Nicole Barnhart

Nicole Barnhart

Nicole Barnhart of the United States Women's National Soccer team at a friendly against Canada in 2011
Personal information
Full name Nicole Renee Barnhart
Date of birth (1981-10-10) October 10, 1981
Place of birth Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 FC Kansas City
Number 18
Youth career
– Boyertown Soccer Club
1992–1998 Souderton Gems
1998–2000 FC Delco
2000–2004 Stanford Cardinal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2006–? California Storm
2009–2010 FC Gold Pride 37 (0)
2011 Philadelphia Independence 9 (0)
2013– FC Kansas City 42 (0)
National team‡
2004– United States 54 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 10, 2013.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 27, 2013

Nicole Renee Barnhart (born October 10, 1981) is an American soccer goalkeeper, and a two-time Olympic gold medalist who currently plays for FC Kansas City in the National Women's Soccer League. She played for the FC Gold Pride and the Philadelphia Independence in Women's Professional Soccer, and is a goalkeeper of the United States national team. She competed in qualifying matches for 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, 2011 Four Nations Tournament and 2011 Algarve Cup.

Early life

Barnhart was born in Pottstown, Pennsylvania and grew up in Gilbertsville, Pennsylvania. She attended Boyertown High School in Berks County, Pennsylvania where she played for the boys' team for all four years, playing on the field as well as in goal. She also played basketball and lacrosse, and was named an All-American.[1]

Stanford University

Barnhart played college soccer for the Stanford Cardinal at Stanford University. She was named an all-Pacific-10 Conference player in 2002, 2003 and 2004, and holds the Stanford women's record for lowest career goals-against average (0.41).[2]

Playing career

Club

Nicole Barnhart in 2013

In 2009, Barnhart was allocated to FC Gold Pride for the inaugural season of Women's Professional Soccer (WPS).[1]

In 2010, Barnhart helped the FC Gold Pride to the 2010 WPS title, starting 21 games and playing 1880 minutes while making 73 saves and allowing just 16 goals. She had eight shutouts, including the WPS championship game, and was named the WPS Goalkeeper of the Year and a WPS All-Star. She made 74 saves, allowed 23 goals for a 1.44 goals against average (GAA) and earned two shutouts.[1]

In 2011, she signed with the Philadelphia Independence for the 2011 WPS season and started nine total matches to help the club to a WPS playoff berth and a berth in the championship game. She earned a shutout in the 2–0 Super Semifinal victory against magicJack. Barnhart compiled a 4–3–2 record with three shutouts and had a goals against average (GAA) of 1.11.[1]

On January 11, 2013 Barnhart was one of three members from the United States women's national team that was allocated to the new NWSL club FC Kansas City, along with Lauren Cheney and Becky Sauerbrunn via the NWSL Player Allocation. In August 2013, she was named NWSL Goalkeeper of the Year.[3]

International

Barnhart has appeared in 53 matches for the United States women's national soccer team. She made her debut in a five-minute appearance as forward against Mexico on October 16, 2004.[4] As the third U.S. goalkeeper at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, she was only expected to see action in the event of injuries to Hope Solo and Briana Scurry. [5]

Barnhart was the hero of the U.S. Women's 2008 CONCACAF final against Canada when she saved a penalty that won the final.[6]

Barnhart was a member of the gold-medal winning USA team at 2008 Beijing Olympic, although she did not appear in a match with Hope Solo playing all six U.S. matches.[7]

2011 United States women's national soccer team players, Jillian Loyden, Nicole Barnhart, Lori Lindsey, and Ali Krieger, with United States Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton.

In 2010, with Solo out for shoulder surgery and recovery, Barnhart started 11 matches, with 8 wins, 1 loss, and 2 draws, and allowed 5 goals in 990 minutes; including 5 matches in CONCACAF qualifying tournament for FIFA Women's World Cup and 2 shutout playoff matches against Italy that secured the berth for 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. In 2011, she started 9 matches and won 2 tournaments, at the Four Nations Tournament in China in January and the Algarve Cup in Portugal in March; with 6 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw.[1] She was on the roster for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup alongside Hope Solo, but did not get playing time.[8]

At the 2012 London Olympics, Nicole Barnhart received her second Olympic gold medal as a standby goalkeeper for the United States; she did not get playing time, with Hope Solo playing every minute of the United States' six matches.[9]

As a standby goalkeeper to Briana Scurry and Hope Solo, Barnhart has not competed in a single match in an Olympic or a FIFA World Cup tournament.[1][10]

Coaching

Barnhart is currently a volunteer assistant coach at Stanford University.[2] In the 2011 season as a volunteer assistant coach, she helped lead her alma-mater, the Stanford Cardinal, to its first national championship in Kennesaw, Georgia. The Cardinal defeated the Duke Blue Devils 1–0.[11]

Career statistics

Club career

Team Season League Domestic league Domestic playoffs Total [12]
Apps Starts Minutes Shutouts Apps Starts Minutes Shutouts Apps Starts Minutes Shutouts
California Storm 2006– WPSL
Total
FC Gold Pride 2009 WPS 16 16 1440 2 – – – – 16 16 1440 2
FC Gold Pride 2010 WPS 22 22 1970 8 22 22 1970 8
Total 38 38 3410 10 – – – – 38 38 3410 10
Philadelphia Independence 2011 WPS 11 11 1020 3 11 11 1020 3
Total 11 11 1020 11 11 1020
Career total – 39 39 4430 13 – – – – 39 39 4430 13

International career

Nation Year International appearances
Apps Starts Minutes Shutouts
United States 2004 1 0 5 0
2005 2 2 180 2
2007 1 1 90 1
2008 13 8 885 5
2009 3 2 225 2
2010 11 11 990 7
2011 10 9 810 3
2012 5 1 270 1
Career total 46 34 3455 21

Honors and awards

International

Club

with FC Kansas City:

Individual

See also

References

Further reading

External links

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