Travis Nicklaw

Travis Nicklaw

Personal information
Date of birth	(1993-12-21) December 21, 1993
Place of birth	San Diego, California, United States
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Playing position	Defender, Midfielder, Forward
Club information
Current team	San Diego State Aztecs
Number	22
Youth career
Years	Team
–2008	San Diego Nomads
2008-2012	Notts Forest Club
2012–	San Diego State Aztecs
National team‡
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2012–	Guam	14	(0)
† Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:00, 2 March 2013 (UTC)

Travis Nicklaw (born December 21, 1993) is an American-born Guamanian international footballer who currently plays D1 soccer for San Diego State University in the Pac-12 Conference. Travis is the younger brother to Shawn Nicklaw who plays with the Icelandic club Thór.

Career

Amateur

Travis is a three-star recruit by Top Drawer Soccer and was a member of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy between 2008 and 2010. Nicklaw starred for the Notts Forest Club team where he help lead the club to its first National Cup Championship.^{[1] [2] [3]} He also played at University City High School where he led the Centurions to a 15-1-2 (.889) record as a senior. As a junior, Nicklaw had 18 points on seven goals and 11 assists, and helped University City to the CIF Championship title. Regarded as one of the top kickers in San Diego County and was a highly rated football prospect. Travis won the FG competition at the Western Showcase Camp in Dec of 2011, he made a 60 yard FG without any wind behind him. Nicklaw also lettered four years in track and field for the Men’s 4x100 Relay. ^{[4] [5]}

College

San Diego State University

2012 - As a freshman

• Ranked 26th in the nation in the Top 100 Freshman by Top Drawer.^[6]

In his inaugural campaign on Montezuma Mesa, Nicklaw started on 10 occasions and saw action in 17 contests. He was the lone true freshman to start a game for the Aztecs in 2012. Nicklaw’s is registered with the Aztecs as a Midfielder and Forward however, his size proven valuable for the Aztecs’ back-line. Travis continued to finish off the season seeing time in the center midfield as well as playing forward. The midfielder tallied six shot attempts on the season, with two on goal. He is one of just five players from the Pac-12 in the top 50 and is the only player in the top 100 from San Diego, Calif. ^{[7] [8]}

2013 - As a sophomore

Utilized his redshirt season. ^[9]

International

In November 2012, Nicklaw confirmed he would be representing Guam at International level under head coach Gary White. Nicklaw played with the Matao, including the East Asian Cup semifinal round, in Hong Kong (2012) and AFC Challenge qualifier in Yangon, Myanmar (2013).^[10] During the AFC Challenge Nicklaw helped the Matao achieve their first win in its history against the Chinese Taipei. ^[11] Nicklaw contribution has helped Guam to reach their highest FIFA raking to date.^[12]

In July 2014 while playing alongside his older brother Shawn Nicklaw, Nicklaw helped Guam finished first within the Preliminary round 1 EAFF East Asian cup tournament advancing to the semifinal round for the third-straight time. Earlier in the year he played international friendlies against Aruba. ^[13]

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