2005, she was also named a Parade All-American.[2]

As a youth, Washington played for the Dallas Texans, captaining the '88 Texans team to the 2006 USYSA National Championship and was named an NSCAA Youth All-American in 2003, 2004 and 2005.[4]

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Washington subsequently joined the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2006. In her first season with the Tar Heels she equaled an NCAA record for a freshman by starting all 28 matches of the season, a feat which also saw her named to the Freshman All-American team.[4] In preparation for her senior year at UNC, Washington played for Pali Blues, scoring six goals and providing two assists.[5]

She finished her UNC career having scored 17 goals and with 28 assists.[5]

Playing career

Clubs

On January 15, 2010, Washington was drafted 5th overall to the Los Angeles Sol in the 2010 WPS Draft despite playing only eight games during the prior collegiate season due to an anterior cruciate ligament injury.[6] However, less than two weeks later on January 27, it was announced that the team, runner's up in the league the previous season but which had been under the administration of the Women's Professional Soccer league, were unable to find a new owner and would close.[7] In a disposal draft of Sol players held on February 4, 2010, Washington was drafted sixth overall by Sky Blue FC.[6] In May 2010, she was traded to the Saint Louis Athletica.[8] Just a month later, she was traded to the Chicago Red Stars after the dissolution of Saint Louis Athletica.[9]

Prior to the start of the 2011 season, Washington was traded to the Boston Breakers.[10]

In June 2011, she was traded to magicJack.[11]

Following the demise of the WPS league in 2012,[12] Washington re-signed for Pali Blues.[5] She also joined up with Casey Nogueira to found a girls' soccer camp called Camp Foot Ballas.[13]

International

Washington was part of the United States team that won the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, playing 65 minutes of the final against North Korea.[14] She was a member of the U23 National Team in 2009.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Nikki Washington". U.S. Soccer. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "washington". Axiomsport.com. 1988-08-01. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Nikki Washington player profile". University of North Carolina. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Texans Alumni Nikki Washington". Dallastexans.com. 1988-08-01. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Pali Blues Soccer Club". Bluessoccerclub.com. 2012-04-10. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Women's Professional Soccer: Nikki Washington, No. 5 Draft Pick". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
  7. ↑ "WPS runner-up Los Angeles folds after first season". Usatoday.Com. 2010-01-28. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
  8. ↑ "St. Louis Athletica Trade For Asante And Washington". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  9. ↑ "WPS: Chicago Red Stars Pick Up Washington, Weber From Defunct St. Louis". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  10. ↑ "Kelley O’Hara, Nikki Washington Set to Join the Boston Breakers". All White Kit. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  11. ↑ "Boston acquires Klingenberg from magicJack in trade for Washington". Equalizer Soccer. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  12. ↑ Beau DureContributor, espnW.comArchive (2012-05-18). "Women's Professional Soccer folds after three seasons - ESPN". Espn.go.com. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
  13. ↑ "[ C A M P - F O O T - B A L L A S ]". Campfootballas.com. 2011-03-13. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
  14. ↑ "FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Retrieved 2012-08-14.

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