Nikki Stanton

Nikki Stanton
Personal information
Full name Nikki Stanton
Date of birth (1990-10-26) October 26, 1990
Place of birth North Bend, Washington, United States
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Perth Glory
Number 7
Youth career
2009–2013 Fairfield Stags
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Seattle Sounders
2014– Sky Blue FC 5 (0)
2015– Perth Glory 11 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 20, 2016.


Nikki Stanton (born October 26, 1990) is an American professional soccer player who plays for Perth Glory in the Australian W-League.

Early life

Raised in North Bend, Washington about 40 minutes west of Seattle, Stanton attended Mount Si High School where she played for the girls varsity soccer team for four years. [1] As team captain during her senior year, she received the school's Female Athlete of the Year honors and was selected to the All-Star Select Team by the Seattle Post Intelligencer.[1]

Stanton played club soccer for Crossfire Premier and helped lead the team to five state titles and a regional championship in 2006. She was also a member of the regional Olympic Development Program (ODP).[1]

Playing career

Club

Seattle Sounders, 2012

Stanton played for the Seattle Sounders during the summer of 2012.[2][3]

Sky Blue FC, 2014–2015

Stanton was signed by Sky Blue FC in June 2014 after playing for the team's reserve team.[4]

Perth Glory, 2015–

In October 2015, Stanton signed a one year deal with Australian club Perth Glory.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Nikki Stanton". Fairfield University. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  2. "Mount Si grad Nikki Stanton is now playing for Sounders Women team". Sno Valley Star. June 13, 2012. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  3. Ruhland, Emilee (August 2, 2012). "Era of excitement: Valley grad Nikki Stanton tapped to play with Sounders Women". Snoqualmie Valley Record. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  4. "Sky Blue FC Sign Midfielder Nikki Stanton". National Women's Soccer League. June 24, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  5. "Perth Glory sign American NWSL Star". Football Federation Australia. October 2, 2015.

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